How to extend your GMRS radio talking Range?

Retevis Solutions
Jul 14,2022
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What is your GMRS radio usually use for? is your radio talking range can meet your needs?

With these questions in mind, we counted GMRS users from all over the United States and found that GMRS is used for the highest proportion of home outdoor activities, and the proportion of farms using GMRS radio to meet communication needs is also gradually increasing. We also received feedback from many customers, GMRS sometimes can not meet the call distance requirements, a large number of people buy GMRS radio to connect to the nearby repeater in an attempt to obtain a longer call distance.

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How to extend your GMRS radio talking Range?

There is no doubt that many people already know the use of GMRS repeaters to extend the call distance of GMRS radios, so the answer to our title today is obvious GMRS repeaters.

How far can a GMRS repeater extend your GMRS radio?

It depends on three aspects:

1. The power of the repeater.

2. The installation height of the antenna.

3 The power of your GMRS radio

There is a proportional relationship between the three. The higher the power of the GMRS relpeater, the higher the installation height of the antenna, the greater the power of the GMRS radio, and the longer the extended distance.

But not the highest is the best. The maximum power allowed by the GMRS repeater is 50W, but is 50W the best? Not necessarily, it still depends on your needs.

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Take the GMRS handheld radio as an example, the normal 5W GMRS handheld radio has a call distance of 2-4 miles, depending on the actual use environment, and the general family using the GMRS radio requires a call distance of about 10 Miles. Therefore, for GMRS For the general extended distance requirements of radio, the 10W GMRS repeater can well meet the extended distance requirements, and the cost performance is relatively high.

Of course, if you need a longer distance, then you need a GMRS relay with higher power and higher antenna installation requirements, such as a 40W or 50W GMRS relay. There are many individuals and communities in the United States sharing relays. You can check your attached repeaters on repeaterbook (https://repeaterbook.com/repeaters) and mygmrs (https://mygmrs.com/map) to get longer distances, this is the first choice of many road trip enthusiasts and preppers.

What is the most cost-effective GMRS Repeater?

On the premise of meeting the distance requirements, look for products with the highest quality and price ratio.

The distance requirement depends on the power of the GMRS repeater, the quality is based on the material of the GMRS repeater, and then refer to the customer's review, and the price is based on the amount you actually paid.

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Take a family farm in the United States as an example. The certified area of the American farm is 441 acres. For most family farms in the United States, the GMRS handheld radio and GMSR mobile radios can basically meet the daily farming communication, but if the GMRS radio needs to be extended farther distance, then a 10W GMRS repeater can basically meet the distance requirements of ordinary and medium-sized family farms.

If the farm is larger than 10 mile² and involves multiple application scenarios, such as the communication between farmland, operation room, and silos, then a 50W GMRS repeater is required to meet the farm signal coverage in the whole farm area.

Retevis Solutions focus on supplying GMRS radios and long range radio solutions, our Retevis RT97 mini Compact GMRS repeater had become the US best selling GMRS repeater, If you need any help in extend your radio talking range, welcome contact us: info@retevis.com