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  2. rogueidealist
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  3. nokones
    Here's three options for the Jeep. The lip mount on the hood is a Laird Lip-Mount and Phantom antenna, and does not need anything special. This Phantom antenna is used for UHF DMR. The mount on the driver's side near the A pillar is a Laird non- ground plane for VHF and the mount is a Rugged Radios mount. The glass-mount on the rear glass is a Larsen and used for UHF. I get great performance with the glass-mount antenna. All of these options can apply to the Gladiator. The Midland antennae are great if you are just transmitting on GMRS freqs. If you are transmitting on a mix of GMRS and Business Radio Service freqs use the Lairds and Larsen antennae, do use any of the HAM crap stuff.
  4.    SteveShannon reacted to a post in a topic: Antenna mount for 2025 Jeep Gladiator Mojave?
  5. marcspaz
    Fiber or fabric roof. That's not an option. For a fiber roof, mounting some type if reflector for a ground plane doesn't work. The material is too thick for it to be inside and it's ribbed up top, which adds a whole new level of aggravation.
  6. marcspaz
    If you are mounting an antenna that large, i would drill a hole in the top of the bed rail over the tail light and hard-mount a UHF mount. (Or NMO). The only other option would be to use a lip mount on the hood. Something like this... ot the Diamond version. https://www.cometantenna.com/product/coment-hd-5m-heavy-duty-rs-840-lip-mount-w-dlx-166-coax-gold-uhf-conns/ I'll take a couple pictures of mine in about an hour and show you what I have (both) for GMRS and Amateur Radio
  7. SteveShannon
    If you do choose a ground plane antenna, mount it to the center of the roof. That’s the single most effective place to mount an antenna, but it brings with it other challenges: is the roof metal? If not you’ll need a sheet of metal to provide the ground plane. Is the roof strong enough to withstand the vibration of the mount and antenna? Do you go through car washes? Etc.
  8. WRUE951
    i used a cowl mount on my JK that worked well. Check out Cool-Tech, i belive that have one for the Gladiator.
  9. WRUE951
    I used to use ARC but i lost my account access when i retired 3 years ago.. Now i use a KML version of this data base for repeater access info etc, which also works great on the mobile app.
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  12. WRYZ926
    A mount on the spare tire is popular. You will want to use an antenna that does not require a ground plane with the spare mount for best performance. All antennas are a compromise, the trick is to decide which compromise you can live with and still get the performance you want.
  13. WSIU812
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  14. WRTC928
    What's a good antenna mount for the 2025 Jeep Gladiator Mojave? IIRC, the hood is aluminum, so it should provide a decent ground plane, but the way the hood wraps down toward the fender makes me wonder if a regular hood lip mount will work. Does it need something special? Is a hood lip mount even the best way to go? I'm planning to put a 52" antenna on it, so it needs to be sturdy.
  15.    WSDM599 reacted to a post in a topic: BTech GMRS RPT50 - NEW 50-Watt GMRS Only Repeater
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  18.    NCJeb reacted to a post in a topic: baofeng external antenna setup
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  20. NCJeb
    I’ve used ArcGIS Earth for that (and line sight analysis)—I’m more suggesting a compass-style feature for the app for when traveling, to quickly discern if programming the tones in the mobile is worth it given mountains possible in the way.
  21. WRUE951
    Big 'Pop' vs small 'Pop' .. Love Shooting and i love Parump, my Ammo Depot
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  23.    SteveShannon reacted to a post in a topic: baofeng external antenna setup
  24. OffRoaderX
    That's only 3 paragraphs! Dont worry, the 10 paragraph answer will come.
  25. SteveShannon
    And here it is. Antennas are tuned to specific frequencies. When they’re used at frequencies other than those they’re tuned for, the results are usually bad. Also, the cable used for a CB antenna is usually very lossy at GMRS frequencies. So, as Randy said, no.
  26. OffRoaderX
    Short answer: NO Someone will come along shortly with the 10-paragraph longer answer but it will say basically the same thing.
  27.    marcspaz reacted to an answer to a question: Coax size between repeater and duplexer
  28. hxpx
    maximum pew vs minimum pew
  29.    WSIU940 reacted to a question: DB-20G now on Chirp
  30. WRYZ926
    We run separate duplexers with all of our repeaters. The repeaters and duplexers are all mounted in a server rack so no coax going between the repeaters and duplexers are not longer than 2 feet, most are closer to 12-18 inches in length. If the cables are going to longer than 3 feet then definitely go with coax that has less loss since you are going to always lose some power after the duplexers.
  31. WRUE951
    Google Earth works great for a heading..
  32.    WRYZ926 reacted to an answer to a question: Coax size between repeater and duplexer
  33. WRUE951
    Yup,, pretty much what you see used for Repeaters with Duplexers built into them. . Keep the lengths as short as possible, defiantly no longer than 3'
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  36. WRYZ926
    Even small coax like RG8X, RG316, and RG58 will work just fine for short cables. RG316 is popular to connect repeaters to duplexers. They are generally 3 foot or shorter so loss is not an issue.
  37. WRUE951
    Mine was at 274.32 Meters
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  39. WRXB215
    Very good explanations in this thread. Ground because lightning. Bond because potential.
  40. WRTC928
    Okay, now it makes sense.
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  42. NCJeb
    Another one: in the app, a compass-based tool to estimate line of sight (or lack thereof) in while traveling. In the mountains I live in, that would be INVALUABLE. I’m thinking compass pointer when you select a repeater, a distance-to readout, and (perhaps) a range field from the owner’s input too.
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  44. Guest
    I have a gm21 baofeng handheld that I am wandering if I could install an adapter to connect to my cb antenna and cable installed in my jeep. I know the range will not be optimal but would it be better than the 8" whip that came with the radio?
  45. WRUU653
    Seems like the site has been a bit buggy lately, I got it to show up with stale turned on. Looks like it’s been over a year since the owner updated. @Ark1 try sending the owner a message and ask him about the repeater. They might appreciate knowing that their page fell into stale and that they just need to log into their repeater account to make it update.
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