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I guarantee that dude has never seen real boobies in his entire life...

Mine came with them in the bag. Maybe email them and let them know they were missing and see if they will send you new ones.

A fixed-mount marine radio with a big antenna mounted on the top (third?) deck at max power (25W IIRC) transmits many farz when the only obstacle is the earth's curvature. Another good reference for those new to the subject: https://www.boatingworld.com/articles/boating/vhf-radio-your-ultimate-guide/

Not all crimes are illegal. Everything is relative. It was only an analogy after all. I don’t understand why anyone would be remotely interested in using a repeater where the owner doesn’t want you. Nor would I want to use a repeater where I felt the owner had unreasonable rules. I’ve seen that too. I just wouldn’t care and I’d find an alternative. Well looks like I’m out of give a shits on this one. I have literally become bored with the subject. Who knew

NEC says ground the Tower to common ground, the same ground your radio equipment is grounded to, your main electric panel ground. Some folks add a separate ground for the tower but NEC says to ground that to your common. BTW, your antenna is grounded to the tower via the mounting so no you dont need to ground to antenna

But why not just setup a repeater on one of the other pairs? Nothing is gained by intentionally running interference (and yes I appreciate that you said you wouldn’t.)

And if you did that you would be interfering with other transmissions. Along with just not being a good human. Do you go out of your way to cut off other people in traffic just because they do?

Just because you can find a way to pick the lock and start a car that’s sitting on a public road it doesn’t give you the right to do so. Get your own car and drive the same road all you want, loan it out to neighbors and friends if you want. Feel free to pay for whatever fuel or power source it uses, parking fees and insurance and leave the keys in it with a sign that says free to use. You are not entitled to use someone else’s car without permission because it uses public roads. The GMRS repeater is owned by an individual. It’s his or hers to do with what they want. The FCC rules and common sense back this up. It doesn’t matter if it’s for their own family, or a family farm, or a radio club, or they just let it sit there unused, it’s not yours. Sure it’s nice when people make their repeater open for others to use but it’s a permission given not an entitlement. I find it amazing that this concept is so hard for some people to grasp.

I would at least try to get the antenna up higher than the house if possible. Not everyone can get antennas higher than trees in the area. There are all kinds of options when it comes to antenna masts. A study flag pole will definitely work as will chainlink fence top rail or 1 5/8" fence posts with couplers. Satellite dish/J mounts also work well. Some j mounts are 1 5/8" diameter and can be extended using couplers and 1 5/8" fence posts. Just remember to properly secure any mast with wall clamps and guy wires/ropes, depending on installation, to keep them from falling. I made a mast from 1 5/8" fence posts for my Comet GP-9. I used j mounts for my Comet CA-712EFC and HF cobweb antenna. I used an eight foot piece of 1 5/8" fence post on the j mount to get the cobweb up a little and it is secured with guy ropes.

About 15% at most. Figure close to 10% but it's all dependent on terrain and weather.

As I understand it, that is to the physical visible horizon, but RF propagation usually follows the curvature of the Earth some fraction beyond the visible horizon.

A quick update...the 3rd-party cable I had ordered nearly a month ago finally arrived about 30 minutes ago. It was listed as a cable for the AnyTone AT-5888UV & AT-778UV radios. I ordered it because the photo of the pinout on the RJ-45 jack looked the same as the Midland cable I had borrowed. And it works! I can read from and write to the radio. It was $11 on Amazon. Now I can fix my radio if it loses the split tones again. However, I will still be looking to replace this radio.

As usual somebody has an over the top mobile radio installation. And some here complain they can’t find a place to mount one or two radios? Maybe they haven’t tried hard enough.

I use the Icom SP-35 speaker for my Wouxun KG-1000g and my Icom IC-2730B. You can usually find the SP-35 on Amazon for $35. They are plenty loud. The Wouxun will drive the Icom SP-35 just fine. I normally don't turn the volume up past 5 or 6 on my KG-1000G in the car. A common mistake that some make is trying to use a y adaptor plugged into both speaker ports on the KG-1000G going into 1 speaker. You get an impedance mismatch when trying to run one speaker plugged into both radio speaker ports and the sound level will very low. The only way I have found to run a single speaker is to use a dual mono to stereo y adapter AND a stereo speaker with dual speakers in the housing. A single channel speaker will not work. Now if you need something louder, there are the Midland 20 watt speakers. I have the 20 watt SPK-100 speaker on my SxS and I can hear the radio just fine while cursing down gravel roads at 35 mph. And I don't have to crank the radio volume way up either.

