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Motorola CDM1550-LS+, surplus from commercial market use and re-tooled for GMRS. The Astron power supply is a little bit "overkill" but I often add a second radio to these Astron power supplies. Usually there will be a VHF radio stacked underneath a UHF version used as a base-station in my world.

This came from the practice of stacking radios in the military, having the lower radio being lower frequency. VHF-Lo, then VHF Commercial/Military, and (Motorola) UHF band 1, then UHF band 2, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, etc. 

Sweet!  I have a CDM1250 setup for my GMRS base station using a Motorola power supply. 

In my truck I run a PM400 for GMRS. My wife’s car gets a CP200 with speaker mic (she likes the smaller handful) with a quarter wave spike on the roof.

I use CP200s for portables and there’s a CP200XLS, a PR400 or two, and some EX500s in reserve. 

Reliable gear all around. 

Similar type of setup here as well:

I used a Vertex VX-3200 UHF for GMRS for many years in my previous car, with a VHF one mounted right on top, fit my old Pontiac Grand Prix perfectly (was a police package car) bought for business use. They fit where the cubby hole would have been in the dash. However, with a new car, I ended up getting a Radioddity DB20-G for mobile use. Having VHF and UHF in the same radio is great.

Portables varies between Anytone 878's, some HT1250's, and an XPR6550. Somewhere there is a GM-30 and HT750's. Motorola radios make for some great GMRS units.....that may be the end game for many that become surplus at work. Maybe even get a few more people using them and joining this site at some point too. Thank you for the response.

2 hours ago, PACNWComms said:

Similar type of setup here as well:

I used a Vertex VX-3200 UHF for GMRS for many years in my previous car, with a VHF one mounted right on top, fit my old Pontiac Grand Prix perfectly (was a police package car) bought for business use. They fit where the cubby hole would have been in the dash. However, with a new car, I ended up getting a Radioddity DB20-G for mobile use. Having VHF and UHF in the same radio is great.

Good stuff Attachment isn't working, but it's my vhf and uhf vx4200's on my desk (ham use, but it's an antenna switch and a zone change from gmrs) and one of the exv539. (2 g7, 1 g6). The UHF was in the truck, but made way for a dual band.