** UPDATED Jan 15 2024 ***
It is with some sadness and with a slight twinge of regret that after serving the internet for 3 years, the NotARubicon Zello channel link to the “Ranchino” Inland Empire repeater has been retired after a series of devastating hardware failures.
Please leave your condolences and cries of anguish in the comments section… Below…
I enjoy watching your “No BS” youtube videos! I own the PISMO 625 repeater up north that covers the Santa Maria Valley. I am interested in linking my system to Zello but am struggling to figure out how to do it. I don’t want to use a VOX interface, is that what you are using or are you connecting directly to your repeater? I’ll give you a shout next time I’m passing through Socal on my way to the desert.
Sam Gardali WQYC521
I didnt want anything physically connected to the repeater so I am using a KG-905G connected to RadioTone RoIP3, connected to a laptop running Zello in “Gateway Mode”.. it took a LOT of tinkering and troubleshooting but I finally have it dialed in fairly well. The RoIP3 means that the KG-905 is not using VOX, but because I cant get Windows to recognize when the RoIP3 keys up, Zello still uses VOX – but it all works.
I checked out the ROIP3 (Zello) interface, I didn’t think you would need a computer if you used it, just a radio tuned to the GMRS repeater channel connected to the ROIP3?
The RoIP3 has to be plugged into a phone or a computer running Zello.. The model that doesnt need a phone/computer is more expensive
Randy, the RadioTone RoIP3 shows as a Smartphone only interface. Did you get a particular interface cable to hook it to your PC?
Are you going to get your gmrs Repeater back on the Zello walkie-talkie app??
Is your Repeater still on Zello because it seems like Zello support turned it off????
WROT582
BAKERSFIELD CA
WRPJ331 Moorhead, Minnesota
Big fan of your channel, Randy!
WRTU426
Kuna, Idaho
CHAPLAIN TIMOTHY JONES
Mississauga, ON. CA.
WRQU-363
OK, I got the ole zello app, signed-up and got the link for the repeater. I’ve called for testing and no one responds. wrjh548 is my call sign.
As mentioned on the page above, if your GMRS callsign is not listed on your Zello profile, you will have to talk/call out and ask a moderator to approve/trust you. If there happen to be no moderators listening, you will have to keep trying until one hears you. Until then, nobody else will hear you.
For best/fastest results, add your GMRS callsign somewhere on your Zello profile.
Thanks Randy for making this site happen. Wrtg298 Raleigh NC area and have no near repeaters to link too. Awaiting approval.
WRMU479 Patrick From Cordova , Tn
WRNB558 from Dumfries, VA
WRJC769 Central Indiana
WRNR340 – Quinton Virginia
WQLS203 Albuquerque, NM
I’m now connected via Zello and I do not hear a squelch tail on the repeater. Is there one.
You may sometimes hear the 1.5-second hang-time on the repeater but only for local repeater-users, you wont hear it when other Zello users are transmitting.
Ray Epperly. WRKR217. Located in Fuquay Varina NC. 27526
Just found this info on using the Zello app with the nice repeater Randy kindly set up. Got Zello downloaded and spoke to 2-3 guys already. Looking forward to more time chatting with folks. Thank you Randy for your hard work. This is Michael from East Tennessee (along I-40 near the N. Carolina line).
WRML581
new GMRS user
Wouxun KG 905g
WRAI773 Montana
WRNY424
(DFW) Arlington, TX
Ross Whitney
WRLC790
Boulder, CO
Jason Dore
WRJN610
Florence, SC
Thanks for all of your hard work Randy!
William Wilson GMRS: WROE 252
Woodstock, Georgia 30188
Leif Johnson WRMW915 Nordheim Tx 78141
WRNA344 Dave Ukiah Ca
WROJ852 James P out of Sterling Va, by way of Zello. or will be once I become Trusted.
WROQ338, Maryann and Gerald from Chula Vista, CA
Wouxun KG-935G
Baofeng UV-5G (x2)
We enjoy watching all of your videos on You Tube. We choosed the above radios because of the videos you made on these two models/brands. Debating now on which mobile radio to get for the vehicle; either the Btech UV-50X1 or the Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS.
Been using FRS radios for years and finally upgraded to the GMRS radios.
Why am I continually being “Kicked” from Zello after I was trusted and this was verified by admin.
Read the section on the page above about “Bouncing and Muting” …
I follow every one of the rules stated in that paragraph. I barely talk and when I do it is normally short, to the point and professional. I talk on the radios over a repeater for a living. I’m getting “kicked” or “Bounced 2 something 3x daily for doing nothing more than being logged in. I have never had an issue with any other.
I dont think you read it all.
But, if you are getting bounced 3X daily, then something is wrong with your device.. It is rare that the admin bot script runs more than 1 time per day, 2 times max.