I was aware that you are required to monitor 16 while out on the water and why. The info of recommended channels for “chatting” was new to me. My dad had a commercial fishing boat. Sadly I get pretty sea sick so I’ve kept my boating to the bay, lakes and streams. Still I liked the info.

I went from Vic-20 to C-64 and then to Apple Macintosh... been personally on Mac's ever since but also have a windows machine provided by my employer. But what I learned on the vic-20 and c-64 learning BASIC.. inspired me to love programming as well as design (and now I do both programming and design for website work)

The numbers I provided are the RF horizon. But, yes, typically the RF horizon is about 15% further than the visual horizon.

The specified audio power on the 1000G+ is 3W, external or internal which is what the vast majority of radios out there have. Some do have 5W. So it should be as loud as the internal speakers at least. If it's not, try another speaker. I've no issues with my Wouxun "driving" external speakers, same loudness as the internal (seems louder to me actually). It's a 90's Cobra external speaker. But if your hearing is marginal it's always gonna sound not the best. There's options but all require another power source: Power(amplified) speaker: Needs external 12v source. Ex: https://www.wearecb.com/bc23as.html Audio jack to bluetooth: a small bluetooth device that plugs into the external speaker jack and pairs with your cars bluetooth. Requires power (most are just battery powered and have a USB port to charge but if you permanently plugged the USB port into a power source it's always powered). Pair this device with your bluetooth enabled car stereo, and your audio will come thru your vehicles speakers. Ex: Amazon listing Audio jack to FM Transmitter. A small FM transmitter that plugs into your external speaker jack. Requires power (most are just battery powered and have a USB port to charge but if you permanently plugged the USB port into a power source it's always powered). Tune your car stereo to the devices output station and your audio will come thru your vehicles speakers. Ex: amazon listing

The Motorola guide is their recommendation but not a NEC requirement, however their guideline does meet NEC grounding specifications. To meet code, grounding requirements must meet the NEC

Proper grounding can only be achieved by using 500MCM wire. Using anything less is totally and utterly foolish and breaks all safety and grounding requirements.

Q: Which band are you working today? A: Yes. It's been interesting following the FTX-1 pre-order drama online, I guess. People walking into Hamvention and walking out with one, while pre-orders have not been shipped yet. Seems like HRO is shipping out orders now though.

And that, in a nutshell, is the entire point of this thread.

It is just a out the nicest day here.

Sounds like a great time t get a new act. This one is getting old.

Buying some antenna stuff. Got the Diamond NR240CA wide band antenna just to screw around with. Picked up the optional spring lower section for the Comet CA-2x4SR wide band antenna. Finally got the super flex dual band antenna with the BNC connector to use with the HT SMA/BNC adapters.

I'm running a 30ft flag pole from Home Depot for a mast with a GP-6NC. For a bit more stability it's also anchored to the house. I ordered a telescoping flag pole but they sent me a sleeved sectional (6 5ft 2-1/4" sections) by mistake. Didn't send it back, figured it would be more solid than the telescoping version and by loosening the clamps on the house I can remove or add sections by myself so it wasn't a big deal. I thought I could get away with no guy wires but it seemed to sway a bit more than I would like at 30ft so added some. Dropped it to 10ft or so with the antenna attached and it made it through a direct hit from hurricane Milton.

My dad just took one of the paks into a Batteries Plus and they disassembled it, matched the three main cells with new equivalents, and re-soldered up the connectors on the new cells and re-shrinked wrapped them together and made 3 more for all their handsets on that system. I think they charged him like $11/pak.

No one can do that. You can still use the frequency like you use the road. That’s why the FCC says to make sure you are not interfering with other transmissions.

I suppose I could set up a repeater on the same frequency and tone and then claim it is mine. Of course, I wouldn't do that because I am not a di*k, but I certainly could.

Any day now, Scamazon will be importing their Brand New LoveBot 3000's complete with spermicide !

Here is a example of LOS communications that say Kenwood dual band ht have done with a Arrow dual band beam antenna and the HT only pushing 5 watts. ISS ring a bell to anyone, voice and packet. There is some advantages with amatuer that gmrs don't have.

That’s correct. For UHF it’s several percent further than the visual horizon.

In my opinion, it really depends on your expectations. 15 feet gets you about 5.5 miles to the RF horizon. 35 feet will get you out to about 8.5 miles. 50 feet gets you about 10 miles.

