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You may need to check the plastic inserts in each antenna/cavity port. I believe the XLT Duplexer is one of those cheap duplexers that are susceptible to the insert being burned out easily by RF.

I doubt that Ohio has any desert area or that type of terrain.

You should look at to see if the Parma and North Ridgeville repeaters can meet your needs.

Forestry Work = Meaning what exactly? Planting trees, fighting fires, or clearing out dead tree branches or thining the forest? Depending on what your intention is on how you plan to use your radio will dictate the frequencies you can legally use during your forestry operation. As I suspect, you are most likely a private entity and not a government agency, you may have to acquire a license for use in the Industrial/Business Radio Pool (Part 90) and depending on your activity that will also dictate which radio service frequency you can be licensed on within that Pool. You should familiarize yourself with Part 95.35. More than likely, you may not be eligible to use GMRS or any freqs in the Personal Radio Service (Part 95) based on your intended use Public Safety Grade radios would be the Motorola APX series mobiles and portable for the current generation and the Astro 25 Digital Series such as the XTL/XTS series mobiles and portables for the previous generation of radios. The cost of the APX series is thousands of dollars for new radios and the used radio market is somewhat limited in inventory but less thousands of dollars. The Astro 25 Digital XTL/XTS series used radio market is plentiful as most of the public safety agencies along with the federal agencies are changing out these radios for the APX series radios. The cost of these radios are very reasonable and these radios should give you plenty of years if not a decade or two of good service use. You can buy portables for around $200-400 and mobiles for about $400-600 depending on the features and flash codes. Don't get hung up on if you need the Trunking features although most of the used market radios are flashed for Trunking and Digital operation. If your communication needs are just analog conventional than you'll should find these radios are almost a dime a dozen.

You need to submit your request to the repeater owner through mygmrs.com by clicking on the details button for that repeater on the map. The Tones for Pinal did not change. SWCRS activated the PT-T ID feature and issued every member their personal PT-T ID number in order to access the repeater. Your radio has to have the ability to send the ID using MDC1200 system feature for it to work.

Were you westbound heading home when you were on top of Chiriaco? Maybe eastbound on top of Chiriaco would have worked better with the antenna facing towards the repeater.

As I was referring to the "R" and "Q" model radio, those radios are Motorola radios. The Kenwood TK880 model (25 watt) band splits are: the TK880-1 is 450-490 MHz; TK880-2 is 485-512 MHz; TK880-3 is 400-430 MHz and the TK880H is the 40 watt radio with the same respective band splits. As Lscott said, you may be able to push the 70cm freq programming in the Kenwood. Since, I am not an Amateur, as in HAM radio operator, I never had a need to try that with my Kenwood.

I've heard that people in some areas in the East Valley are fortunate to hear both the 650 and 725 repeaters along with Pinal. We're not that fortunate here in the West Valley for the Two Tucson and Pinal repeaters. Since, the Pinal Repeater requires PT-T ID to access the repeater do you hear the ID squawking? I haven't been within range of Pinal since the change. I'm just curious if you can hear the squawking on keyup?

With my K40 on my Pickup I think I am seeing between 3.4 and 3.7 with my Cobra 29 LTD Nightwatch depending on the selected channel, and my Firestik II antenna on my Jeep with my Cobra 19 DX III is seeing about 2.8 to 3.1 depending on the selected channel. The power levels were checked with the engine running. I'm still waiting to come across someone with a FM CB Radio so I can see how FM 29 LTD performs.

And Shaw Butte. If you're a member of the Arizona GMRS Repeater Club, you would have access to the White Tanks Repeater which is linked to the Scottsdale, East Mesa, and Flagstaff repeaters.

It's just 1 dB, not significant and you won't know the difference in the operating distance unless you buy your cable from Amazon.

I thought that my Kenwood TK880-1 would be compliant on the 462 MHz Interstitial channels on low power but my recertified Bird 43 says it puts out a tad over 6 watts. I remember that my POS MFJ 849 said 4.7 watts last year that is why I decided to check this morning to see what the Bird would said. As for operating on the 462 MHz Interstitial Channels, you can operate wideband and narrowband, its your discretion. It's not just narrowband only, as per Section/Rule Part 95.1771(a) The Kenwood and Motorola portables and mobiles would be your best bet in order to be compliant with Part 95, Subparts A and E, and have the ability to program 70cm freqs. You will need to find the "R" model radio in the earlier models and the "Q" model radios for the later models in order to have the operating band range for programming the 70cm and GMRS freqs.

A friend con me in going to the HAM thing at DeVry University with him this Saturday and if you or your friend is going to this HAM thing I can bring the 269D with me and give to you or him. Let me know if that will work.

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Be patient. There is a line of a gazillion people waiting on their request for the Towers 575 repeater.

I sent my MFJ 269D and 849 back to MFJ last September under warranty because of erroneous readings. They were never consistent readings. They were suppose to recalibrate the meters. I received my 269D towards the of February. I still don't have the 849 and I don't care if I ever get back the 849. I even gave up on the 269D about mid January and receiving the 269D was a total surprise. The 269D still gives inaccurate readings. I am happy with my RigExpert 650 although the battery charger for the rechargeable batteries they sent is a POS and won't fully charge the batteries. I rectified that problem by buying a charger from Walmart for about $50. I'm about to throw out the 269D and if anyone wants it at no cost, all you have to do is pre-pay the shipping cost and provide a shipping label and it's yours. But I wouldn't trust the readings with it.

