Williamsport, PA General Mobile Radio Service Repeater - GMRS

Williamsport, PA General Mobile Radio Service Repeater - GMRS (GMRS) General Mobile Radio Service is a radio service that requires a license to transmit on the radio by the (FCC) Federal Communications Commission.

This repeater is in Williamsport, PA. Formerly using 2 Motorola UHF GM-300 Mobile Radios. As of July 2016 are now using two Kenwood TK-8180 Mobile Radios (Receiver set to 467.675 PL 141.3 Travel Tone) and (Transmitter set to 462.675 PL 141.3 Travel Tone) using an Aston 20 Amp Power Supply. The antenna is a Diamond X50C2, The controller was a ID-O-Matic IV. GMRS channels can be found in some of th

e FRS (Family Radio Service) radios but are not able to be used for repeater operation as they are limited to Simplex/Talkaround only. All you will need to use the repeater is a programmable UHF radio (462 MHz) programmed to 462.675 Receive and 467.675 Transmit and the tone is 141.3 both on receive and transmit. You will need to obtain a GMRS license which can be done on the FCC.gov website. The cost for a GMRS license is $35 and is good for 10 years which at that time you will need to renew your license. Your license covers EVERYONE in your family. You will receive an FCC issued call sign which your the users in your family should know so they are able to ID the callsign. Do a search for more info on GMRS

As requested by some members after my last message about this, a videorecording of the live ham radio interview on FOX 2...
11/05/2025

As requested by some members after my last message about this, a video
recording of the live ham radio interview on FOX 29 in Philadelphia on
Sunday, October 19 was just posted up on a YouTube page created by storm
chaser WX3I who was also a guest on the show with me in the latter half.
Recordings of their live shows are typically not posted anywhere.

It was an unscripted, free-form discussion that went wherever our
host wanted it to go but it worked out well. We got to explain ham
radio during this one hour live presentation on air with the FOX 29
local digital channel and also on the FOX 29 live stream as well. We
pulled some strings and thanks to some work by Lou WX3I, it is available
on a YouTube channel Lou set up. I am sending our meteorologist host of
the interview, Drew Anderson, an ARRL license manual.

I checked the link below and it should work for you. Paste it into
your web browser. If any issues, let me know. The host received a
number of email inquiries from the public about ham radio after this
interview. He suggested another follow-up show in the near future on
other ham radio subjects.

73, and I will see you on the radio.

https://youtu.be/JmFp9HXm3Y8

Bob Famiglio, K3RF

ARRL Atlantic Division Director
Chairman Legal Defense Committee
Chairman ARES Subcommittee
610-359-7300

www.QRZ.com/db/K3RF

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05/10/2025

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03/22/2025

The Nittany Amateur Radio Club is announcing a class for individuals who want to obtain an FCC Technician Class Amateur Radio Class License. The class will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025. You can find details by clicking the link below.

Nittany Amateur Radio Club Announces One Day Technician License Class Posted on 03/21/2025 by Carmine Prestia The Nittany Amateur Radio Club (NARC) of State College is sponsoring a technician license prep class. Class will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at a location to be determined. Registration...

08/31/2024

Occasionally I get ask about having a net on the repeater. The biggest thing is having the net controls to do the net. Reply to this post if you would be interested in being net control. Also, reply to the post to discuss a time and day of the week for the net to occur so that can also be figured out.

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06/18/2024
06/04/2024

Bald Eagle Repeater Association Field Day 2024 - To be held Saturday, June 22 at Indian Park in Montoursville, PA at Pavilion #6. Setup around 11 AM and on air at 2 PM. Pass along to anyone who may be interested in Amateur Radio, including public officials and news sources. This will be a combined effort with Lycoming County Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS). This is a public event, so invite everyone you know who may have an interest!

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Williamsport, PA
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Formerly using 2 Motorola UHF GM-300 Mobile Radios. As of July 2016, now using two Kenwood TK-8180 Mobile Radios (Receiver set to 467.675 PL 141.3 Travel Tone) and (Transmitter set to 462.675 PL 141.3 Travel Tone) using an Aston 20 Amp Power Supply. The antenna is a Diamond X50C2 using 1/2 inch hardline, The controller is a ID-O-Matic IV. The antenna is at the 50 foot mark on a 70 foot tower at over 1,900 feet elevation on Bald Eagle Mountain just south of Williamsport, PA on Skyline Drive where numerous other towers are located. GMRS channels can be found in some of the FRS (Family Radio Service) radios but are not able to be used for repeater operation as they are limited to Simplex/Talkaround only. You will need to use a UHF radio (462 MHz) programmed to 462.675 Receive and 467.675 Transmit and the CTCSS tone is 141.3 both on receive and transmit in order to use the repeater and of course be in its coverage.

Some of the info changed in 2017 which can be found on the FCC.gov website by searching for GMRS. There is a fee for your license but this fee covers everyone in your family. You are issued an FCC callsign which you are responsible for and the users in your family that use it. While in use your callsign has to be said once per 15 minutes and at the end when signing off. There are common rules for GMRS which are readily found on the FCC website as well. Keep it clean and professional so everyone can enjoy as there is all ages that can be listening or using. Instead of names, you could use radio type identifiers ie for me it would be WQGU515 but it could also be WQGU515 to portable 205 to mobile 221. Do everyone a favor and do your homework. All the info is online or post the question on the page.