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Nice wide tuning too..1/4 wave was my thought also...the Laird 1/4 wave ive used/was thinking of is around the same size, but rated much narrower (450-470mhz).

And in the end, that's all we can do...help understand the features and limitations, so users get the radio that meets their needs...one of those "right tool for the job" kinda things. My 50x1 was a great learning tool, but I wanted more. For some use case, midlands are fine radio, while others, not so much.

Agreed...imo, that side window is the best balance so far for getting it up and out, and still leaving an easy cable routing

At a minimum, I'd want to put the mounting bracket on it so it isn't sitting directly on the fins, or flip it right side up and it'll allow the sound out.

The btech already has channels programmed with the correct offsets for repeater usage labeled "Rept15" through "Rept22". Just need to make sure you're on the correct one, hit the menu button (on the mic or radio), and scroll to 'T-ctcs' or 'T-dcs', depending what the repeater uses. If it's a number with a decimal, it's ctcss...if it's 3 digits (especially with a N or I after it) it's DCS. Hit the menu button to move into that menu item, then scroll through to the correct code, and hit menu to confirm. Hit exit,and you should be good to go. I'll have to double check the instructions for the db20g for what the menu items are called... @MichaelLAXis more familiar with it and it's anytone twin than I am

Absolutely. There's considerations on routing, type of cable, and power loss in the cable to account for along the way, but overall, yes it can be done, as long as your radio has a removable antenna.

What radios are you using? In general, it'll be something about ctcss tones youre looking for in the menu; the transmit tone is the critical one. (Labeled t-ctcs on many radios, or CT on some of the Midlands). Most newer radios let you choose the tone, while Midland, you'll have to use a table to see what code is assigned for the tone you want.

Had nothing but good experiences with them as well. I think 3 of my collection are from them...2 handhelds and a mobile.

i would imagine a simple headphone splitter would work, if you have a recorder with a 3.5mm input; feed the other side of a splitter to an external speaker, and good to go. alternately, some fiddling in the settings could probably work to feed the audio into a pc and have it both record and play through the speakers. i currently have my two base radios fed into a y connector (meant as a splitter, but i'm using it to combine), which then feeds either a pair of computer speakers through their harness, or into a headphone amp and headphones (cuts the volume level for late night listening).

I'm using the CF416A in my base setup (which cuts the low side at 170mhz, and starts the high side at 300mhz), between a pair of monoband vertex standard decks (vx4207/vx4204) and a comet gp1.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M7QPXEY This is the listing i got mine from....that said, due to their inventory handling practices, I know amazon is still a crapshoot.

I haven't run across any, but I'll keep an eye out..Google found https://www.voacap.com/hf/ via https://www.ke6mgb.com/dx-and-propagation-maps/ if those are any help.

Darn...was worth a shot.

would something like these work? i'm running a Panavise bracket similar to that to hold the Icom control head in my truck (which has basically no free dash space for mounting). (same link as above, just in the clear: https://www.co-star.co.uk/products/dashmount-brackets/land-rover/ ) alternately, Proclip and Lido both make pretty universal seat bolt mounts, either hinged arms or gooseneck.

http://aprs.mennolink.org/

Sounds like a dud, and I don't blame you, even owning one.....guess I was lucky with a decent one, and it's agreed pretty well with the vna on swr readings pretty well. Wattage wise, what comparisons I've done, that and the sw33 have agreed, and the readings I've had are consistent with what the radios should be doing (43 out on the vx4207 rated for 45). While I believe there's menu options to calibrate it, I'd also agree that it's ridiculous to need to calibrate something fresh off the shelf...quality control is clearly one place they cut costs.

This...unfortunately, it's not an instantaneous process, since the site database is based on data files from the FCC, rather than being able to search the ULS directly. I discovered there's actually a disclaimer on this site's license search page indicating it can take 24-48 hours from the grant date for it to show up in the site database (to enable signups).

I remembered it mentioned related to other software, but some versions of Linux are protective of the ports, and require your username to be part of the "dialout" group. There's some instructions on the link, though related to other things via USB. https://askubuntu.com/questions/133235/how-do-i-allow-non-root-access-to-ttyusb0 On a side note, I have the anytone version of the radio, but had no problem programming it with the radioddity software.

Glad to help...I haven't been able to find the member list on mobile, but a little searching does find some references to members bing in an around the area, so hopefully they'll chime in with some suggestions.

some googling turned up this: https://www.radiohaus.com.br/produtos/downloads/dl.php?cod=78 (same link, ungooglefied) (under the downloads on this page: https://www.radiohaus.com.br/produto/962/gp-6-antena-dual-band-fixa ) which should link to this pdf: gp-6.pdf

Did a search in ULS right now, and your call does show up. One thing I notice is that the other 2 you reference were granted on the 18th, with effective dates of the 18th, while yours was granted on the 18th with an effective date of the 19th. There's usually a business day or two delay between grant and the updates FCC pushes out being ingested by the site database, so with the holiday taken into account, the site may see it on Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.

other than a little dent in the wallet, room to grow is never a bad thing ? on top of the obvious, not running the gear at full capacity all the time can be a good thing for longevity.

I've toyed with a cheap 12v receptacle switcher on a cb, and the ac noise was awful. I've been happy with the current alinco dm30 switcher that supports my "shack"; tested back to back with battery, no antenna connected and no difference in noise, though as far as I know AC noise is more of an issue in HF than up in UHF, so if you have an eye that direction, it may be better to make the investment up front in a good linear. My alinco switcher, and some tekpower, have a "noise offset" to move switching noise if it becomes an issue. Alternately, a lower power linear to support the ~4amp draw of the db20g shouldn't be too expensive if gmrs is all you're after.

Same here...from the forum page I get the same "no subscriptions" page/message. From the map page, I get a slightly different sidebar

If you bring up the sidebar on the main pages (either the "repeaters" or"map" pages will work), rather than the forums, and click on "my subscriptions", you'll get the page @Sshannonlinked.