Danny

Thanks all for this information. I will keep searching on Ebay until I find a cable that appears.

Looking closer 75' would meet the needs. I'll keep looking for FSJ4 cable on Ebay. I'm not finding much right now but I'll keep looking.

Probably 75' or even 100' to be on the safe side

Thanks. I will look on Ebay for this cable. I did a keyword search for PNMNM but didn't find FSJ4-50B in any of the 55 results that returned. So I will keep searching each day to see if one appears. Is this the cable you use for your base antenna? Is yours a 1/2 or 7/8?

Do you suggest the FSJ4-50B over the LMR400? Where can I go to look at pricing and to purchase? Thanks!

Thanks for the suggestions. Heliax maybe a little to much for me right now. Don't think I need a 7/8 cable. Can anyone provide a link to a good coax cable to purchase? Not sure where to go on getting coax cable. Like website.

My run will be around 75ft. The run is a little flexible. My budget is around $150/$175. The thing is I am willing to spend more for a better coax with best performance. Does someone have a link to a good coax that I can buy?

I'm looking for a good coax cable for base antenna. There are so many options out there so I'm looking for suggestions on what to buy.

I received the j pole from Ed Fong. I'm trying to look for a good uhf coax cable. I only need like 10-20ft. What is a good cable to buy?

I went ahead and purchased the power supply that @boxcar suggested and contacting Ed Fong for a j pole antenna.

Thanks. Yeah, I don't want to spent a lot of money on an Apt antenna. I rather spend more on a base antenna once we get a house(it's a sellers market). @jec6613 Thanks I will look at his website. Is TekPower a good brand? I found this one on Amazon and has a really good rating https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L2M2Y5O/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_NYjGFbN93PFB9

Thanks. What power supply do other users have? I read in another thread that a user suggested a Alinco power supply. So search for J-pole antenna for GMRS. I will install a roof antenna once I get a house.

I would like to setup a radio inside and looking for suggestions on a good power supply. I want something that is worth it and will last a long time. I don't mind spending over $100 for a good decent power supply. Also any suggestions for a Apartment antenna? It's where we live for now until we find a house.

Sure. They show a VHF radio but the programming should be the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_PEwRpmYRE

I did find a good walk through video on how to program the radio for the TYT TH-9000d. I'm thinking it's going to be the exact same for the Retevis RT-9000D. This way I can program all the GMRS channels into the radio. I ordered this radio from Amazon and got a notification that it was shipped today via DHL from Hong Kong. Interesting...

Sorry for asking a dumb question as I'm still learning but what is the meaning of CCR, SAR, LMR and APX?

This is the one I just ordered. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

I'm actually thinking about buying the Retevis RT-9000D off Amazon. It's half the price of the Midland and has good reviews. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

As a newbie GMRS user I'm looking to buy and install a mobile radio for my truck. I have two handheld radio and they can't reach my local repeater so I'm looking at installing a radio in my trucks now. What is suggested as a good radio for GMRS? I was looking at the Midland MXT400 but I see mixed reviews in the community for this radio.

Thanks. I'm watching those videos and I'll order a cable to program the radio. What I was asking is, repeater channels. Once I find the channel with the correct receive freq; will it transmit at 5mHz higher automatically?

Thanks Michael. Sorry for asking so many questions. It sounds like I my radio only see's the receiving freq. So I am doing it correctly?

I'm doing all this on the radio. Not using external software. When I look at the owners manual I see RPT19 as freq 462.650. I don't see any channels with 467.650. Am I doing this wrong? Would you mind if you can tell me the steps to configure that repeater on this radio? Those freq are for a local repeater on mygmrs repeater map.

Thanks I'll look into those antennas. Am I configuring this correct on KG -805G for this repeater? Output: 462.650 MHz 141.3 HzInput: 467.650 MHz 141.3 Hz I went to RPT19, click menu and go to R-CTC and set it for 141.3 and also T-CTC and set for 141.3

I must not be in range of the repeater as I can't seem to hit it. I've been scanning all channels and never hear any talk as well. I went and ordered the Nagoya 771g from Amazon. Will see if that improves the reception. What do you suggest for base and mobile antennas?

Thanks Michael. This information is helpful. I looked up local repeaters on mygmrs.com and see one here locally that says it covers 30 miles. It does say 'permission required' but when I click on it and read the notes it does say open system. I did go ahead and click request access and filled out that form. I will do that as it's best practice. How do you know if you are hitting the repeater from the radio? When clicked the PTT button shouldn't you get some feedback from the repeater like HAM repeaters? Do you use the stock antenna on your 805G? I'm really looking forward to learning a lot about GMRS!