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    WRXB215 replied to mitzvah's question in Technical Discussion

    LOL! All randomness aside, I think they turned off your hearing aids. Not looking forward to the day when I need them.
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    Nothing against Motorola but if I drop a Baofeng I can afford to replace it.
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    New to GMRS

    WRXB215 replied to a topic in Guest Forum

    I agree with @SteveShannon. If you are in a neighborhood with lots of houses and trees, that's about all you can expect from a couple of HTs
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    @Rulander welcome to GMRS.
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    Are you using a repeater channel, that is, above 22?
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    Yep, that's the meanest thing I've seen @Blaise do.
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    Some did, some did not. Some had backup power that lasted long enough for mains to come back online, some never lost mains. Some lost antennas, some did not. I had one ham repeater and one GMRS repeater I could still use. Also had some ham friends just close enough for simplex.
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    Looks like N-type on the antenna. LMR-400 or better is recommended for the UHF band.
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    I fight this same battle and it can be quiet frustrating. Especially since we just recently went through a hurricane and two-way radios were all that worked.
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    I have the UT-72 dual band. It works quite well. Since you are using the dedicated GMRS version, it should work even better.
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    It's a good idea to use your radio regularly to stay in practice. In an emergency stress will be high and the last thing you want is to be fumbling with the radio or worse, a dead battery.
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    I can tell you from experience, you don't want to go down that path.
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    With that "kit" he will not need another adapter for a mobile. All he will have to do is remove the SMA adapter being used for the HT. The cable already has a PL-259 which is why it comes with the SMA adapter for HT in the first place.
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    @WSEG508 If the repeater uses an output tone, use that to squelch out all the simplex traffic.
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    Always use a lightning arrestor on the antenna feed line. The point is to always try and keep that killer outside the house.
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    Same here.
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    @WRUE951 sorry to hear it is so bad in some areas. So far my experience has been very positive on both GMRS and ham. I wish everyone could have as good an experience and just have good clean effective communications.
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    @WRUE951 that must be regional. I operate in the Houston area and the only unlicensed chatter I've heard is on simplex with a very weak signal which tells me they are on FRS radios.
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    That's sad. I'd rather support the citizens. I assume the government entities can take care of themselves. I'd rather not serve the government anyway, they are supposed to serve us.
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    That is what I did but sadly I still don't have an HF rig to really make use of the additional privileges.
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    It took several hours on a bright sunny day but this panel charged a completely dead battery for a Baofeng GM15 Pro.
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    Was that one of their GMRS antenna or just a UHF antenna?
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    I know it can sometimes be rough hear and there but I don't think GMRS will ever be like CB. I think the fact that you have to get a license and your info is public keeps the biggest jerks away. It's easier to be a jerk anonymously on CB which makes people bolder on that service.
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    @WRVM506 that is very interesting. Maybe you should leave the big antenna as is for looks and add a small, inconspicuous GMRS antenna that actually connects to the radio. A "ghost" antenna might fit the bill.
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    That ^^^^ If they aren't encrypted, they will be useless. I doubt there is a rule against listening to an open radio signal. "Joe! He said he's running xyz..."
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