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Cup holder or vent mount from Lido or Ram.

If the repeater is or has been active, it must be identified at least once every 15 minutes. If it is just listening and not transmitting, it does not have to be identified. Read through the rules for GMRS in Part 95 of the FCC regulations.

There are numerous coax switches available from radio dealers. Diawa is often cited as a reliable brand.

Being a 20W transceiver it won't draw more than 8 amps so the cig adapter is fine for temporary installations. If you are planning on mounting the radio permanently, then my preference is for the Power Poles.

Welcome @WSCD723 Yes, Ham Study is a great resource. The ARRL books are also a great resource and they include illustrations to illustrate many of the principles.

Talk to them just like you would on a phone call. "WRVM969 <Person being called's name> are you on?" As you are both under the same call sign, only one needs to give the call sign.

They are. A radial adds to the length of the antenna making a 1/4 wave into a center fed dipole with a total length of 1/2 wave.

The radials coming off the base of the antenna makes it a half wave antenna.

Yes, and some of them are even logical.

The itinerant frequencies can be licensed nationwide. For a frequency coordinator, I would recommend the Forestry Conservation group FCCA although any Part 90.35 Business/Industrial Land Transport coordinator can license the frequencies. A commercial radio shop will be well acquainted with the necessary coordinators. I'd also suggest they shop with the different coordinators, as they will often cut prices to get the business.

Please don't double post. Mr. Shannon already answered the question in your other post.

Your best bet would be a commercial license and commercial grade radios. Almost all the radio dealers can help you decide on exactly what radios and the number of frequencies you would need. My suggestion is for VHF itinerant band radios and frequencies, unless you are going to be in the same area for more than a year or two. Then you would want regular business channels still in the VHF band for coverage. Your HQ or base would need a base station and commercial grade antenna system. Be aware though that just having the radios doesn't mean you'll always have contact with your base or handhelds because of the terrain you'll be working in.

All the 50W rated radios I've seen (and used) all need better than 10 Amps but less than 15. I sure would like to know what radio you've got that puts out 45 - 50W on UHF and only draws 3A.

Plan on not being able to make contact with them via VHF/UHF frequencies.

Please don't double post. Two threads on the same question will lead to confusion on everyone's part.

Are you licensed for GMRS? Use the FCC's ULS website and search for others having a ZA license in your county.

Not really, you can have an easy $1500 to $2000 wrapped up in a good repeater's radio and antennas. Now let's guess about the power supplies.

It's just hammered to the wall. Likr I said, it doesn't go anywhere.

Left one goes up, and the right one doesn't go anywhere. Other than that, welcome to the forums.

You can use the FCC ULS website to search for other license holders in your area,

What do you mean when you ask for next steps? For a graduated understanding of radio basics, look to your local Community College. They may have electronics courses that will teach you about how the guts work inside the radio, but not much about antennas or signal transmission or reception. The course IS the basic building block needed. Ham radio courses can teach you about transmitters, receivers, and antennas, but not the electronics behind them.

You'll need the Yaesu programming cable for the FT-65 as it doesn't use a standard K plug cable. The programming cable goes in the lower socket.

His antenna will contract a social disease.

I didn't say they were Power Pole connectors. I said Power Pole connectors would fit on them.

You have stated it many times with your interpretation of Fixed Station. You have stated several times that a station that doesn't move is, by definition, a fixed station. That is an incorrect interpretation, as fixed stations are primarily used to transfer data from one fixed point to another. A control station triggers another, usually remote, station to begin or cease operation, while a base station is used to communicate with either other base or mobile stations. Pressing your PTT to trigger a repeater to carry your information automatically renders your station a control station, as it is controlling the operation of the repeater. Simplex between two stations is classified as base-to-base traffic or base-to-mobile traffic, depending on where the remote unit is located.