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his favorite radio..

I thought this was his favorite… yours was better

Hey, no worries. It is all good discussion for everyone and if anyone has any heartburn over it, they can always hit the backarrow or "X" out and go sign-on to Radio Reference.

As long as I have been reading forums I have found some of the best information comes from thread drift.

To be honest the H3 is superior anyway and focusing on 1 model is a smarter way to go. I was soo disappointed with my H8, power was way off and nowhere near the features of the H3.

Yes the guy I sold it to is in the process of finding all of the M170 specific parts for a full restoration. The closest civilian model would be the CJ-6. The tubs are the same length. But that is the only thing that is the same. The M170 had a cutout on the passenger side for the spare tire. The other main difference was the fuel tank. The M170 has a 20 gallon tank that goes up under the tub versus the smaller tank under the driver's seat. The hardest part to find is the passenger/medic seat. It is a two piece setup. The medic can sit facing forward or backward and both pieces can be hung on the windshield frame to make room for stretchers.

Actually, if you look at RepeaterBook and MyGMRS public listings, you will see that use of CTCSS grossly outweighs DCS.

Ok I’ll check thanks

I didn’t mean to bring all the legalities of repeater ID to this. My GMRS repeater is closed; so I’m not worried about an ID on it. I just saw all the talk about ID’ing repeaters in the threads and thought I would ask. I’ll stop being a pain and go. Thanks for the replies. 73’s from WHOR500/KG4SAU

I tend to buy Pelican. But the harbor freight option looks good. I don't plan on invading a small country with it.

Those M170's were cool. Everything in front of the fire wall looks typical Jeep. Body is a bit longer, can some one say, like a CJ-6. But you're right about the parts that "make it an ambulance" being hard/impossible to find. I hope who ever you passed it on to finishes the restoration.

2020 double cab short bed. I spotted them on another thread about sound deadening. You do have to remove the storage trays on the rear cab wall. But those are only held in by a few bolts. The is one on the driver's side, one in the middle and one on the passenger side. Interestingly enough on the driver's side the storage tray has a depression that is thinner than the rest of the plastic. It looks tailor made to drill out and route the wire through. I'm going to get the size and buy a rubber grommet or car plug to seal the opening. That an bit of silicone should do.

The KPG-60D is for the 32-Bit computers and the KPG-49D is for the 64-Bit computers. The KPG-46P cable is for the Prolific driver and the KPG-46 cable has the FTDI chip in the cable for that driver.

Wonder if they’ll also do an h8 plus??

Can't resist. I thought you guys said you had Jeeps. You know round headlights and leaf springs. Cubic inch displacement not metric. Carburetor not fuel injection.

It is amazing what is being done with 3D printers. I do not have one yet, hopefully someday, but will have to improve my Fusion360 skills as they are lacking compared to the designs you guys have shown. Like many of you, I found the radios starting to multiply so I did create my own version of an organization/charging shelf in metal. Holds a lot of stuff, but already running out of room. Also made a simple bracket for the Kenwood TK-880H mobiles as I take them in and out of my vehicles often.

Nice job @amaff It's always nice to see what people come up with using 3D printers. And who cares what Negative Nancy thinks.

Got an email there is a new TidRadio H3 Plus coming out next week. Its going to have over the old H3: -Odmaster app communication - Wireless Repeater signal relay - Bluetooth PTT - Screen refresh/update. Pricing looks the same and may be a bit bigger. https://tidradio.com/products/h3-plus-5w-bluetooth-radio?srsltid=AfmBOop7EgZljqaSGOCBI0lBh-vWv7PV47nWNNHr5GuX6FujMXDOKKoq

TOTALLY wrong. Completely depends on the repeater owner and what they set. Many of our local repeaters have a dcs tone for in and a ctcss for out. Some of the others use digital only. So I wouldnt say most Maybe most of the ones you know of In your area.

Don’t feel like you need to go away. We like to argue minutiae.

No need to feel sorry. The guy that jumped you about it is a grade A dick. Fortunately the forum software gives us the ability to filter out his posts.

Ask the owner, look in the database or on the map here, scan the tone of someone’s input transmission, or assume it’s the same as the output tone and scan that.

Ress?

Hearing them talk a channel number between 15 and 22? If so, my guess, based on 1,000 other people asking the exact same question, is that you are hearing people talking on a repeater. They will not hear you until you configure your radio to transmit on the repeater. If not and you are hearing them on channels 1-14, then either they are using tones/codes so they cant hear you or, they just dont want to talk to you. Hope this helps!

For a lot of money you can highly customize a Pelican Case for your needs. But, for much cheaper you can get a similar case from Harbor Freight. Want to get really inexpensive the old surplus ammo cans are pretty cool.

I scoured the net and found that the general consensus is that there are few ways to get an antenna into the cabin of a Subaru without inflicting some damage to grommets, bulkheads and the like. Just for reference, I did discover that above the wiring grommet on the passenger side front door there is a bung. It sits below the upper hinge and above the wiring harness. I popped it off and shoved an inspection camera snake in there and found that there is also a hole into the cabin about 2" below it. Mine was partially obscured by insulation, but, with careful work with the inspection camera snake, I managed to get it in behind the glove box. I won't go into all the gory details, but this turned out to be a really great way to get cable access. I now have a Ghost antenna mounted on a ditch light mount on the passenger side and it's cable runs neatly through the fender into the hole. I mentioned in a previous post about using the DB20-G for when we road trip together in the two cars, now, I can drop that into my lady's rig when needed and it's a clean plug and go! No mag mount and dodgy wiring needed. Hopefully useful info for folks that are considering routing options for the Subaru.