"Hey everyone! My name is Theron, and I’m in Greenville, MI. I have interest in GMRS and amateur radio, and I’m eager to learn more about the radio hobby. I’m excited to connect with experienced operators and newcomers alike. I'm towards the outer ranges of most of the repeaters ranges but the Wouxon KG1000G+ and (current temporary) short stub mobile magnetic mount is able to hit them most of the time. However, reports are that my signal is on the weak side at full power into the Moline repeater and others. I often simply listen to the Nets/Skywarn and general chatter in the evenings. I'll be upgrading my antenna (J-pole or Yaggi) and height at the home base to provide a clearer signal into the repeaters which will improve participation in the Nets / Skywarn. In addition to radio, I enjoy exploring the great outdoors, welding, and carpentry. I work in the large scale industrial bioprocessing industry as a research and development scientist and data analyst.

Maybe you have the newly discovered charging problem. I charge mine in the cradle at home and the one I keep in my shop by USB. I don't usually remove the battery from the HT unless I'm putting a fresh battery in the HT.

i'm old enough to remember when they were all real.

Dude, you're from California. It's getting harder and harder to find real boobies here any more.

He owns the repeater. You can use the frequency all you want. Simplex, Duplex just don't access his repeater. There are a whole bunch of different tones you can use besides the one single one he's currently using.

Using HTs, there will be no discernable difference in range for GMRS or amateur frequencies. "

My parents still use a 49MHz cordless phone system in their house. I never looked at what type is was before until just a couple months ago when we switched them from AT&T's rape job $110/mo landline to a $6/mo VOIP service. My dad just got some new batteries for the handsets last year!

Please keep asking your questions and ignore the noise. There is not one among us that knew it all starting out, and probably not one among us that knows it all now.

I have two KG-1000G radios along with one KG-XS20G. I have not had any issues with all three radios. The XS20G is a very nice 20 watt radio and easy to program through the radio or with a computer. Actual output power ranges from 18 watts to 25 watts. It also has the same screen and menu setup as the KG-935G hand held radio. The plus of the KG-1000G is that it is 50 watts and has a removable faceplate. That makes it nice when space is limited like in most new vehicles. It costs close to the same as the Midland MTX500 and MTX575. I have used all three and prefer the KG-1000G. A lot of people are happy with the Radioddity DB-20G. SO that is another option for you.

Overall, on average, usually, most of the time, statistically, Wouxun makes the best quality radios (that's why they cost more) - but no matter what brand you buy (of anything, not just radios), you always risk getting a dud. Might I suggest the Wouxun XS20G - i think it does everything you want, its small and costs less than the 1000g+ ... that said, I know of hundreds, if not thousands of people with 1000G radios that are very happy with them.

I was gong to buy the Vic 20 but decided to use the credit card for the 64. I actually had more fun with the Commodore than the TRS80 or even the Apple..

Man... I remember when I first bought the TRASH80. So many people talk crap about it, but man did I have fun with that thing. I learned how to write shells and programs using that thing. Backup and restore to a cassette tape was too funny, too. Radio Shack was a great store for two-way radios all the way up to when computers, cell phones and satellite TV became mainstream. I literally bought components to do repairs if I had a customer waiting on a job and I ran out of resistors, capacitors and standard 3-leg transistors... occasionally ordering bulk ICs, and PAs for radios I was commonly repairing or upgrading. The good old days of peaking, opening up modulation, adding channels. Good times.

Every mag mount antenna and every NMO kit I've ever seen uses RG58. I'll bet all of you have at least one on one or more of your radios. RG58 is even more lossy than RG8X, so I'm mystified about why your installation is right and mine is wrong. If the dummy load isn't between your ears, tell me something I can use. Be Elmer, not Mr Magoo.

Ahhhh.... the administrative state that makes up rules and regulations and enforces by being judge, jury, prosecutor along with fee collector.

i have a Harbor Freight Telescoping flag pole mounted on my 5th wheel trailer (rear ladder mounted) that i slide a home brew Copper J-Pole with 3D printed clamps. This set up is for a portable repeater when camping. Fully extended im getting about 20-25' and with no obstructions around me i get pretty decent coverage. It doesn't take much to hamper the signal, a few trees will kill the signal quality. You should see the same type results.

That could be a really good thing or it can open up a can of worms that we don't want. I say that because we all know some people want to turn GMRS into HAM Lite. We don't have enough frequencies/channels available for linking repeaters or different digital modes, etc, etc. I would hate to see GMRS turn into what the Chicken Band (CB) has become.

Definitely agree with all the above post. I truly believe they are the best bang for your buck when it comes to CCR’S. God know’s I’ve got a pile of them. I can’t help myself. Lol