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@@AM-KX is your receive antenna near electronics like wifi or a phone? Also, does the surrounding environment have a lot of RF interference that you can think of? These would be the only things I can think of off the top of my head. It is a Baofeng so don't be surprised if you need to get new ones to do it successfully. I also have something like 10 or more UV-5R radios floating around the house and I did have to have a couple of the better working radios to make it work. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

@@thesaltyham7144 actually yes - was working with them right near the desk / computer with both wifi and bluetooth connections galore. LOL! I'll get them outside and give it another try. But there's no wiring issue (wiring regarding the baofeng crossover box/cable that you have - which I have) or add'l settings internal to the UV5R that you know of that could cause it? Thanks and have a great weekend.

@@AM-KX The squelch would be the only other setting i could think of that you could adjust.

@@AlexFacchi let me know how it works for you. Thanks for watching!

Yes but it would also defeat the purpose of not purchasing an expensive duplexer and running 2 antennas.

Wouldn’t it take the two radios antenna and route it to one that would connect to the amplifier?

Yes the duplexer would make it capable of using 1 antenna but on a budget build like this i wanted to go cheap. Its for people on a budget that want a working short use repeater.

Alright I was going to try your setup but with a cheap amazon gmrs duplexer is why I was asking, thank you for the quick replies.

I was trying to get a repeater that’s cheaper with a little extra power.

Hope you're well. Ty for the radio help...

Thats a good question. Looks like I need to get another one and open it up. Thanks for the idea and for watching!

@@thesaltyham7144 I’m amazed nobody has ever opened one I can’t find anywhere a picture of the insides or a schematic. I really think that it’s just a cross over cable put through an empty box.

Hahaha

All this setup also works for UHF bands ?

Haha the bottom frequency is not used. There was no cross banding between services or even bands (2m/70cm). The radio laying down in the case was also on the 2m band and was the receive radio. Desensitization is actually caused by a stronger transmitter overloading the receiver causing it to not be able to receive weaker signals than the transmitter. The antennas are separated by about 30ft in the test I did to avoid desense.

Actually used this repeater in my truck with antenna separation of 9ft at Hamvention 2023 and had no problems at all. A duplexer will give you the ability to use 1 antenna for transmit AND receive. I don't use a duplexer so I have to use 2 antennas.

1 last thing, you are not required to use a duplexer on a GMRS repeater.

Oh my goodness haha. I didn't even catch that. Thanks for pointing that out!

Yes you can hear the "click" and the tx light will be on.

@@thesaltyham7144 Thank you! This information is important. It means that if I use the amplifier for dmr hotspot, it is going to switch the mechanical relay many many times per hour and this is not going to last too long, if there is mechanical relay. Thank you again

Yeah you could use a duplexer but that would cost way more. This is more of a budget build and the relay box between the radios works pretty well.

@@thesaltyham7144 I was wanting to build one for our ranch and hunt club . Would the amp go between transmit radio ?

@@naturecoastprepping2487 the amp goes between the transmit radio and the transmit antenna.

I actually haven't tried it with custom firmware. Should work just fine with the UV-5R+. I would be interested in knowing if it would work with the custom firmware if you end up trying it out!

There is an app called Amateur Radio Toolkit that will give you measurements needed for multiple antennas. Give that a look. It is very very handy.

Keep an eye out for the next video as I am going to go over how to program the radios for use and I can also go over what connects to what!

Seems like it is for many individuals haha. At least there are videos about it hahaha!

@@thesaltyham7144 I ruined one of my baofangs by driving around with it on my quad with it for 6 months with the whip antenna. The weight of whip antenna ruined the antenna socket.

Haha I had announced myself before recording.

Your not the only one that has had issues. I have had enough reply about it so it looks like I am going to be doing a video on settings for everything. Thanks for watching!

Huh?

My pleasure. Thanks for watching make sure to subscribe for future videos!

I have got out a few miles, but I want to put it way up and see what kind of distance I get in my area. Results will vary in your area. Thanks for watching!

Ja, aber Sie müssen sicherstellen, dass die Programmierung korrekt ist. Danke für das Ansehen!

Noone asked you to take any of my advise. Its out there for anyone to watch and try or not. Pretty sure this is still America and I can have a ring in my nose if I choose to. Maybe slide on to the next channel and judge that person by there looks. Thats how you know if they are smart and accomplished, right?

Why bother commenting? Who cares what you think about what someone else does?

Someone is being a salty ham.

I’m actually more inclined to take advice from a ham with a nose ring. He’s no sad ham like the ones that create the sad ham stigma. Dudes probably fun at parties, unlike you….

You’re a sad person to put down someone who is sharing their knowledge from a passion… why are you even here?

So the signal strength is better and having the TX antenna about 10-15ft higher than the RX will give you the better distance. With the more solid signal and the high antenna, range is great. I haven't done actual miles apart range testing but where I did test, it work flawlessly.

I would like to check that out! This repeater is really just a fun tool to build and use.

If I am not mistaken, the TYT is the UV-8000D. Looks decent and would like to get my hands on one. Its nice it has a repeat function but it is only crossband repeat.

@@thesaltyham7144 I know very little about radios but I have seen people use there repeat function to talk to baofengs and tyt radios

​@@missouripatriot6926knows very little, yet here you are bumping your gums on something you know nothing about hahaha!!!

If you check out my other video, I get in to more details: ua-cam.com/video/zHeUY1MoJno/v-deo.htmlsi=eFhw-6quTMWPJ7Lm Thanks for coming by and make sure to like and subscribe for upcoming updates on the repeater!

I have thought about the desense issue and I have my transmit antenna about 20ft higher when I set up. Working on upgrading power now and a solar panal that isn't insanely big.

@@thesaltyham7144 That sounds good, and plenty of separation. Just when you mentioned using HT antennas. ...

@@thesaltyham7144 keep us posted!!

No I havent but I have been looking at getting one to put in the repeater. Its still going to be a little while before I can afford one. Thanks for checking out the video!

@@thesaltyham7144 i just purchased the Model SR-328 trying to get it working . learned a lot from this video thanks

I do self identification for now. Soon I will have a repeater controller like an Argent. Thats what I have been looking at. I don't have a problem with doing the self ID because its for personal use at the moment.