AdmiralCochrane

It is hard to find a used Yeasu radio that is functionally junk. Same for the other Japanese makers. If you only buy new, you are missing a lot of very good radios on the market.

If you don't like the copycat, then maybe the real cat is the one for you. Yeasu 8900. I have both.

The radios are usually much more equal. The differences are more often in the antennas, the antenna mounting, coax and the users themselves.

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He was asked multiple times what the output was on 70cm and always answered "fine" You can ask the Count on Sesame Street, he will tell you "fine" is not a number, just like twenty-something LOL It would have been a lot better if he understood that "comparison" requires comparison As we have seen here multiple times, advertised power output often varies from real world

The cell sites in the mid Atlantic area I used to service had fuel for about 26 hours of operation on their diesel backups. My coworkers kept them fueled up during snowmageddon. (I stayed home, )

I would be curious to see hard data on this, particularly 65cm vs 70cm performance.

I used to come here for information, now I come here for entertainment.

I think there are some settings you can change

I am certain it is not only not prohibited, but expressly permitted.

Not all dual or tri banders are less than their single band sisters, it is just more likely that it is so. I have been lucky enough to get triband antennas that were dead on for the band I used that one the most for. With antennas, there is no substitute for testing in actual use.

Yes, it would be incompatible with a lot of radios, but it would confound someone whom you did not want using your repeater.

With antennas, never say never.

I think those made 10+ years ago were more prone to the problem than those made recently. The first 9800 I bought years ago only works on one side, but I paid little enough for it that it was still a good deal even though it was half of what it was when new.

It's a dud. That is the way these fail. Knowing this I actually bought an extended warranty on mine.

That is my plan. Might do ferrets at the same time. I have read other Mopar owners reporting the same condition.

Possibly, but doubtful In Washington DC at the entrance to the Naval Observatory, you can reliably hit the Davidsonville UHF repeater at the old NIKE base property. There are places closer to the Davidsonville side of DC where you can't make the same contact. You definitely do not have line of sight at street level. Must be the buildings there working like a funnel to channel the rf back and forth.

My 9800 doesn't click that I can hear, but something in my vehicle sends a click to those receiving. It isn't the alternator, it does it even without the engine running. Haven't tried ferrites or any other suppression yet.

We are probably driving on the same roads

No hardware change needed, it's just a software change done on startup. I only use my 9800 on 2m and 70cm

Good job! There is an amount of redundancy between the Tech and General tests. Take your General as soon as you can and it will be easier.

GMRS is not particularly good in valleys, it does not penetrate hills. If you are not in visual line of who you intend to speak with, it may not work. On mountain tops, it is great. Also it is very likely that unless you have coordinated a contact, no one will hear your call; it is not something monitored like marine distress channels. There is even great debate over which channel would be best when traveling on highways.

Just like the threads of a flare nut not being the sealing surface I understand that the threads of a coax connector are not watertight seal areas, but I am of the persuasion that some greasy material in the middle of the connector short of hydraulic locking the mating surfaces from making contact is beneficial as water, can't occupy the same space that something else already occupies. Water can easily displace gases like air, but has a much more difficult time displacing oil or grease.

I have never seen this type of marine antenna using a ground plane. Most smaller boats are wood or fiberglass; the antenna would be an absolute freak if it needed a ground plane.

I believe my old Kenwood HT programming behaves the same way.