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AdmiralCochrane

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  1. AdmiralCochrane
    This is what I come here for.
  2. AdmiralCochrane
    In my experience those with use more than 10% of the time are usually used by people who won't let you get a word in edgewise and/or you don't want to listen to anyway.
  3. AdmiralCochrane
    Like Randy says if you need durability, stick with the Motorola XP 5000
  4. AdmiralCochrane
    A couple blocks in a residential neighborhood is normal range for GMRS handhelds. Other factors such as antenna polarization also come into play.
  5. AdmiralCochrane
    I'm starting a new secret society ... The Friends of Randy. We need a secret handshake and password.
  6. AdmiralCochrane
    There is also knife edge refraction.
  7. AdmiralCochrane
    Can't believe I beat this one.
  8. AdmiralCochrane
    Goes with my comment as well, but you changed other factors for your argument alone.
  9. AdmiralCochrane
    Does the TD-H8 have part 95 certification?
  10. AdmiralCochrane
    Yes, further proof that GMRS will become the new CB.
  11. AdmiralCochrane
    Line of sight also trumps coax type. Even if you lost 90% of power, if you still have actual line of sight, you should make contact.
  12. AdmiralCochrane
    KAIX 3715
  13. AdmiralCochrane
    The only perfect antenna is a dummy load, but the erp is very low.
  14. AdmiralCochrane
    And solar arrays on your roof or neighbors
  15. AdmiralCochrane
    I'm still dizzy.
  16. AdmiralCochrane
    Completely depends on the door and shape of the opening. My current work vehicle lets me get the coax out a corner where there is less pinch than along the run. In my experience with damaging coax routed thru doors, the outer plastic insulation and braids of the outer conductor usually get ugly before there is any performance decay
  17. AdmiralCochrane
    My head hurts
  18. AdmiralCochrane
    How many GMRS licenses and how many active members here? This site is a microscopic fraction of the GMRS world
  19. AdmiralCochrane
    There are cheap foreign made amps that cost WAY less than a GOOD mobile unit. But I agree that the UT-72 by itself is the absolute best investment in this scheme. I advise against the amp regardless of its price. The relatively minor increase in clarity of signal to those you transmit to will be of no really use.
  20. AdmiralCochrane
    Locally, I find more of that from GMRS only licensees that are wannabe hams vs the actual dual licensees
  21. AdmiralCochrane
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  22. AdmiralCochrane
    With a few exceptions, ham does not have assigned channels.
  23. AdmiralCochrane
    The famous bovine derivative of the Schwarzchild metric
  24. AdmiralCochrane
    Not linked, but someone here reported that there was a locality where one licensee had 5 or 6 GMRS repeater channels tied up. There are such people and if it is allowed, somebody somewhere WILL do it. Ham doesn't have that problem partly because ham has repeater coordination. No such coordination scheme exists for GMRS nor can under current FCC regs.
  25. AdmiralCochrane
    Without some kind of repeater coordination like ham does, uncontrolled, unrestricted GMRS repeater linking will eventually become a problem. The only saving grace is the practical fars. But once every repeater channel has a linked repeater on a 199 1/2 ft tower ... Be careful what you wish for.
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