AdmiralCochrane

102 works for me too, but I try to tune them ahead of time with a NVA

Only 100% symetrical ground planes don't cause propagation distortion. Don't worry that much about it. In my experience using field strength meters, mounting an antenna on a corner of a vehicle does cause the signal to be stronger across the vehicle to the opposite corner and 180° diagonally behind the vehicle. Dead center front or back sends the strongest signal in those directions, but it's only a few db. Any advantage or disadvantage would only come while the vehicle was stopped and you are making fringe contacts. Ability to mount the antenna higher will be more helpful than where on the vehicle.

1.4 SWR means all the incorrectly tuned antenna comments are waste of inconvenienced electrons. Not to be rude, but did you guys not read that in the original comment or do you not know what it means?

Our club has 2m, 70cm and 1.25m repeaters. The 70cm has its uses, but there are more 2m radios out there and fewer 1.25m. I monitor all three daily.

I had to do that when I did a minor mod to add a "tiger tale"

There is probably a Notarubicon Youtube video on it

Chirp almost always gets bonked as a virus. So do a lot of the good programming cable drivers.

Write it on a piece of tape on the radio or mic until you have it memorized.

Wouldn't an SDR receiver capable of receiving in the appropriate band be the easiest test method? You can even set most of them to show a waterfall wide enough to see ALL the harmonics.

Not following rules because "I don't have to because I don't feel like it" is the reason CB is now useless. Espousing the same for GMRS hastens its similar demise as a useful band.

Someone once tried and it was denied, so it is proven.

You can explain it to him, but you can't understand it for him.

FCC rules still apply. Call sign is required on GMRS.

This is why there are Part 95 certified radios.

No problems whatsoever, but knowing the TYT 9800's reputation, I waited until they were on sale and bought an extended warranty. If you noticed the mic has more buttons than the normal TYT DTMF mic you are correct. I did a lot of research before I bought the 9800 and the mic upgrade was one of the things I read about multiple places, so I went ahead and did it. The mic was very inexpensive and required a minor rewire, I think it was around $20. In freezing weather the chip in the mic won't engage the transmitter until it has warmed up. If I am anxious to talk right away I have to hold it on the heat outlet for a couple of minutes the first time I transmit. After that it stays warmed up.

I've built a few for less than $20 at times. It's possible to make a functional vertical antenna for even less.

I resemble that

With a scanner or SDR receiver you can find Fixed Stations transmitting data streams in my area

Sometimes you are too generous. I don't know where you find the time.

Even more simplified: if you were standing out in the clear would you see the repeater antenna with a telescope? Would you see the person with the HT without a telescope?

Probably more than half are using them without a license.

Thank you Miss Emily Litella

I'm not sure

Knife edge refraction works best with hard surfaces, esp on UHF (GMRS is in the UHF range). Large, hard deep rocks are more likely to give knife edge than soft soils.

This is probably the best one for original poster https://www.repeaterbook.com/gmrs/details.php?state_id=42&ID=84 I think the idiot was on .675