OffRoaderX
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I have a 1486 that I have used with my KG1000G, my XTL5000, my repeater made of two KG1000Gs and my VXR7000 repeater. it works very well - on simplex i'm getting 40+ miles with it. Per the instructions I cut all 3 elements, and IIRC, the SWR was about 1.01:1 . Ignore anyone that tells you to not follow the manufacture's instructions how how/what to cut.
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...just please.. for the love of Xenu, do not do it in the middle of a conversation - wait for them to finish.
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In all seriousness the company itself says it is pronounced: woo-shun - like Ocean, but with woo (ryhms with so) in front of it.
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BoofWhang
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Not all repeater owners listen to their repeater 24/7. I rarely listen to mine.
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The refrigerator.. They always jump under the refrigerator...
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There is no protocol in GMRS, but most people consider a repeater that uses the travel tone to be 'open' .. If it was ME, i would start using it until someone complains. The worst thing that will happen is someone complains...
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Have you tried searching for videos on Youtube for the specific things you dont understand?
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It depends.. on many factors... BUT: If you will be installing it on your roof, a large fiberglass type "base" antenna like the Tram1486 is probably a better choice as it will perform better and does not require a ground-plane. If you just want to put it in the window, then the MXTA26 is probably a better choice as it is smaller and will fit in the window better than a 5-8Ft long fiberglass type base antenna and you can slap a pie-pan under it for the groundplane.
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The MXTA26 was my preferred antenna when using my KG-1000G in my Jeep, it is still the preferred antenna on my Jeep now that I use a Motorola XTL5000, and is the preferred antenna that i use with the KG-1000G PLUS that I use as a mini-base in my office.
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Both Jeeps have Motorola XTL5000 radios, I carry a XTS2500 when running around on foot outside the Jeep, for the couch I use an XTS5000, and as my base-station, an XTL5000.. All for GMRS and encrypted comms..
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He's now giving approvals to people that request access, but not including the tone/any info.. This will make for a poor user-experience for MyGMRS users.. I hope @rdunajewskior someone can do something about it.
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"good" is entirely subjective and depends on what "good" means to you, so you're only going to get a bunch of people telling you what THEY have/what THEY think is good for them. So I'll start: In both my Jeeps I have Motorola XTL5000s.. To me they are good, so I i highly recommend one.
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I have not noticed that, but I did notice that you just signed up here and that was only your 4th post and you're already being a dickhead.
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This is not the case with any of the radios I've dealt with having the audio issue discussed in this thread. FYI: posting the same incorrect information multiple times wont make the information any less wrong.
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The audio problem is caused by the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) being a bit aggressive. Everyone I know that has this issue is able to improve it by not holding the mic so close to their mouth and holding it at a slight angle from their mouth (instead of directly in front of their mouth) so they aren't "popping" their Ps and Ts.
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This new listing: https://mygmrs.com/repeater/6937 is not owned by @WRWI949 and should be removed. It is a copy of-> https://mygmrs.com/repeater/5340 owned by me/my group. Posting here in hopes that @rdunajewski sees it - If there is another/better way to report a repeater please let me know.
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If the receiving radio has no receive-tone set, it will still hear the transmission. If the receiving radio has a different tone set, or of the receiving radio had a tone set, but the transmitting radio is not sending any tone, then receiving radio would not hear it.
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Assuming you are hearing this through a repeater: You may not have the right tone or you have it wrong/backwards in your radio (TX instead of RX and visa-versa) You may not be in range of the repeater - just because you can hear it does not mean it can hear you You are hearing a repeater but transmitting on the simplex channel not the "repeater" channel Probably other things i'm not thinking of
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GMRS Travel Channel (rant 2 of 3) Frequency choice criteria
OffRoaderX replied to kirk5056's topic in General Discussion
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Virtually all repeaters will have an input tone - that is the tone that you transmit to the repeater. The output tone which is the tone for receiving is optional. Some repeaters dont use one, even if they do, putting it on your radio is optional to help block-out other noise/traffic on the same channel. TL;DR - If it has just one tone/code, put it on the TX of your radio
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They are nothing but cheap Chinese junk! Anyone that uses one is not as smart as I am! ...just wanted to get that out of the way right up front.. I own several different model BoofWhangs and most of them offer great bang for the buck. Anyone that compares a $20-$50 Baofeng to a radio that costs much more (as done in this forum all the time) AND expects it to perform just as well is a fool and should be ignored.
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I am fairly certain that due to the laws of physics, there are no ham repeaters available anywhere within miles of that canyon either.. But I do agree with you on his stupidity, which is surpassed only by the 4 assclowns that decided to go Jeeping up Cleghorn on Saturday night in the middle of the blizzard/flurry.. and... got stuck/trapped... Lucky for them Cleghorn has cell-service almost the entire route -otherwise they'd still be there, Jack Torrance style..
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Except for the fact that where he was in Lytle Creek (Coldwater Canyon to be exact) there are no GMRS repeaters within range.. as is the case with 98% of Lytle Creek past the public shooting range.
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Looking for business style gmrs 5w ht
OffRoaderX replied to WRWH734's question in Technical Discussion
A used Motorola XTS5000 Model 1 would be a great option for your requirements, but be aware that it is not FCC Part 95 Type Accepted.. Not that the FCC will care, but "some people" here on the forum will stroke-out if they know you are using it on GMRS.
