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Because I have zero need for a big ass antenna nor the eyesore. Besides, I'm already using a Laird antenna, attaching it to the top of a flagpole.

Why not buy a professional grade Laird base station antenna which is a better quality antenna and be even more pleased then you would be with a Tram.

Thanks, this is the kind of information I am looking for, what, if any issues did you experience with them? Did they cause higher SWR readings? And how many of them did you go thru, as in had to replace upon purchase?

It might be that the KG1000 is locked down too. The stock image on the KG905Gs doesn't even actually use the first 30 memory slots. And if you really wanted, just for fun:

I haven't used the ground plane kit from either, but I have used antennas from both. As a general rule, I was more pleased with the Trams than the Nagoyas. I have no idea whether that says anything at all about their ground plane kits.

Interesting, I have several Wouxon HT's & my KG1000g+ and the only ones that allow me to change any of the first 30 are the Ham versions. All of the GMRS type accepted radios I cannot change any of the channels if I try the CPS software reverts it back or gives and error stating out of band. Maybe I should try Chirp or RT systems to program. Now the Boofwangs allow pretty much anything I want in chirp.

No need to over complicate things. Instead of spending an additional 600$ repeater, buy a better antenna and a taller mast to put antenna up higher and that repeater will go 10 miles. I had an RT97S 10W version on a Comet CAF712EFC around 40ft up or roughly 282ft above sea level and had no problems getting into it with an HT from 5-10miles away in the Piney woods of Texas with 80Ft tall pine trees everywhere.

I had a cousin on my dad's side of the family who lives in Pikeville. His last name is Jimmy Stanaford. I've not seen him in years. He had 700 acres that he raised cattle on. I lived in Crossville before moving back to AZ.

it's literally the same stuff from the same Chinese manufacturing facility. Just buy one and be happy.

The best is the one you want to spend your money on. Or, you can always flip a coin. Heads Nagoya, tails Tram.

I live a little southeast of Great Falls, at a higher elevation and in sight of town. I am considering putting a GMRS repeater at my place to see if it might be used some. Steve, W1NEK

The most "believable" results I could get was with my hand holding the cable just below the antenna. Still highly questionable results.

Yellow steel? You mean the brass NMO connector?

BEST = Works best, actually gets low SWR readings, you know, a quality product that will last, and actually worth the money...

Depending on what side of the house it's on, she might not have even noticed it yet.

As he ^ said, "best" is subjective. To my eye, as someone who is relatively new to the hobby, they look largely the same. If it were me, I'd go with the Nagoya. I know the name and something about the yellow steel on the Tram says "cheap" to me. Completely subjective and unscientific. Kind of like the original question.

Why don't you tell us what "best" means to YOU, then we can focus on those attributes.

Firstly if this isn't in the correct place, feel free to move it. Secondly, which is the best, the Nagoya or the Tram mount? https://shop.mygmrs.com/collections/antennas/products/nagoya-gpk-01-nmo-ground-plane-mount-kit https://www.buytwowayradios.com/tram-1465.html

The guy who got me into GMRS did the same thing. Ed Fong J pole attached to a twenty foot section of steel pipe, used pipe clamps and masonry screws to put it in the brick. I didn't ask what his wife said.

I'll check it out. If you get into EchoLink, look into the KF4JPU-R link - links to the AE4DD repeater in Pikeville. I'm a member of the Bledsoe County ARC and try to check in on Tuesdays when I can.

Protecting the equipment is my primary concern, but it looks like "close enough" is not a problem. Thanks.

Okay. So that's the magic number. I was thinking 2.0 might be the limit for protecting the equipment, but this is not my area of expertise. Thanks.

What did you think was back again? The tariff exemption? Yes, the country of origin determines the amount of taxes/duties/tariffs, etc. It's also based on the value that the shipper puts on the commercial invoice prior to exporting the item. If they classify it as a just a transceiver and put the value at $10 that will raise flags with customs. They will assume it's a brand new transceiver. But if they were to put classify it as a transceiver and add a note like "Item sold for parts only. Value for customs purposes only." They can get away with a smaller amount than the actual price of the radio. But they should still be using a reasonable amount for the value of the parts. This applies to new and used items. If they note that it's being exported to the US for repairs only, customs will be looking for that same item to be re-exported from the US back to wherever it came from. You have a certain amount of time to repair and return it. I deal with this almost daily as part of my job. Even if they note on the commercial invoice that it's a gift, the correct value is still required to be entered. I used to work at a place where we had people in from Brazil. Their taxes/tariffs are out of this world. One of the first things they would do when they got here was to head down the road to Best Buy and load up on electronics and video games. They would have to unbox everything and make it looked a little bit used so that they could declare the items as personal effects. They could claim they left Brazil with them and are now just returning with the same items. Several of those guys were making some serious money selling their personal effects upon return to Brazil.

Same as my user name. Tennessee Frank.

17 miles ain't bad at all...