AdmiralCochrane

Just a Crosman Phantom break barrel for me, all I do with it is trigger practice. With the aftermarket trigger and the right pellets I can consistently hit a 1 ½" target from 44 yards (my back step to my target back stop in front of the neighbor's fence). It did take some time to learn the open hand front grip for springers.

Wrong gear is more of a power mismatch - running higher power than the antenna is rated for or turning the tires more rpm/mph than they are rated for. SWR is more like clear glass letting all light pass vs semi-mirror reflecting some of the light back. Full mirror would send zero signal out, all reflected.

A ferrite core on the coax right under the antenna won't hurt

Motorcycles and what makes good pizza and where to get the best pizza always bring out the local lurkers on the ham repeaters in central MD; round table practice and memory test as to where you belong in the rotation everytime pizza comes up. Hunting and guns once in a blue moon.

This is my experience as well. Running it in my daily driver until my base antenna arrives. Curious to put my meter on it and see what the output is relative to the RF gain knob position (had to retype that a couple of times, LOL)

You really only need a swr/power meter in addition to a nanonva to show you the power output and reflected power going back into your final without doing the math or if you suspect your radio isn't up to spec. Advantage of the nva over a swr meter alone - nva not only tells you the relative tuning of the antenna and feed line, if you need tuning, it tells you which way to go. SWR meter only tells you whether you are in range of your goal, not whether to lengthen or shorten your antenna element to achieve your goal. ETA: I wish 2 radios was enough, LOL

There is a reason. GMRS has a fee payment arraignment system in place and requires no testing, only payment; all that they have to do is reduce the fee, everything else is in place. Ham requires testing and confirmation and at this time requires no fee. Its a whole new ball of wax.

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I have not experienced GMRS and VHF simultaneous openings here in the east. The bands are just too different.

I have more trouble remembering the band restriction questions on the General test than the electronics

My nanonva says my Comet triband base antenna is better for 1.25m and 70 and 65cm than 2m. Still around 1.8:1 on 2m, so its good everywhere.

I was stunned when I looked up how many local business licenses there were in my area.

Extended warranty

I'm considering the same radio for the same use. I think we had a QSO a month or so back

Not to be a downer, but most SHTF ham use is fantasy. It just doesn't work like TV and movies.

Seems to be the * for most of these

If the capacitors don't fail, the batteries will puff and leak. Timebombs headed for the trash each and every one

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When I first got my Tech, I made my first VHF contact with that exact set up. I think I was about 15 miles from the repeater. With a good, properly mounted antenna, you should be able to get 5 or 6 miles even in suburban-ish areas. I had trouble with the quality of the wire going to the back of the mic plug and the sma coax. Repaired and replaced multiple times. There are better ways to spend your money. Are you asking if the radio is certified for GMRS? No, its not Part 95 GMRS certified. Unless I am confused, there is no Part 97 certification. Hams can build whatever they want, only have to use them within their licensure.

That would work if your duty cycle is very limited

Not GMRS, but on ham uhf and vhf, I run Compander on on my Anytone 578 and always get compliments on my transmission quality

The NanoVNA is not difficult to learn how to use. It may well be significantly above GMRS user's abilities just the same.

I am 4 miles from a 1,000kw UHF TV station on a 1,000 ft tower - I guess I am safe

Pretty sure you will hear both sides of the conversation on the repeater output. What you would hear differently on 467 is whether the input is near enough to you for simplex.

Cool tool. I just mapped my favorite locations and the repeaters I use and a potential repeater that sits between me and my brother.