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Don't know about the fuse holder alone, but dx engineering has some options from the t-connector down, along with others. https://www.dxengineering.com/search/part-type/dc-power-cable-assemblies?N=dc-power-cable-end-1%3At-style-2-pin

Checked just now, and it will tune down to the right range, and tx & receive am. Not picking up anything on airband at the moment though. That said, I'll be picking the better half up from the airport today, so I'll see what i can hear from closer in. (6m is why I wanted it to begin with ?) Edit: ? forgot the radio on my desk

I'll have to check my vx7r, but I know the icom 2730a in my truck does decently receiving air band from airport a few miles away, on both the sbb1 and ca2x4sr I run it through.

I tried ordering that one twice...lost in transit both times ? I ended up going with this one instead (since my primary use needed a sma-m)., and grabbed a sma-f to sma-f adapter from signalstuff when ordering another antenna: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07CPVF1GG/ Here is one I found as a related item, that has the sma-f end already, and mpd digital tends to be solid stuff, afaik: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00KQHH7VC/

My 805g has the base 30 (gmrs01-gmrs22, rept15-rept22), 4 of my local repeaters, and then another set of repeater channels for ad hoc use, plus a few local uhf things (public safety and ham stuff) for monitoring. Where I was aiming with the channel names was making sure the offset was being used...that's where my mind goes first, offset, tones, then range.

I'm not 100% on the names the 935 uses, but it should differentiate between the simplex channels and the repeater channels (which have the proper offset baked in). From there, it's down to proper tx tone for the repeater, and basic range. Where are you transmitting from, and what antenna are you using? If you're indoors (especially with radiant barrier insulation), or if there's significant obstructions like a big hill between you and the repeater, even a few miles could be challenging. Likewise, if the repeater is low level, maybe at rooftop height, that adds a whole lot more obstructions in a few miles. If your settings are good (wouldn't hurt to give details, there's a number on here with the same radio), you may try from closer to the repeater's location and see if that works better. Good luck!

I think a few other users can vouch as well, they aren't necessarily the least expensive option, but I've had good dealings with https://used-radios.com/ , including via eBay (username Erac1). Bought 4 radios from them, zero issues, and quick to respond on a couple after sale questions I had.

It's kind of a weak point in both the search and the map, but any repeater that the listing hasn't been updated in the last year, the search considers "stale", and by default, won't include them in the search. On the map, look for the gear icon near the top left, and toggle that option on to "show stale repeaters". There's some holes around Bowling Green and Elizabethtown, but quite a few scattered around still.

If OP has the same one I do, they aren't too expensive...I think mine was around $20 when I bought it some time ago.

I will second Marc. My initial setup had the comet clamped onto the side post of a wire storage rack, around halfway up. Swr was around 5:1, IIRC. Moved to the tripod and rechecked...1.2:1. Coupling with the rack was making a mess of an otherwise well tuned antenna

Those would definitely be more robust/stable (at least without some assistance). I don't know that I'd have kept mine as is as long as I have if i didn't have an out of the way spot to park it that it wont get bumped

This. I think I even have the same tripod, but since I'd lost the camera mount plate I just removed all of the mount parts and just left the shaft. It's been holding a comet dual band for my ham setup for a year and a half or so now. Testing will tell for sure, but you may be able to get away with tilting the camera mount so the handle is all the way down next to the shaft on the side opposite the antenna, and move the antenna all the way to the top of that shaft (lower the tripod and/or shaft if you need to for ceiling clearance ).

IMO... I wouldn't let the narrowband only grant turn me away if it otherwise met my needs. The biggest issue of wideband vs narrowband is the equipment is mismatched (narrowband radio into a widband repeater, or vice versa). It would just come down to setting up the radios accordingly. On another note, from what I saw on retevis' sitez the stock tuning for the original rt97 wants 10mhz offset in vhf or uhf...not even feasible in vhf (2m), being only 4mhz wide. It makes me wonder if the lower rated power on the gmrs model is to get it to sneak under the thresholds for certification (from some of the numbers we saw in the report), if it's accounting for signal loss tuning that tiny duplexer down to a 5mhz offset, or a bit of both.