Not a lot of people don't have CB radios like they did years ago. These days very few Truckers run with CB radios.

Not the one on my racecar. Talley still has the ANXTRA4500N antenna. Surprisingly, they're still using the Antenex antenna part number. Unfortunately, the White Phantom is still the only single unit purchase and the Black is a minimum of 10 unit purchase and that is why I have a white Phantom non-ground plane NMO antenna instrad of the black non-ground plane NMO antenna.

MFJs are not accurate. Muliband antennae are compromising on band efficiency somewhere. Get an accurate Antenna Analyzer and, not a MFJ, and check the antenna resonate.

No worries on my part. I don't let politics dictate my lifestyle or sway my views and opinions on the issues. Politics definitely don't influence me on how I vote, I vote on what "I" feel is the best for the greater good.

Low Profile. Please note the White Phantom antenna just under the rear window near the top and attached to the rollbar structure. This antenna is a non-ground plane designed antenna. And these antennae are not "Ghost Antennae", I can clearly see the antenna. They are called Phantom antennae as named originally by Antenna Specialist now called Laird.

Unless there is a GMRS system/infrastructure already in place and the kids had good quality portable radios and you have a base station unit, I doubt that you will have a direct communication connection. If both locations are within cellular service coverage, cellular telephones and/or Motorola Wave devices would work but those would require subscription service for each device. Another service to consider is the Garmin inReach but that would require a subscription service. There is no legitimate reason for a parent to have direct communication contact with the kids throughout the day when they are in school and under the school's supervision. Parents need to have trust in the school officials. During that time, the kids should be focusing on their studies without disruption from the home front. Give them a break and let them be so they can learn and enjoy interaction with other kids during recess and the lunch period. Parents have no business interfering during school hours. Don't over parent.

HOME Vertex Standard Repeater with EMR Corp Duplexer Laird FG4602 Base Antenna tip at 30' and Times Microwave ("Some People" thinks it is called Times New Roman as in the Font) LMR400 Cable. For my Base Radios - Two Motorola XTL5000 Dashmounts, one with a Motorola Desk Microphone connected to a Laird B4502N non ground plane antenna with LMR400 Cable in the attic, and the other radio using a hand mic connected to another Laird B4502N mounted in the side window of my shop/garage. FOR MY CARS Chevrolet Silverado 1 Ton Dually Diesel - Motorola XTL5000 Remote Mount connected to a Laird B4502 roof mount antenna. A Cobra 29 LTD Nightwatch AM/FM CB Radio connected to a roof mount K40 antenna as a secondary radio. Jeep Wrangler "IZARUBIcon" 2 Dr - Motorola XTL5000 Remote Hi-powered connected to a Larsen Glass-Mount Antenna mounted on the rear glass. A Cobra 19 DX III CB radio connected to a Firestik II 5 Ft Adjustable Tip antenna mounted in the rear near the spare tire as a secondary radio. Corvette Racecar - Motorola HT1000 connected to a Laird non-ground plane Phantom antenna mounted to the roll bar and audio equipped helmet. XTS 1500 radios used by the spotters. Corvette Grocery Getter - Motorola XTS5000 Type 3 FPP Porsche Grocery Getter - Kenwood TK 880 connected to a Laird 1/4 wave unity gain on a Midland Magmount. The radio is not permanently mounted and is powered from the accessory power plug. Club Car Golf Car Grocery Getter - Motorola XTS5000 Type 2 with Remote speaker microphone. The radio sits in a cup holder. I have a gazillion Motorola mobiles and portables as spares: XTL5000, XTL2500, XTS5000 (FPP, Type 2 and 3) XTS3000 Type 2, XTS2500, XTS1500, MT2000 (A4 & A7), MTS2000, HT1000, ASTRO SABER (Types 1, 2, and 3), and VISARs. Oh, one Midland MXT500 with a Midland Magmount and Phantom antenna I temporily loan to my radio-less friends when on Trail Rides or Porsche Driving Tours.

Recently, a local Phoenix family drove up to the mountains northeast of Phoenix several days ago and got caught in a snow storm and they were stranded for several days. The family did survive and made it out unharm. They were lucky to be found by local Payson Area residents during the snow storm. While they were stranded, they attempted to call for help using their cell phone but unfortunately, they were in an area of no cell service, which is not unusual in the remote mountain areas of Arizona. However, the area they were in was well covered by the Diamond Point GMRS Repeater which is linked to other repeaters of the Southwest Community Radio System (SWCRS) that serve the Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson, and the eastern mountain communities in Arizona; and throughout the state of New Mexico. If they had a GMRS radio and if they were licensed and knowledgeable about the GMRS repeater system they could have use their GMRS radio to summon for help. The point is, you can’t always rely on a Cellular Telephone for help, especially in remote areas. So, don’t leave home without your GMRS radio even in the metro areas. You can never plan when a GMRS radio will be the most valuable tool in the time of need.

And it won't, as long it is completely compliant with Part 95, subparts A and E.