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Details deleted to save space. You did not have to run the ground through the firewall. There are chassis grounding points inside the vehicle. 16+ volts will not have popped your fuse. Excess amps beyond your fuse rating would pop your fuse. I had this radio at one time. I had to see what this radio was all about. I wasn't too impressed with the receive audio quality but I didn't expect stereophonic quality sound either. The radio did not meet my user needs so I gave it away. The radio was cumbersome to navigate through all the channels I needed to have programmed in the radio and there were some freqs I wanted to program but they were out of the radio operating band range. I needed a radio with Zone/Banks to navigate through approx. 800 channels. I currently have 43 Zone/Banks set up. Also, this radio does not have the programming features I need and the soft programmable Feature buttons/keys to support such as, Zone/Bank selection Up and Down, Monitor (PL Defeat on receive), Output Power setting, multiple MDC Signallings, talk around/direct- simplex, several custom Scan Lists, and the ability to program non-GMRS freqs. The two receivers were somewhat nice and the Reverse Freq set feature was helpful on a couple of occasions for testing other radios with a duplex/repeater channel pair. I never did mount the radio in the car but if I was going to I probably would have used the remote configuration. I kept it as a dasmount and only had it in a car a couple of times before I gave up on the radio.

I don't recall if you can ascertain the radio's firmware version from the CPS. The "Mon" ( Monitor) button is soft programmable with a list of features that can be assigned to that button. I have mine set for Monitor, Carrier Squelch, Toggle, to Defeat the PL (Disable the Receiver Decoder). Also, you can set it to blow squelch momentary or toggle if you want. You'll like the radio. It is a great little radio for several purposes. I have two and I use one for a car that accommodate a radio installation and the other for a jetk and run for my radioless friends on Jeep Trail or Porsche Driving Tours so they can have radio comm.

$17.96 radios decent? Decent for what, maybe for paperweights. You gotta be kidding. Do it right and spend your money on better radios from a business that is in the business of selling decent quality radios. Buying cheap is never cheap financially and your time.

I had to look up that tone on the chart. I don't think I ever seen anyone using that tone freq.

Back in the 80s when my Area Offices were changing over from Teletypes to Computer Terminals my company radio started going ape stuff every time that I was getting close to one of our Offices. It was wideband noise that tore up the radios.

An old computer with a processor clock speed close to your receive frequency will cause havoc.

Can you please cite the appropriate rule that states linking GMRS repeaters is prohibited? I am unable to find any such FCC rule that prohibits the linking/networking of GMRS repeaters, base and fixed stations.

Thank God there no restrictions for UHF freqs below 470 MHz with Mexico.

According to the FCC's website there is no mutual frequency coordination agreement between the United States and Canada for any spectrum between 460-469 MHz. Also. the Government of Canada Department of Communication (DOC) has allocated 462.650 and 462.700 MHz for GMRS and FRS use. All 467 freqs are reserved for future allocation/use. The DOC only allows simplex operation for GMRS. I am not sure why there would be a restriction for using the GMRS 650 and 700 MHz channel pairs north of Line A and east of Line C. I am unable to locate any FCC documentation regarding this subject restriction to support the waivers and conditions listed on the GMRS license or any rule in Part 95 Subparts A and E. However, if the license has this waiver and condition stated on the license, it's binding and must be adhere to.

Hmm, maybe I didn't read the correct letters regarding freqs below 470 MHz that require mutual agreements between Canada and the United States. I'll have to do some more research on the subject. If is restricted it should be in one of those mutually signed letters listing those two restricted freqs.

What makes you think that I didn't verify the facts before I posted. The two freqs are not subject to be coordinated between Canada and the United States, at least I am not seeing any information on the subject that requires any mutual coordination. Now, there are freqs below 470 MHz that do require mutual coordination between the two countries, but the GMRS 650 and 700 channels pairs are not listed in that Letter of Agreement.

