FarleyInglis

How about a Full/Complete GMRS Repeater List for EASY-Download so that folks can print themselves a book/quick-reference to take along with them while on the road. I travel Texas, New Mexico and Colorado and needed a Quick Reference of the Repeaters that I am travelling near. Attached is a CSV File. As of this posting, the CSV File is the complete GMRS.com Repeater List with a few duplicates removed. It can be Opened in EXCEL (or even a TEXT Viewer). With this list, I can pick out and sort the list any way I choose ... and so can anyone else. I think this would be useful addition to GMRS.com's website/services. GMRS_Repeaters.csv

Perhaps the following additional "measured Watts" Test-Information that I collected, but didn't originally report, MIGHT BE CONNECTED with what you are saying/describing. Equipment/Environment Details: BTech UV-50X2 at Low Power 20 Watts --- (NOTE: BTech Specifications say 10watts for Low Power; I'm showing 20watts on my SureCom SW102 Digital SWR Meter). SureCom SW102 Digital SWR Meter displaying Frequencies, measured SWR, and measured Watts. Two Comet SBB-7NMO Antennas both/each mounted on a TRAM 1267R 5 1/2" Mag Mount and each individually swapped-out and centered on the roof of 1999 4x4 2-Door Chevy Tahoe. ----------------------------- SBB-7NMO - No Modifications ----------------------------- 462.5500 GMRS 15 1.40 25.2W 462.7250 GMRS 22 1.42 24.7W 467.5500 REPT 15 2.00 16.8W 467.7250 REPT 22 2.01 16.6W 151.8200 MURS 01 2.09 20.9W 151.8800 MURS 02 2.11 21.3W 151.9400 MURS 03 2.13 21.6W 154.5700 MURS BL 04 3.71 25.8W 154.6000 MURS GR 05 3.73 25.7W 146.5200 2M 1.10 22.3W 446.0000 70CM 1.00 27.2W ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- SBB-7NMO - Rods Cut Lower-3/4" Middle-3/8" Upper-3/8" -------------------------------------------------------- 462.5500 GMRS 15 1.00 25.4W 462.7250 GMRS 22 1.00 25.4W 467.5500 REPT 15 1.15 20.4W 467.7250 REPT 22 1.15 20.0W 151.8200 MURS 01 1.45 19.7W 151.8800 MURS 02 1.51 19.9W 151.9400 MURS 03 1.54 20.1W 154.5700 MURS BL 04 2.96 27.9W 154.6000 MURS GR 05 2.99 28.0W 146.5200 2M 1.54 24.6W 446.0000 70CM 1.09 26.7W --------------------------------------------------------

At 12 miles out (level ground; the West TX Plains) to-and-from another SBB-7NMO antenna mounted 25ft in the air at my house, ... I made a Real-World Performance Test between the two antennas ... AND ... My OPINION is that the SBB-7NMO (without any modifications) performs better than the CA-2x4SR. I was using 5 Watts Transmission from a BTECH-GMRS-V1 and got clear transmits and receives ... The CA-2X4SR transmitted with some-static that the SBB-7NMO didn't have ... (Note: This test was made 3 times by switching-out both antennas to verify this difference). So, I decided to check the SWR on the SBB-7NMO antenna sitting in the middle of the roof of a 1999 2-Door Tahoe ... the results are as follows using the Low Power Setting with a BTech UV-50X2 ... (NOTE: BTech Specifications say 10watts; I'm showing 20watts on my SureCom SW102 Digital SWR Meter): ----------------------------- SBB-7NMO - No Modifications ----------------------------- 462.5500 GMRS 15 1.40 462.7250 GMRS 22 1.42 467.5500 REPT 15 2.00 467.7250 REPT 22 2.01 151.8200 MURS 01 2.09 151.8800 MURS 02 2.11 151.9400 MURS 03 2.13 154.5700 MURS BL 04 3.71 154.6000 MURS GR 05 3.73 146.5200 2M 1.10 446.0000 70CM 1.00 ----------------------------- I contacted a Comet Representative about what needed to be done to tune the SBB-7 Antenna for Dedicated GMRS use ... His reply was the following: I have 4 of these antennas and decided to take a chance of destroying one to find out IF some modificaton(s) would improve the SWRs. I found the following adjustments (or cuts) accomplished My Goal ... as follows: -------------------------------------------------------- SBB-7NMO - Rods Cut Lower-3/4" Middle-3/8" Upper-3/8" -------------------------------------------------------- 462.5500 GMRS 15 1.00 462.7250 GMRS 22 1.00 467.5500 REPT 15 1.15 467.7250 REPT 22 1.15 151.8200 MURS 01 1.45 151.8800 MURS 02 1.51 151.9400 MURS 03 1.54 154.5700 MURS BL 04 2.96 154.6000 MURS GR 05 2.99 146.5200 2M 1.54 446.0000 70CM 1.09 -------------------------------------------------------- - In conclusion, I have shopped around for quite some time looking for a High-Gain GMRS Mobile Antenna ... but ... without finding anything to my satisfaction ... BUT ... with THIS Modification, My Quest has Finally Ended !!! The GMRS Transceiver that I will be dedicating to this modified Comet SBB-7NMO Antenna is a BTech GMRS-50X1 which has 3 power settings 50 Watts, 20 Watts, and 5 Watts. Just for completeness, the Mag Mount that I am using with all of my antennas is the "TRAM 1267R 5 1/2" Magnet NMO Mounting with Rubber Boot" that I have purchased from Amazon. Happy GMRS'ing !!!, FWI .