Nice. I had to find a 'no drill' solution. The Subaru is the ladies car, and I'd be in trouble if I started making holes in it!!

Yes, the club has a Part 90 License and not only encryption, but linking and networking repeater stations, and a coordinated frequency(ies). A lot less restrictions than GMRS.

You have a link to the case so we can check it out? If you want something more robust, another good option is checking out Army / Navy surplus stores. They often have great multi use bags and cases etc....

That’s true; the antenna still must be able to radiate at the correct frequency.

Yup, this is the way SWR works, but you still have antenna tunning. some people may think they still can stick any type of antenna on their HT's and be good to go but 'nope'. You still need an antenna tuned to the frequency's of use for optimum performance

I wouldn't say that is a glitch with your radio. I have noticed the same thing when others are using narrow band and I am using wide band. It is more pronounced when talking through a repeater. I have heard that no matter if I am using an HT or a mobile/base radio. I tell them to switch to wide band and their transmissions are clear when they do.

Some cool ideas there......mine tumble like dominoes when I reach for one and bump the others. (so far 16 ham, murs & gmrs hts)

I have a REAL Jeep- hand crank powered windows and a stick-shift.. /mic drop

Grommet and some silicone on my forester. Survived the great California storms of 2025 with zero water intrusion. Easy to plug if i ever need to remove the antenna. Wire then runs under the factory roof rails.

You will see zero difference.

Not really, particularly on simplex. I have, and programmed, radios for dPMR, DMR, D-Star, NXDN and P25 Phase 1. I don’t currently have a radio for System Fusion yet so I can’t speak about that mode. You want simple stick with FM, trust me on that.

Very cool @WRZR574. The mobile radio bracket is brilliant and I really like the antenna holders. Simple and efficient. Bravo!

Hey Wayfarer, This is Awesome!!!!! Happy to see your update about Radioddity coming through (finally) to make things much better for you. Please consider additional follow-up contacts with Retevis. I know it is a PITA, but they need to provide better support for customers like us. Best regards!

I can only take one person. I removed the rear seat so I can have my refrigerator and carry my recovery gear, and of course, install/bolt down the VHF and UHF XTL5000 remote radios on the floor. The attached picture is without the recovery gear. The next time I load up my recovery gear, I'll snap a picture and post it.

SWR in a handheld antenna is nearly meaningless because there’s no transmission line. All the power still exits the antenna. In an antenna system, a portion of power is converted to heat within the transmission line between the transmitter and the antenna. High SWR results in power reflecting and traveling back through the transmission line to the radio where it reflects again and incurs more losses before it gets back to the antenna. Each time more power goes out the antenna until all of the power has either been converted to heat in the transmission line or RF radiation in the antenna. In a system with virtually no transmission line virtually none of the power becomes heat. For that reason handheld radios (including cell phones) have virtually no transmission lines and so SWR has very little importance.

I’m gonna get run over and flammed but I use radios every day. All day 7days a week for 12 hrs a day. I had woxouns. They always get the worst signal reports. They are expensive and really have no better features then any one else. The big gimmick is mark from Huntington Beach califonia pre programs them with all kinds of useless frequencies that most people don’t need or want. To me woxouns are not worth the hype. Woxoun retivis radiotitty midland and rugged all belong in the dumpster. If you’re gonna spend $150 or so you can buy a kenwood or Motorola. If you want a sub $50 radio that does just as good or better there are many other options as well. Now, some cross dresser ex hand model that calls him self queen will come out of his basement to yell at me and call me names. However I’m not the one making money from gmrs radios. I just use them all the time.

My reason for starting this journey is the state of the worlds nuttjobs and power outages will mean no cell phones and so learning this is a challenge and a backup plan if something was to go bad

Unfortunately, I hear more unlicensed business chatter than GMRS license holders making random contacts - would be nice to see that change considering the money I put into setting up a base station. I have been monitoring most of the day and heard a man tell a couple children NOT to use HIS business frequency. Jerrod (J-Rod) Grand Junction, Colorado WSBY849

Oh nice another radio that won’t work very well. Nice.

Please tell us where we can find a new, 40W, single-case/chassis, weatherproof Motorola repeater with a warranty, and weighs only 4Lbs, for 1/2 the price.... We're waiting....

Desense is short for “desensitization” which is what happens when the very sensitive receiver circuits are exposed to a very strong transmitter signal. Because a repeater must transmit at the same time as it receives the receiving circuitry is overwhelmed and deafened, just like forgetting to wear ear protection when shooting. In a professionally designed repeater the transmitter and receiver circuitry is isolated from each other to prevent desense.

I created and 3d printed a holder to go on the vertical bar on my ride... also made a wooden box to keep some of my radios, antennas, and other junk in.

Spent a little time last night making a better solution looking for a problem

Yes it is. Watch for sales at Radioddity. You should be able to pick up a db20g for less than $90.