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Note: More power out the antenna equals more drain on the battery. So, even though a radio like the GMRS-V1 might only output 3 watts, if that is all you need for your uses then it is fine. Bigger is not necessarily better. In particular, if you are using a local repeater, less power is often a plus.

Large 900Mhz linked system via Allstar in Southern AZ. Works flawlessly..mountain top Quantars, MTS2000, XTL5000, XTS2500 subscriber side.

In the past, I have used NMO mount type mobile antennas with great luck mounted in the middle of a 14 inch pizza pan. You can buy cheap pizza pans at those Dollar type stores. Get the thing outside if you can, and if you just want to make it temporary, use some kind of C clamp, or vice-grip pliers to clamp it to a railing or gutter, or suspend it from an awning with strings as if it were a hanging planter. NMO antennas on a pizza pan give much better results than a mag-mount.

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