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yup, you are 100% correct.

Hmm, it appears that rules do not prohibit me from putting up a repeater on the same frequency and tone that is within an ear shot of another repeater that requires permission to use as long as I don't interfere with an ongoing communication with that repeater because I can use any freq and tone I want and that other repeater owner can only whine and snivel all he wants.

You're fired again. Waste belongs in the drain. Elon Musk would have a hay day with your silly

You did good and really had your brain cells cooking, Son. But I use company vehicles and don't have to worry about all those things you mention, it's on their dime. It's totally and utterly foolish and breaks every terrestrial and celestial boundary of human stupidity to NOT use the creative part of your brain.

I would like to drive your car for a road trip next month. Make sure its full of gas, has the oil changed, 4 new tires, a/c is freshly recharged. When i return it with two flat tires, the transmission slipping,dents and scratches all over it, busted tail lights and 5 parking tickets in the glove box dont be upset because It's totally and utterly foolish and breaks every terrestrial and celestial boundary of human stupidity to pay drive my own car on a road trip Do all GMRS operators lack creativity and self awareness?

you are talking about 'stencil' strenght and fiberglass and carbon fiber far exceeds that of steel. Many studies out there,, Google it!.. Pretty much the reason they use Fiberglass to manufacture boats, which have no issues with flexing and or cracking. Using steel would require greater thickness to achieve the same strength resulting in greater weight.. Steel works great in conditions needing high compression strength, stiffness and heat resistance.

one of my friends living in a Del Webb community hung a J=Pole Antenna within a tree.. Worked good for him..

Actually, that would be very interesting considering the proposal is asking for 100 watts and repeater use in the 6M area. Can you imagine the 'FARS' people would get. This would open a whole new game.. I like the idea

My Weller equipped soldering station with my fan to blow away the Pb fumes from my Kester solder and to guarantee that I have the real stuff, nothing was purchased from Amazon. I have always wanted to dive into the SMT soldering, but I lack the engineering and technician education and expertise on that subject. So, it is just mostly soldering and splicing and joining wirings together and sometimes soldering connectors on coaxial cables.

Ok.

I've been a fan of the Stanceworks YouTube channel for awhile. His latest video shows him installing his new Motorola communications system in his race car. While watching it I remembered this thread. Nice system, but don't know if it's $3000+ (uncle Sam get his cut) nice. Also wonder how it's licensed.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUMMaMSrLBQ

That kinda looks like my attic for one of my three antennae. By any chance do you have a Del Webb constructed home? I am using a Laird non-ground plane mobile antenna.

I easily resolve that issue by saying this establishment only accepts checks. Seems GMRS has more of that issue than the ham bands.

That problem is easily remedied by talking politics on the air. You're guaranteed to wake up at least 50% of the lurkers.

I traveled thru said areas on vacation runs and telling you my experience. I often travel to the Las Angeles areas both from the East to West and visa versa and that area is a mad house on every channel. I honestly can't recall a single time not getting interrupted on a radio call by someone being a jerk. I'm not necessary referring to repeater traffic but more of simplex communications in both FRS and GMRS frequencies. I have had some problems on repeater frequencies but seldom.. When we travel in groups we always use simplex channels because there is no need to tie up a repeater frequency.. However, the stuff i hear on the repeaters channels may not be annoying but for the most part comical. I swear, when i travel to L.A. i hear the same guy hollering out for radio checks on practically every repeater i have programed like a broken record.. No, i dont want to talk to that guy, it's not you by any chance is it ...

Welcome to the forum. That is an excellent setup for "quick and dirty" that should perform well for you. These are perfect indoor antennas and should withstand the harsh temperature changes found in the attic.

They very well could be "Sad Hams" with their sour attitudes that have a GMRS license spilling over from the Amateur radio freqs because there is essentially no one using the 2 Meter and 70 cm repeaters anymore to listen to them except for the occasional boring subjects being discussed during the mornings on the Sun City West 2 meter repeater.

Nice. If it works there’s really no reason to do anything else.

I live in Arizona, and yes, they are just kinda annoying. Probably due to the influx of commiefornians.

Please elaborate on how in these areas the GMRS users are complete jerks, especially in certain parts of Arizona and which parts are you referring to in Arizona? I routinely travel the said areas and I monitor all the GMRS channels except the 467 Meg Interstitial channels and I don't find anyone being perks. As for Arizona, that is not the case, although there is one individual that has a thing with one repeater owner and is trying to create havoc on a couple of his repeaters, but everyone just ignores him like he doesn't exist. So, let us know how users in those areas are being jerks. It could be very well, that no one wants to talk to you because you have that certain reputation/personality that precedes you.

Not good idea.

Looks good. Personally I would have spent less on a better radio and more on an antenna but if it works then it works. antenna and coax is light years more important then the radio.

I have a feeling there will be a major deregulation with most FCC Rules and regs in the very near future that will have an impact on most personal and amateur radio services because of the current administrations policies, insofar as enforcement and licensing requirements, and how the aforementioned radio services will be used. Most amateur radio operators feel that their world won't change and will be untouched and not impacted. Personally, I have no direct insight on this subject, I guess we'll see, but I think any subject that has a direct affect on the lives of the citizens is on the deregulation table.

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That would likely be 0201 SMD. I’ve done a few simple PCB design and layouts using 0603 parts. I have my collection of tweezers. The production/R&D electronics lab at work has a nice SMD solder rework station.