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Non-Chinese crap GMRS radios
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Midland gxt 67 pro won't charge
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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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There must be a way. This is a new question that I have not seen asked before.
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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.
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KB9VBRr antennas recommends and sells the snap on ferrite chokes for the J-pole he sells. https://www.jpole-antenna.com/shop/snap-on-ferrite-beads-11mm-set-of-3/ I got them for mine when I ordered it and they are the correct size for LMR 400 and RG8-U. Be sure and wrap them with electrical tape so they don't slide.
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Worthy radios for new folks
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Nice! I am thinking of picking up a KG-UV9GX as well. You can't go wrong with either one. Solid radios.
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I did a lot comparisons before settling on the Wouxun KG-935g+ I would say the KG-UV9GX is a close second to the 935G+. Here is a review that may be helpful where he talks about both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MmuHqzbXqc
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"Asking for a friend" UV5R issue
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The Wouxun KG-935G+ does. There is an icon that stays on indicating which area A or B last received a signal.
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Welcome to the forum! This radio has a built in battery and antenna. Two things that make it a no go for me. I wanted to like this radio when it first came out. If in fact it has no low voltage cut off protection then you will have to be extra careful and that makes the non removable battery issue even worse. It sounds like call to Midland is in order. Personally I would return it and get a different radio, but I need a removable antenna and batteries that can be swapped for my usage. YMMV.
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WRWE456 replied to WSDU214's topic in Equipment Reviews
Here is another example of line of sight being most important. I live on a hilltop on an island in NW Washington. I can hit a large area repeater East of Seattle that is high on a mountain 92 miles from my location with a 5 watt Wouxun KG-935G plus hand held connected to a rooftop Yagi directional antenna. But I have almost perfect line of sight to that repeater save a few trees in my neighborhood. I have no doubt it would reach even further.
