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  1. gortex2
    I ran the Laird FG4600 mounted to my ladder on the back for over 15 years. IT was still lower than the AC unit on the roof. Would switch from mobile to the repeater when i got on site.
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    Then they still dont meet the rules....
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    LMR Antenna. Mostly DB404 and Laird FG4603 for home stuff.
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    If I remember right if there are no changes/updates in over a year (maybe 2) it goes to stale.
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    Let us know when your going to Flagpole. Its on my list. Next weekend in VB for a family thing but then around rest of year.
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    That changed. Here are the cables for the APX. Just installed the 50' one in a command post application.
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    I would assume its a plug and play antenna. It should be tuned specifically for the GMRS band.
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    I'll share the date with the "financial administrator" of the household and see whats on our calendars.
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    Easier to just install a speker in another room.
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    Feedline is another important consideration. If your going to be under 50' good LMR400 with the proper connectors will work well for your application. You want cable to be minimum length needed to get to the antenna and surge arrestor and not use adapters.
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    Weare in Uwharrie monthy doing trail cleanups with the park along with other weekends just wheeling.Its nice that its only a couple hours from me. Not many places in VA that allow the wheeling like UH
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    I use the DB404 and 408 but those are a bit big for your application. The TRAM is the economical way to get it up but requires tuning and care on installation. I like the Laird FG Series of antennas for applications like yours. The FG4605 is a solid LMR antenna and you only connect the cable and install. No tuning and no radials to worry about. I used the FG4603 and FG4600 on my Motorohome for years. https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/te-connectivity-laird/FG4605/3519995
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    Been Jeeping for 40+ years. First vehicle was a CJ. Currently we wheel our 2009 JK 2 Door. Its our beat on off road jeep. Also light wheeling of our 2020JT. Do alot of Jeep Jamborees, so Uwharrie for 5 years now along with Greenbrier and others. Do alot of Forest Service roads with the JT. I use what ever channel others are on but scan when alone.
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    Does anyone read a manual anymore. Right from the user manual
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    Its hard to compare commercial LMR radios to CCR/Hobby Radios. I've had every flavor LMR radio (Motorola, ICOM, Kenwood, Vertex, RCA, GE, MayComm, Harris) and its night and day. If your looking at Ham gear I've always bought and used gear from the large manufacturers (Kenwood, ICOM, Yaseu). I currently run a Kenwood TMD700 thats 20 years old. Never had an issue with it. In my new JT I run the Yaseu FTM400 and other than a issue on my end Ive not had an issue. I just grabbed another for another Jeep. Ive run the ICOM 2M stuff alot but mostly switch all my stuff to LMR gear. All digi's run ICOM or Motorola LMR radios and all repeaters are Motorola or Kenwood LMR.
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    I guess I'm in the odd side of the thought process here but my "how to gmrs" for my parents was push mic button talk. use call sign. Done. For decades GMRs was for a private group/family only. Other than a radio tech showing us how to operate a new radio (back in the 2-6 channel days) thats all we needed to know. 95% of the GMRS repeaters were installed and maintained by radio shops and not home repeater. Now I see stuff has changed but in the end isn't it still about push mic talk listen ? Maybe those wanting the ham lite need more info but a lot of users are just talk listen radio to radio. I mean some of the trips I go on folks dont know how to put there jeep in 4Lo so I dont worry about the radio....
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    Id purchase a real antenna if you want performance from your repeater. You want the least amount of swr on the antenna. It amazes me folks spend funds on repeater but go cheap on the antenna system.
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    I run the Midland 275 in both my Jeeps and parents Jeeps. None have had an issue since installed. Never had an issue with range for my use. All are paired to 1/4 wave UHF antenna on a NMO mount.
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    Agree but that was my point. Ham can use digital and can't come up with what's best. I don't see manufacturers building Part95 radios that support a digital format if there isn't one defined specifically.
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    We go over this topic monthly. Unless a big manufacture goes after the FCC it wont change. None are going to spend the time, research and funding to do this because folks with $20 portables want to use DMR, Fusion, P25 etc. Look at the ham world. Tell me how many manufacturers sell gear that does DMR ? Or P25 ? Fusion is made by Yasue only. DSTAR ICOM. They can't even have a standard there where it would semi work. Never going to happen in GMRS. As said in about 50 different threads on this topic just go use a ham cannel if you want DMR, or license a Part 90 Frequency and do what you want.
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    So stupid question what are you gaining by using a controller ? Why not just use it as a repeater ? Anyway one test to try is to change back to repeater and make sure it repeats that way. Its still 24 here so until It warms a bit I'm not going to my barn to play radio The issue you have is the COR. Until you have COR the repeater will never key from an external controller. I'd double check manual. But I think you need the AUX I/O board to get COR in looking at the manual. If it warms up enough I have a MTR without an AUX I/O and I'll check the pins your using to verify if they work or not.
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    Uh....Since my father got his first GMRS license it was repeater. I dont know anyone back in the day that only used simplex. Our first license was 1 repeater license with 6 mobiles. I'd have to dig way back to see when repeaters came to be but it was 40+ years ago. Again I go back to there are many services you can use to use digital. Hell get our own part 90 channel and use that if you too lazy to use ham. We did that for SAR stuff for a few years then went back to analog as it worked. And no one could agree on P25 or DMR. I would see that the case with GMRS also. Ham can't even agree on a digital format.
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    Its a ham radio. Why open it up. Use it for ham radio and buy a GMRS radio for GMRS. Its not certified for use on GMRS, or MURS so just dont do it.
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    I need to run out tomorrow. I can try to get in the shop on Sunday and test one of my MTR's. no promisses but I'll try.
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    So looking at the document you had it appears the controller may be looking at both COR and PL Detect ? Can you change it to only use COR ? But B4 should have some voltage (maybe +/-) 5 volts DC ? On page 148 it is the AUX I/O board. It talks about a CSS Setting for GPIO14. IF so I would think that's in the AUX I/O setting on the PC OK found my software. Do you have the AUX i/o board in your MTR ? Also how is your "channel info" setup ? It is set for Carrier and PL Correct ? Station setup as Base Correct ?
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