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The local nursing home that is about 600 yards away from me has decided to start using FRS radios. And they picked channel 17. I bet they love it when we talk on the local repeater that uses repeater channel 17. We use both TX and RX tones on the repeater. I kept seeing my signal meter move but wasn't hearing anything. At first I thought maybe there was atmospheric ducting and we were picking up another repeater, That does happen on occasion. But then I switched to channel 17 and heard the nursing home staff. I know they are using FRS since their signal isn't very strong even as close as I am. I've been tempted to call on the radio for a clogged toilet in room 13 but have refrained from doing so for now.

I don't have any experience with the TYT TH-9800 or the Wouxun KG0UV980P. I do have a TYT TH-7800 and TH-8600 dual band radios. Both have worked fine for me and they are easily unlocked. The Won KG-1000G Plus and KG-XS20G Plus have also served me well. I am waiting for the KG-XS20H to come back in stock since it will do 1.25m at 20 watts.

KY jelly is water based, not petroleum based.

You sure can.. Let us know when you get her going

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