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Mikeam

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  1. I use a strobe tripod with good results, have a radio in the garage and fine tune antennas that way before I put them on the Jeep and yes I check the SWR after the install. As stated above you should be fine!
  2. I guess I got lucky as my surcomm was right on with 2 Kenwood radios and the KG1000. Friend is a ham and we also tested the same radios with his equipment and had the same results.
  3. You may have to save the downloaded from the radio to update your file then it should be what you changed!
  4. Mikeam

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    Welcome many good ideas and help here!!
  5. Welcome to this site, there is a lot of good information here and people willing to help. I am a novice my self and many have given me solid advice (not my preferred brand is better than the other brands) that has made the GMRS useful to me as a hobby. Enjoy!
  6. That will help travelers that are going to a new area and could use open or permission needed for the PL codes
  7. I don't know about AM scanning but I have one Ham repeater that works on my KG 1000 of course it is listen in only but the repeater is on top a area that I run around in and I can pick up any info going on there. It works just fine You can find out with a programming cable when you get it! Others here may have tried it and I am sure they will chime in, good luck.
  8. I use the baking sheet and a 3 Browning 450MHz-470MHz UHF 3dBd Land Mobile NMO Antenna . I get good local coverage including two repeaters and one repeater I listen to that is 56 miles.
  9. You can add scan Yes or No in the software for any channel as you add them (repeaters for example). I am going to turn off channels 8 through 14 as they are listen only and mostly kids playing with hand held radios in my area. There is a thread on here about creating scan groups which is covered in the manual but so far I do not need that so I can not comment! Try the following in technical forum Wouxon KG-1000G Scan Groups - How to Activate. Good luck Mike
  10. I am going to have to study for my Ham I guess.
  11. When warming up my Jeep at home moving 12 inches can make hitting a distant repeater or not. I am at the very end of that repeaters coverage where I live!
  12. I have had great service and support from Buy Two Way Radios!!
  13. Nice your right about the room in any Jeep!
  14. Marc nice clean installations. going to save the link for a friend Thanks, Mike
  15. Sorry that is the entire radio not the faceplate.
  16. I have the same thing or similar here in WA state where I can always receive a repeater at 60 miles from me. My base radio only puts out 30 watts and I can hold the repeater open but there is no audible from me but the KG1000 will always RX TX from the same location. There is a small hill between my base and the repeater and a military base to work around. This same repeater also will be heard in Portland at times so I figure it is just the nature of the beast.
  17. That is what made me buy the KG1000G (just more versatile). This for me was more the repeaters on my cross state runs with multiple repeaters on one frequency but different codes.
  18. Does your manual that is for that radio not have both listed? I do not have your model so I am just asking.
  19. I have and use the KG1000 G and I am very happy with it. I use it for back country Jeep adventures and local repeaters. My Ham buddy just bought one is is now setting it up for his Jeep. I have tried the Kenwood TK 8180 and it is solid but lacks some features I want. Good luck!!
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