WROX334
Rockingham, NC
Did not know you had this. How can I be so dumb and miss it? WROP651
Scott Talkington: WRPB920
WRNS720 Checked in on ZELLO 1/24/2022 at 19:57 CST from McHenry, Illinois . McHenry, IL is 55 miles NW of Chicago and 63 Miles SW of Milwaukee, WI
WROZ204
Three Rivers, Michigan
Jus got my callsign from FCC………WRPI387 Rick
Middlefield, Ohio 44062
WROZ491
hello buddy i just wanted to let yah know that i just talked to with a guy on zello on my phone hes i belive in california and he said he tried looking for your channel and he cant find it eather if you could give me more info on it i like watching your videos on the radios you do its sometimes fuuny. if i could get you on my phone for zello id like to talk with you some time my call sign is WROW409 im doug im in rhinelander wisconsin. i listen to the net on wensday nights on my radio from texas gmrs net plus saturday nights well hope to hear from yah soon thanks
this is wrow409 in rhinelander wisconsin i got you on my phone now and it works till i start hearing someome plus the one video about the baofeng uv9g and the antenna try getting a nagoya 701G antenna its just for gmrs freq it costs 30.00 on ebay
Just added Zello and the channel. Love watching all the YouTube videos.
Jeff – WRMV722 Connecticut
Jeremiah/ Redmond OR/ 97756/ WRPQ956
WRPA669 Lakeport MI
WRPW521 New York
WRPT350
McKinney, TX
WRKA661
Santa Cruz, CA
Hi Randy and all Ranchino participants and Notarubicon followers. I’ve caught your vision for the future of GMRS and sharing the enthusiasm w friends, relatives and neighbors. Love watching all your YT vids. I realize it takes a major effort on your part, so thanks.
Tim James
Dana Point, California
WRQD709
WRQE323 Moody, AL
Still new to GMRS but loving it more than Ham right now
WRQJ301 Jacksonville, FL
WRPY 591
Ron from Chattanooga, TN
Dennis
Colorado
WRPX771
Just got GMRS License a while ago.
Like your videos, great work.
Waiting for Trusted.
Allan Kelley
Phoenix, AZ
WRJQ435
Happy to be aboard 🙂
Love the videos and the education!
Stephen (Oper8or)
Knoxville, TN
WRQZ634
Not able to get trusted on Zello. My Lic. is listed on profile, been several weeks, Have called for a moderator. Not successful yet, can anyone help?
Chris S
Wrom688 been listening for months broadcasting little enjoying all the conversations of the Delta boyz. Have multiple sets of radios due to the great Randy videos Im in Encinitas Ca. On a clear day from my garage which has no clear view in any direction l can pickup the delta repeater on my KG 1000 tram antenna that’s only 25 ft high the repeater is 84 miles to the north.
WRPH685
Tom
Cornelius, NC
WRQG806 from Kennesaw, Ga. – thanks for the Zello connection!
Thanks but have not been able to use it since I was never made trusted. Just went ahead today and delted the channel and re-added it to see if that would help. My call sign is listed in the Zello profile comments section so I’m not sure why I was never converted to a trusted user.
Mark Call here from Cornish, Maine – call sign WRTE500
Love your channel Randy. I’m new to GMRS and learning a lot. Love your sense of humor too!
WRTF503
WRTJ772 Lexington, SC
Good morning, would like to be Zello trusted in the system. Thks Gary WRAV 840
WRQG806 – have added the channel and still not granted Trusted status. I have my call sign listed in the comments on my profile. Does it need to be listed elsewhere? Thanks
WROP647 – I added channel in Zello and still was not granted Trusted status. My callsign is listed in my “About Me” in profile. Is there something further I need to do?
WRTT575 – French Valley, CA. Thank you for being a “pillar” in the community and for all you do on your channel.
Roy Army WREW918 in Spring Valley, CA near El Cajon in San Diego. Been subscribed, love your channel…
This Shit is FIRE RANDY. Thanks for
1. all the insane videos that have me cackling like a Stigeon Witch at work
2. Creating an environment where we all may have a friend on the airwaves
3. Thanks for not being an “expert” and just a normal guy!
I second this comment. 5 stars for you, Randy
WRPZ870 here attempting to figure out Zello and participate. Thank you for the YouTube that alerted me to the existence of this system.
Charles WRKY867 from Vancouver Washington. Thank you Randy for all of your videos and for providing your repeater for our use. I’m all set up on ZELLO.
