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That's why.

I did read the article, that's why I responded the way I did. There's no benefit of using anti-seize on an antenna other than making the person putting the antenna together feel good. On the other hand, if it makes you feel good, buy the 16oz. can with the fancy brush.

I can confirm that it works great for 45 seconds at a time.. Never tested it any longer than that.

if you read the article, you would see real world scenarios. KY Jelly is petroleum based and would liquify under heat. It may work as an anti-seize for a short period but would be useless over time.

Too much internet and not enough real world experience. One can put K-Y Jelly on their antenna and get the same results. I reconditioned my 18 element 2-meter beam that was on the tower for 30 years with no anti-seize or K-Y and all was good. I had to replace several broken elements and feedline. Antenna is as good as new and still being used. You gotta use whatever gives you peace of mind, even if it's a sugar pill.

https://perens.com/2024/05/14/radio-antennas-and-anti-seize-compound/

Ham light is fine with me if they don't overdo it (or link in from distant territories). But the FRS kids and highway flagmen get on my nerves.

No need for it. Just put the antenna together and stop overthinking the situation and enjoy 20+ years of trouble free use. Only thing you need to do with that antenna is to wrap some good quality electrical tape around the joint in the center of the radome.

I wish the FCC had an option to keep your information private, especialy in this day and age. Couple years ago i sent them a mail message asking them to consider this. They should treat your information no different than DMV does..

I wonder if we could get a repeater on the Westin...

When I first got my license, I found it a little disconcerting that your name and address is tied to it. I hadn't thought about someone trying to burgle you while traveling with the radio. But I think fears are a bit overblown. The average criminal is an opportunist. They aren't (that I've heard of) getting fancy radios to look for the off chance that a home is entirely unoccupied, has no security, and has something worth stealing. That said, it doesn't hurt to be prudent and not chat endlessly on the radio about your lovely vaca being so far from home LOL. Also, if you can find a good local private mailbox place, they are fantastic. I had one at a well-run UPS store that would even text or email when you had mail or a package (but they are privately owned so many of them suck). I really liked having the option not to give anyone my address! And no worries about your mail getting stolen or mis-delivered.

nice review, thank you. for anyone interested I would give a very similar review on the TYT 9800 in capability but power reading on mine are a bit lower but so is price. you get what you pay for.

I'm curious about why you want to do this.

Why not? I was wanting to do the same thing on the base station. If I'm sitting at my PC with speakers on ether side of my monitor for the computer, it would be nice to route/mix the radio output to those same speakers. Back to the OP: The -V2 should have came with a RJ-45 accessory/breakout cable. You can change the speaker output settings in the menu to "EAR" (earphones) or "EAR+SP" and run a 2.5mm patch cable to the audio input/mic jack of the PC and you should be fine.

Why?

Back in the 90's when I was first licensed, there was an older ham that always boasted that "he never met a repeater that he couldn't time out". It was a badge of honor to him - and every time he would join the conversation on the repeater, you could literally hear the face palming of everyone listening.

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I have done similar with our SAR repeaters. We use a different input PL on the repeaters but common transmit PL. That way ou can hear folks on both repeaters regardless which channel I have selected. In the old days this was considered poor man voting but worked well for many public safety agencies.

If they want to they can go to English only and now there is an EO to back it up.

As a Native American, I will tell Dumb Trump that he can kiss my rear end. Nothing he says will stop me from using my native language. That would be the day. Plus, one must read before one posts, because that executive order has a loop hole designed right in it. It states: “nothing in this order, however, requires or directs any change in the services provided by any agency. Agency heads should make decisions as they deem necessary to fulfill their respective agencies’ mission and efficiently provide Government services to the American people. Agency heads are not required to amend, remove, or otherwise stop production of documents, products, or other services prepared or offered in languages other than English.”

all is good, thanks

You have to match levels and impedances. That’s frequently done using an audio transformer. What is the output impedance on your radio? It’s probably 8-16 ohms, but your manual should say. Is it a speaker output or a headphone output? They have different levels. What are the specs of your audio input on your PC? Amazon sells cables that match outputs to inputs, but you really need to know what you’re matching first. Another way to do this is by placing a speaker and microphone close to each other and letting them couple audibly, but there are drawbacks to that as well. Good luck, Jacob!

My guess - FM CB will not supplant FRS because of the size of the units and their antennas.

I'm trying to take the audio out from a BTech GRMS-V2 radio and take it to an audio-in on my PC. Does anyone have any solutions or ideas for making this work? My PC refuses to see it as an audio-in source.

Testing would not be needed if people cared to read the rules like they said they did before the paid the fees. as for FRS and gmrs, it used to be FRS was not on 15-22 but FRS grew to much. I say to bad get the kids off repeater channels. At this point gmrs people need to stop using gmrs as ham light. FRS people need to stop using frs as gmrs. Murs is fine just the way it is I never hear any one on it anyway. Cb is very usefull still for the road truckers and what not. Gmrs people that want a road channel to chat with strangers and meet up at truck stops late at night need to get off gmrs and on the cb. Cb is very much alive and well on the highways. Gmrs people need to use gmrs for friends and family while doing an activity. Thats it thats all. Stop all this idle chit chat stuff. people are trying to use gmrs for everything and it isn’t working.