If I recollect, this issue was previously discussed in this forum several months ago and I remember that someone mentioned he just had his license renewed and the license did not have any listed waivers or conditions regarding the use of the GMRS 650 & 700 channel pairs north of Line A and east of Line C.

Any Motorola Talkabouts. Very good quality radios. Midland is not bad either for FRS quality radios.

Because, I no longer see the restrictions for transmitting on GMRS freqs north of Line A and east of Line C stated in Part 95, Subparts A & E, and in any Letters of Agreement with Canada. So, it looks like that Canada and the United States have recently come to a mutual agreement on the use of GMRS and probably FRS freqs with a handshake and a couple of beers. I saw other freqs below 470 MHz listed that still require coordination but not GMRS freqs.

I believe Lines A & C, no longer exist in Part 95, Subpart E thus, there are no restrictions for using GMRS freqs near or in Canada. Now, if "you people" count or not is at the discretion of the Queen.

Could be "knife edge diffraction"

I own two FM CB radios and someday I hope to find other FM CB Radio users. Right now all I can do is talk to myself.

Personally, I don't think that GMRS freqs are congested. Yes, there seems to be a lot of FRS type traffic on the GMRS simplex channels but those users don't seem to prevent other users doing the same thing in their small area footprint of use and then you have the repeater traffic. Just because a person can't immediately key up and use the repeater and has to wait is usually impatient anyways doesn't mean the channel is congested its just in use. Most GMRS users don't understand what channel loading means.

It sure is. I travel all over to my racing events throughout the country. The mid-west appears to be a little more active but not to a large degree. The Southwest and the west coast states are essentially dead except around some of the larger truck stop operations and an occasional traffic collision event. In California, CB traffic is essentially dead everywhere except the two Truck Stops in Ontario where the most of that traffic is advertising for free conversations and other things in the two parking lots. Also, you don't see to many trucks or even the cars these days with any sign of a CB radio antenna. Occasionally, a driver will try to give a shout-out to another driver and there is usually never a response back. So, I would have to say it is underutilized big time, at least on the trucker channels. Maybe another suggestion is allow 12 watts on FM like they do SSB. There needs to be a change to help promote the use of the 11M band. And if you want to give negative comments that is your prerogative but why not try be somewhat a little more positive and offer some suggestions that would help promote more usage of this part of the spectrum. The various parts of the spectrum does have its good and bad points but there is no reason to let any part of the spectrum go underutilized when there are options to make more attractive to use. I saw that someone posted a comment, maybe it was on Radio Reference, saying that CB radio was never intended to be for hobby use and that is what GMRS is intended for. We'll, guess what, GMRS was never intended for hobby use either. At least by rule, the two radio services have almost identical permissable and prohibited uses and neither services state it is for hobby use.

I would like to see the 11M flourish again, especially the FM modulation side of 11M. I think it can if the FCC would allow 11M enthusiasts increase the output power in order to increase the effective range to something reasonable. I don't think the use of repeaters would be in the best interest at this point. I also think that the use of CTCSS/DPL kinda defeats the purpose of sharing the use of the band. Channel protection would just create too many private conversations and cause a lot of co-channel use contention problems. The channel should be shared as it is today. If the FCC amends the GMRS license to authorize the use of 50 watts of FM modulation on 11M, I believe this would be a great start in getting more use on the 11M band. The existing rule not requiring a license for using 4 watts or less could remain as is today.

Better standby on Shaw Butte. I have a feeling that tone is no longer in use. Even the link tone is no longer working. We may be in a long wait and may be in the same situation as Towers 575 repeater.

Nothing. I didn't complete my sentence in what I was going to say.

I'm not sure how that would weed out sloppy readers but it will definitely cause their transmitting audio be clipped and have missing syllables. There is nothing wrong with narrowbanding and I support it and my Part 90 license requires the freqs to be narrowband.

Yes, in some parts of the modulation It definitely would cause a lot of missed syllables from the clipping of the transmitted audio.

I believe there may be a CB Radio that has PL capability now to join in on the joy.