WRWE456
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SteveShannon reacted to an answer to a question:
Kenwood TK-8180 Mounting solutions
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Welcome! Explore this site for ideas for mounting solutions for radios. https://www.lidoradio.com/ Cup holder and seat bolt mounts are popular. There are other company's that make similar mounts. Then look for a magnetic antenna mount. If you go with a modular mount like an "NMO" mount you can swap antennas to find what works or remove it for garage parking clearance. Lots of options for what you want to do.
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Wouxen KG-uv9g
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The screen color was one of the changes made on the X version. So no it can not be changed on the older version.
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FishinGary reacted to an answer to a question:
Wouxun KG-935G Plus Channel Wizard Issues
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Wouxun KG-935G Plus Channel Wizard Issues
WRWE456 replied to FishinGary's question in Technical Discussion
Glad I could help! That tripped me up once also when first learning to program them. They are great radios. I got them because they are easy to program without a computer. Enjoy! -
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WRWE456 replied to FishinGary's question in Technical Discussion
On further thinking about this issue, do you know that to program a channel/frequency you must first set "mode" to VFO using the "mode" button. You enter the frequency you want to program then open "Channel Wizard" and make the changes you want. Don't forget the last step of "save". If you are seeing frequencies you don't recognize push the " Mode" button until you see the channel you programmed. The mode button cycles though channel number, channel name, vhf frequencies and UHF frequencies if you named the channel you should see it displayed. -
Wouxun KG-935G Plus Channel Wizard Issues
WRWE456 replied to FishinGary's question in Technical Discussion
I have used the channel wizard almost exclusively on the three 935G+ radios I have and it works great and is easy and quick to use. Can you describe the exact steps you are doing and what the display shows. You must be missing a step. -
WRYZ926 reacted to an answer to a question:
Wrapping antenna connectors
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Thanks! Bookmarked.
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It Begins - Time to scan the band - Heard anything?
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Is the btech gmrs v2 a decent upgrade?
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Non-Chinese crap GMRS radios
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TD-H3 FPP Issues - Need Help
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Midland gxt 67 pro won't charge
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WRWE456 reacted to a post in a topic:
East Central Florida GMRS users?
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Florida is pretty flat and GMRS is line of sight mostly so if you are using a hand held radio at ground level you will not get very far. Maybe just your local neighborhood. If you are close enough to a repeater that has a high antenna you may be able to reach that to extend your range. Best bet is to get a friend with another radio and test your range by driving around to see how far you get and also getting closer to a repeater until you can connect. Getting out of the car at each test location will help also. It really takes experimentation with radio to learn for yourself what works for you with your equipment in your location. Again getting the antennas as high as possible will make the most difference. A base station setup (even with a hand held) with a rooftop antenna will give you the best range from home. Good luck!
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WRWE456 reacted to a post in a topic:
East Central Florida GMRS users?
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There must be a way. This is a new question that I have not seen asked before.
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WRWE456 reacted to an answer to a question:
ABR industries coax
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Very good points Marc!
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You may be better off setting up base station antennas at each house. Mast mounted antennas as high as you can. You can still use your hand held radios. Height is might in radio as they say. To test this maybe you can climb onto the roof of the houses and see if you can talk. Remember to hold the antennas vertical as they work best that way. If you can then base antennas should be all you need. If not then base antennas may allow each to connect to the local repeater.
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Of course its good to follow manufactures recommendations. That is probable for coax strain relief rather than a "drip loop".
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Hi Tina. Welcome to the forum! Should be fine as long as they use different names when signing up. The one call sign covers the whole family.
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So it's a J-pole? What does Ed Fong recommend? Yes much easier to wrap tape before mounting the antenna to the mast LOL!
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I just posted this in another thread. https://www.jpole-antenna.com/shop/snap-on-ferrite-beads-11mm-set-of-3/ What antenna are you using?
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I don't know about that cable. There is no reason to have a drip loop at the antenna. You want one at the location where the coax enters the house so water drips off before running into the wall. You may need a choke at the antenna depending on the antenna type. That can be a coil of a couple of wraps however that can be impractical with large diameter coax. In that case snap on ferrite chokes are better. The radius is from the center of the coil so a 2.5" radius make a 5" circle.
