How-To Optimize the Range of your Talkabout Radio  video



Uploaded on Sep 26, 2011

Ever wonder how-to get the most range out of you Motorola Talkabout two-way radio? In this video Roy Reese, Chief Product Engineer for Giant International, provides some tips and tricks on how to optimize the range of your radios.

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The Best Kept Secret in Radio Communication

License free, low cost, two-way communication.

What’s not to love about MURS? 


MURS stands for Multi User Radio Service, and is one of the best kept secrets in personal and family radio communications.


Formerly available only for business communications, the FCC has kept five MURS frequencies license-free and open for public use since 2000. Handheld radios broadcasting on MURS frequencies can experience a range of two miles to eight miles depending on terrain and obstructions, while MURS Base Stations can reach up to 20 miles.


The stipulations for MURS use provided by the FCC restrict any transmitter in excess of two watts, but any type of antenna is allowed as long as the tower height (with antenna) is no greater than 60 feet high. All communications must also yield to any emergency communication on the same channel.


Frequencies The five MURS frequencies are listed below, The 154 MHz channels can be operated on the standard 25 kHz wide band or narrow band mode. The 151 MHz channels can only be operated in narrow band mode.


151.820 MHz

151.880 MHz

151.940 MHz

154.570 MHz

154.600 MHz


Each of the five frequencies can not only transmit voice, but also data. The best example of this are the driveway alarms which transmit a signal via MURS when the IR sensor is tripped.



Can you hear me now?


Another hidden benefit of MURS frequencies are the PL codes (Private Line codes) or CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) which are sub-audible tones that allow users to operate on the same channel without hearing chatter directed to other users.


There are 38 PL codes available to each of the five MURS frequencies, which makes for a combination of 190 different MURS channels. While this is not encryption, anyone not operating with the same PL code won’t hear your conversation.

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Repeater Map Springfield Area Repeaters (collected via Google)


last updated on 7/15/2014



http://www.sgfrepeater.com/repeater-map/

System Status

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Recent News

Home A January 17, 2016

43 Transmitter Restored January 16, 2016

43 Transmitter Down December 26, 2015

43 Transmitter Repaired August 13, 2015

43 Branson Receiver August 11, 2015

Here is a list of FRS GMRS stuff

FRS/GMRS combined channel chart - The RadioReference Wiki

FRS/GMRS combined channel chart - The RadioReference Wiki




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Southwest Missouri Linked Repeater System


The system has 7 radio repeaters:

a repeater centered near Joplin,
a repeater centered near Nevada,
two repeaters centered in Springfield,
and a repeater at Crane linking the Joplin and Springfield repeaters.
a repeater near Stockton Lake linking Nevada to the system & acting as a redundant hub repeater for the system a repeater centered in Branson


Antenna at Crane Repeater


Together, these repeaters cover most of the Region D ARES service area in Southwest Missouri.

Because the repeaters are permanently linked, a transmission on any of the seven repeaters is re-broadcast on all seven repeaters.


In practical terms, transmissions within the network area will be heard from Coffeeville, KS to Mountain Grove, MO, and from Clinton, MO to Harrison, AR.