Thank you, Randy! Your hard work and the association with BuyTwoWayRadio has resulted in something that has kicked GMRS into HIGH GEAR!! Sound quality is, as you know, supurb! Who would have thought I could talk to California tonight via GMRS — and clearly!! Not many “SAD HAMS” can do that! Thanks again, Pat Powell WRKU967, Denton, TX
hi pat bill in decautr and denton
Thank you for the videos… you were instrumental in me finding my way to GMRS… Todd Sanders. WRUF438…. Hot Springs, AR
Don here, WRQD570 Rainier OR
edspilot here in West Virginia
WROE857
Just wanted to say love your videos, talk to the guy at Buy Two Way radios all the time on the Crowders repeater and they always talk highly of you when youre brought up in conversation. Keep up the great work and hope to talk to you sometime on Zello
WRNQ457 Clear
WRDN689 – Charles – Bellevue, Nebraska
Thanks for sharing!!
Randy,
Totally enjoyed all your YouTube videos (at least those viewed) and unfortunately was thereby compelled to purchase a UV-9G and apply for a license (waiting). Have to say I really enjoyed the license purchase process and only smashed two keyboards doing so. Let’s go Brandon!
I understand that your channel bot is running a script? Will that work after Zello retires the Windows software and moves linking systems to Zellobridge?
Is this script something that you can share with other zello node operators?
Jerry Jones from Plainview TX
WRAL411
‘Preciate you posting. I have just signed on after an absence and am not ‘trusted’ yet ’cause I didn’t know how to enter my GMRS via my iPhone on iOS. No space for it. However, I entered it next to my website entry on profile. Wonder how I can alert an admin that I am WRQU -363 so I can use the app.
A big “thank you” to Randy for your time and effort with everything you do!! I have learned a lot from you.
I wish we had the same GMRS system in Canada where I live. I enjoy using GMRS when I visit your country. I think GMRS is a great tool for travelling. It’s a lot of fun too! Thank you again. Kevin WRWR251.
Hey Guy – Where are you in Canada? I’m in Mississauga, ON.
WRWS986
Outside Boston
wqyn626 in iowa
WRYB563
Just getting started with GMTS and learning a lot from your videos!
Thanks.
Mike
Where in the Zello profile are we supposed to put a call sign? There does not seem to be a specific field
WRZJ258
San Diego, CA
anywhere. You can put it anywhere in your profile.
WRZJ723 Dale
Looking for “Trusted Status” on your Zello channel.
There are not many open repeaters in the Niagara Falls NY area.
Randy, love your you tube channel. Me and my 12 year old son have learned so much through your videos.
WRZU517
Dallas, TX
I need some help setting the system clock on the Zello ZL10.
Looking for trusted status on the zello repeater.
Zello – mikesumat
My call sign is in my profile as well. 😀
WRZL736 Mike (Farmington, MI)
Why-O-WHY?!?!? I get a Zello account for NOTARUBICON and like every EX Girlfriend said before, “It’s not you, it’s me”. You will be missed Zello. WRUR312
Aw, man! And I just got here too. Let’s forget about “Sad Hams” for a brief moment and reflect on us “SAD” GMRSers because we are indeed in mourning now. I just got my trusted status and would shout out to the “Inland Empire” and my daughter and grandkids could hear me from here in Atlanta. Thank you for the access and a cool ride while it lasted.
Seems like Nota is not having a good time. Zello, which I never had a problem connecting, is now gone. Delta 700, I never had any problems connecting to and talking to people, is also gone and came back as Rachino which I can never connect!!!! yup!!! not angry just disappointed.
You will be missed, may you rest in peace. Catch you on the other side
More affiliate links needed!
Sorry to see the Zello go, may it RIP many condolences Randy!
Sorry to hear of the demise of Zello, I send many condolences to you and Ranchero Randy! RIP Ranchero Zello!
DAMNIT!
WSAT337 / K2JLB
WRUX881 looking to make some “contacts” 😉 lmao
Why did you let the hardware fail? Colon slash.
Life Just became a little duller knowing this.
sniff~
Hardware can be replaced, true friends can’t.
good afternoon randy how have you been im from wisconsin and ive noticed on zello your app was discconected was that from the government issue like ive been hearing from the east coast cause i still have the midwest gmrs on my zello app but not yours if you could email me at [email protected] id like to known if you might of changed your app for zello my call sign is WROW409 im doug by the way thanks if you can let me know about that situation your having i miss hearing you system on zello ?
Please read the words, on the page above, regarding the Zello link.
I beleave it went down do to fcc rules.like the alliance in new york
Considering that the hardware failure that caused the repeater to be removed from Zello occurred months before what you are referring to occurred, you would be wrong. 100% wrong.
But thanks for trying to guess.. I suppose..
Shame
WRUJ462. I used the zello app for a while. then took some time getting cancer. and just like me, zello isnt working anymore. guess its a sign of the times.
Sry to hear the repeater is down now.
WRUJ462, Humboldt County signing out.