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No fence or tower on my lots.
An antenna on a 6' pole would be hella coverage from up there
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Does he have a location in mind for Butte?
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4 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
Mine came with its own little monitor that is mounted on the front-dash.. from the time I put the Jeep in Reverse, until the image shows on the screen, is about 1/2 second... and as far as I can tell there is no transmission delay - the image is 'live' with no lag.
I'll look for one with an 7 or 8" monitor that should fit my RAM.
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12 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
It shouldn't.. .but, that is no guarantee..
I have one of the cheapest wifi-cameras you can buy mounted on my Jeep's 3rd brake-light/license plate bracket, and my antenna is mounted about a foot away above the passenger side brake-light (see image) - i've never suffered any interference.
Do you experience any delay camera - monitor? Are you using Android or iOS?
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11 minutes ago, WRXP381 said:
Probably not. But why not just run a wired camera? You already have power running to the 3rd brake light and coax to the antenna so what’s one more wire to the camera?
I want to use my Android phone or tablet (that I already have a RAM mount for) for the camera screen and not have to add a monitor to the Jeeps dash or rollbar.
I can look for a monitor that's the same size as my tablet and see if it will fit the RAM.
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I have my 1/4 wave antenna mounted on an 8" square plate on top of my Jeep's 3rd brake light bracket. There's plenty of room for a steel bracket on the rear portion of the plate to mount a magnetic backup camera. I'd like to go WiFi for the camera so am curious whether anyone might know if the GMRS signal will trash the WiFi signal or vise versa? The antennas would be only inches apart.
It'll be an Amazon purchase so easily returnable if there's an issue, so I can test to find out and report if anyone gives a hoot.
TIA
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Why not use the free wouxun software?
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12 hours ago, StogieVol said:
@Extreme It's the Jeep Badge of Honor Trails.
Haven't done any BOH. Was to go to Moab last Spring with some friends but my dog got very ill and had to back out.
We run the many thousands of acres of BLM/USFS trails.
Great Basin high desert is perfect for GMRS and repeaters.
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49 minutes ago, StogieVol said:
@Extreme Very nice! I hope to get out your way sometime to wheel and get BOH trails done.
BOH?
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25 minutes ago, StogieVol said:
@CTarna Welcome! And I see a Jeep!!!!
One more. Where I use GMRS most
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19 hours ago, WRYD530 said:
I have looked on this and another site but can’t find a repeater in my area. I’m in the Warren/Youngstown Ohio area. The closest I see is in Painsville which I believe has a 25 mile range. It’s about an hour drive from me. My equipment is a Midland MXT575 with the 3db mag mount in the center of my GMC sierra roof. Also anyone want to comment on my “fars” with this setup. I don’t really have anyone else to talk to other than my handhelds which don’t give me more that a few miles in my area.
When you pull up the Map be sure to go to Settings wheel and select "Offline" and "Stale" repeaters to maximize your search. I have a few of those in my area that are fully functional.
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4 hours ago, gortex2 said:
Are you sure they didn't program a DIR button for Direct. That's how all my mobiles are setup. Worth checking.
No idea how to check that. Only 1 button does anything and that switches A-B
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On 9/2/2023 at 3:30 AM, gortex2 said:
Channel 8-14 aren't supposed to be in mobiles so that's most likely why they didn't put them in. The rules state handhelds only.
The 221 is a much more solid radio than any of the CCR units. I run them for SAR work and have yet to have one go bad. 128 channels and scan works well.
I mis-spoke. The channels I want that are not programmed are 15 - 22 Simplex.
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4 hours ago, gortex2 said:
Channel 8-14 aren't supposed to be in mobiles so that's most likely why they didn't put them in. The rules state handhelds only.
The 221 is a much more solid radio than any of the CCR units. I run them for SAR work and have yet to have one go bad. 128 channels and scan works well.
They had no issue inserting those channels in multiple Kenwood's I've purchased there.
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Found it in the software and it satisfied the install but then threw me another curve ball and I stopped without the correct data it wanted.
I punted and ordered a wouxun 20w unit. Kinda done with the used stuff.
Seller was to program with my spreadsheet but they inserted 1-6 and none of the useful 8-23 simplex, but did get the repeaters correct. Sent it back and they returned with no changes.
Maybe someone here wants an Icon 221?
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On 12/22/2022 at 9:30 PM, WRUT935 said:
Just got the replacement mic from buytwoway. The new mic has the same issue as the first. I wrote the vendor back and hopefully will hear tomorrow. I hope I just got another bad mic and that the radio is not defective.
those who own the kg-xs20g plus, have you tried to switch from spk1 to spk2 and is the mic speaker working properly?
On 12/22/2022 at 9:30 PM, WRUT935 said:Just got the replacement mic from buytwoway. The new mic has the same issue as the first. I wrote the vendor back and hopefully will hear tomorrow. I hope I just got another bad mic and that the radio is not defective.
those who own the kg-xs20g plus, have you tried to switch from spk1 to spk2 and is the mic speaker working properly?
...and...?
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I have the correct programming cable and software but don't know where to find "Product ID" for software install/setup,
TIA,
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12 minutes ago, WRWM492 said:
WRWM492 asks where are the gmrs repeaters in the bend, Oregon area
10 of them.
Be sure to go to Setting icon, upper left of map and select both outdated and stale repeaters for maximum results.
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8 minutes ago, kidphc said:
Well I should some DCS/DPL tones are not supported by some radios. Yet another reason they could not be used as much as good old sub audio tones.
Even sub audio tones, I was reading somewhere 100hz and below tones are often not used due to harmonic issues and. Tones above 200Hz some where weren't used often due to being audible to some users.
Wondering if Kenwood TK8180 supports DCS..
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I've used only CTCSS in all my GMRS radios, both HT & Mobile. I've run into a situation where the folks I'll be running with use D223N on the trail. I don't know if they have newer GMRS radios or what. I have the Kenwood software and cable so should be good but I thought I'd ask here if it's an issue before I dive in. Daily use I run with no privacy codes in the remote area where we use our radios.
Also wondering why this particular group is using DCS and if you know any advantage, etc.?
Thanks..
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Missed the net. Buddy had emergency dryer replacement and needed me to pick it up at just the wrong time.
Maybe next month.
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13 minutes ago, Sshannon said:
Notarubicon did a recent video which showed pretty surprising results for a Ghost antenna.
Same guy (hi there) who claims in another video that the 6" 1/4 wave is the worst performer. There are likely variables in terrain, etc. that might counter that claim. My personal experience has been pretty impressive in the mountainous high desert (hit 16 miles, not quite LOS mobile to HT 5x5).
NW Montana GMRS
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