From their page on Facebook, it looks like they had to shut it down in July due to site costs. https://m.facebook.com/barnsys/

I forget the page number now, and I may be reading it wrong, but was the chart earlier in the report (page 15 or so?) focused on spurious emissions showing the spurs were higher output than the actual in band signal?

Not that I see in the menu on mine either. Black text on white background may be the best it gets... short of fabbing a little visor for the display.

First, I'll suggest not trusting those other sites ( .io or .report) 100%, as they aren't official sites and I've seen a few glitches in the data...though that doesn't seem to be the issue here. Here is the actual doc on fcc.gov...looks like narrow only there...11k0f3e and 5 watts only. https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/tcb/reports/Tcb731GrantForm.cfm?mode=COPY&RequestTimeout=500&tcb_code=&application_id=46EoA4PpE8zlyRIMY2v7uw%3D%3D&fcc_id=2ASNSRT97 Here is the main authorization search page https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GenericSearch.cfm Perhaps the "wideband" is there for ham use, where they aren't subject to certification testing like they are for gmrs?

I get strong interference that stops the scan on my 805g on channels 3 and 6...traced it back to the work issued lcd monitor, goes away with the screen off though.

Good thinking for easy setup! I f you go po box, it may vary a little pricewise between locations. Also, some now offer "street addressing" which means they'll accept most packages from ups, fed ex, etc, and you can ship things there from vendors that wouldn't normally ship to a PO box. At least at the PO I use, street addressing is a no additional cost opt-in. https://postalpro.usps.com/mailing/competitivepoboxes

My experience is similar to @wrcu527 . I have some vx4200's in play, and the date workaround works on those. No experience with an evx mobile, but I also have a couple evx handhelds, and those are a bit harder. On the handhelds, once they're programmed for narrow, a recovery tool needs to be used to restore wideband, and then the export version of the software will be needed to program and stay wideband after recovery, as the us version will force narrowband

I think the difference in relation to hinge is just hinge location changes between models, the height in relation to the cowl seems pretty similar. That said, I also agree that the proximity of the body is probably the biggest issue. Tried a base setup clamped to a metal rack (about halfway up, to clear the ceiling...3.5:1 swr. Moved it to a tripod in the closet, away from the rack and anything else metal...1.1:1 on the same frequencies. I believe @marcspaziis using lip mounts on the edge of his jeeps' hoods with good results

Same here as well, hence... (I think I have the same name on the gotenna mesh forum as well)

What antenna is the 2730a hooked up to? I know (at least in terms of swr) the comet gp1 that's my ham base antenna isn't happy with much outside the 420-450 range. The commercial stuff is also probably better optimized /filtered for the higher frequencies (possibly more sensitive, as well) where commercial and gmrs reside, where the 2730a is outside it's normal operating range

I'll give that a try...forgot about that option.

did what i could with a piece of cloth...no luck so far. did a full uninstall/reinstall...no go on either of the XPRs. even broke down and picked up an oem Moto cable...same message. unrelated to the moto challenges, I picked up a Diamond NR72b, on the ongoing hunt for something less compromised but still short enough to clear the garage at work...tram1181 is just an inch or so long, and the Comet SBB1 I usually run leaves me wanting for a little more signal. While great in 70cm (1.02:1), and pretty decent in GMRS (1.25-1.3:1), the NR72b is showing surprisingly bad swr on 2m (3.2 on the browning/rg8x mount, and 2.7 on the midland mount, both at 146.550), while a variety of other antennas have been 1.3 or better on these mounts and placement (at least within their tuned band). I think I need to either drag out the VNA, or test some more around 2m to see if it's a tuning issue, play with mounting location (lead into the next bit...), and rule out being overly sensitive to the led dome/cargo lights)...because where it gets weird is when i tested it indoors on the 8"x12" sheet metal/mag mount i use for gmrs (and also for testing, since it's the easiest to grab), it showed the same numbers in GMRS, and 1.01:1 on 2m ?