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Are you sure you're on the right channel or was this just bleed over from an adjacent channel or intermod? I'm pretty sure that this is not co-channel traffic!

Hmm, I guess it does and is kinda optical.

I believe Rugged Radios uses the RT Systems Software application. What I recall that application was somewhat cumbersome to use.

That looks more like a 5 Ft Firestik.

You do have the right and you can select which rule to not follow and if you exercise that right and violate a rule of your choosing, you will be facing consequences and the Government or the responsible regulatory entity will exercise their right to take the appropriate action and bring either criminal or civil charges against you and you will be guaranteed that you will have your say in a court of law.

It's the same procedure as you would do with a CB antenna on channels 1 and 40.

I like the way my 5 Ft CB Firestik II antenna arcs back in the wind at 75 MPH on the Freeway.

I have found that the Midland Mag-Mounts have the best results for VSWRs on GMRS freqs than any other brand of Mag-Mounts, even better than Laird.

The Midland MXTA 26 is also good performing GMRS antenna

The Midland Magmount really isn't too shabby. I have found that I have gotten good VSWRs with the Midland NMO Magmount. The radio shouldn't be the problem, but I can't vouch for the Antenna. The VSWRs definitely need to be checked.

Ask Steve stated, with the multi-meter, you want to check and see if you have continuity from the center pin of the PL259 connector to the center contact of the NMO mount. Your reading should be "zero". If you have any reading than there is resistance and that may mean and open circuit thus a defective cable or connector issue. Then at either end of the cable, connect the meter to the center pin of the PL259 and to the outside metal portion of the PL259 pin exits the connector that is attached to the cable, not the loose doo-hickey that tightens the cable to the back of the radio SO239 connector; and you should have a reading of "OL". If you get a reading of "zero", you have a direct short more likely at the connector or at the NMO mount also meaning a defective cable. I vote for a short at the connector. What NMO mount and cable are you using? If you are using something bought from a discount big warehouse third-party type reseller that doesn't specializes in only radio electronics like DX Engineering or Arc Antenna, send it back and get a refund or scrap it and buy a real cable from a reputable radio electronics or antenna reseller that specializes in the subject products. Anything other than that is just pure junk.

Note the Grid Mounting Base I used on my 23 Wrangler "IZARUBI". The Grid is a Bullet Point Solutions product that will allow you to use either their accessories or Ram Mounts Ball and Mount accessories for all kinds of electronics. Bullet Point Solutions does have a Grid Mounting Base for the Nissan Frontier. Bullet Point calls the Grid Mounting Base "RubiGrid". www.bulletpointmountingsolutions.com/collections/mounting-bases

That radio is not type-accepted for use on Part 95, subpart E, and any Part 90 freqs. It can only be used on Part 97 freqs.

That is exactly what the "Queen" was trying to convey in one of his videos several months ago.

The speakers are plenty loud even driving down the road with the front windows down and the volumes just passed mid-way.

Pictures are always cool.

No attempt to make people jealous, just throwing out some stuff to help people with coming up with their own ideas on their mobile installations. Thanks on the comment.

I finally made time to install the above subject radio in my 21 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Dually Diesel Pickup. I've been wanting to do that since I bought the Truck almost 4 years ago. I did make time for the Motorola XTL5000 UHF High Powered Remotd Mount sometime ago. The installation was a piece-of-cake and I had no problems with the install. The subject radio is the 840 channel version and I only have a few VHF channel programmed in the radio. I am not a licensed Amateur Radio Operator, thus I do not have any HAM channels programmed. The VHF radio will mostly be used for my car racing activities, in addition to the UHF radio. The UHF radio is CPS tuned for max 50 RF watts for GMRS. I'm using a Laird/ T E Connectivity B1443S Antenna with Spring 2-3 dB Omnidirectional mounted on the cab roof along with my CB K40 and B4502 UHF antennae. The VHF antenna was tuned with the VSWRs for 154 Megs at 1.05:1 which resulted in .5 reflected at 55 watts measured with my Bird 43. The radio draws about .5 DC amps on standby and about .6 amps receiving. The radio draws about 7 amps transmitting. Both radios draws approx. 14 amps when both radios are keyed simultaneously. The radios draw their power directly from my auxiliary battery which is charged by an auxiliary alternator, and are connected to a chassis grounding point.

Passing a basic test by memorizing the published test answers does not make a person knowledgeable on the subject. It just gives the "Less-Than-Knowledgeable person with a good memory of the test answers authorization to transmit on freqs that they have no business of doing so. The Technician License Test requirements is a joke when it really does not serve any purpose other than separate people with good memories from the people that can't remember/retain the published test answer information that has nothing to do with the legal operation of radio devices in a specific band. Show me one question on the Technician License Test that demonstrates the person's knowledge/skill/ability to properly program and operate a radio device, suchas the TID TD-H3 or a Motorola XTS5000 "Q" model radio device on the subject radio band (2M or 70cm).

If the subject radio has a FCC ID of 2A4FBTD831, this radio does not have any Type-Accepted to transmit on any freq between 450-470 MHz, thus can not legally transmit on any Part 90 & 95 allocated frequency in that range. It is my understanding that Part 97 radio devices do not need a Type-Acceptance to transmit on 420-450 MHz freqs.

Just bend it to your liking. I had to do the samething on my 23 Wrangler IZARUBI for a Lip-Mount because the curve in the hood which made the antenna point off-to-the-side. Most likely, you will end up with a gap under the mount at some point.

You're right, no one is going to jail for a violation of a city code and they can't go to jail for a violation of a city code. A violation of a city code is civil and not criminal and can only be assessed a civil penalty thus, pay a fine and/or could have a lien placed against his property.

Yes, our beloved Queen's Jeep's license plate and his Business/Production name gave me the idea to come up with my license plate configuration.

Your comment definitely does not warrant a response nor do I want to come down to your level.

Speaking of "Sad" and now I have to bring this fact up. Although, it wasn't on 11M, it was on 2M. I was going to lunch with a friend a couple days ago and he is a HAM guy, and he had his 2M radio on and there was a true real life to God "Sad HAM" on the air crying and whimpering for about 30 minutes with another HAM dude. I could not believe it. Yes, its true, there really are "Sad HAMs" in the world, the Queen was right.