Marius1195
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Thanks for the feedback all. Had a boo boo off road and put a dent in my oil pan right where the drain plug was so when I went to change the oil I found I needed a new pan. Ended up using my radio funds for that little mistake. I will be aquiring one, but probably early next year. Thanks again and happy holidays!
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Plan on getting a new vehicle next year and don't want to hassle with wiring and I know I will want to get rid of my Mag mount if I have to wire something up.More time investment than I want to put in. Any rec's on what's out there?
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Not digging it atm. I think if their product blows up and most of the cool features are usable I might change from a 3 star to a 5. As of now, I am very meh about it. I should mention it did xmit at 5w as advertised and iirc my swr was around 1.2 with their antennea. Lastly they do not have a CS line. Sending them an email is the only option. This might have a lot to do with my displeasure now that I think about it.
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On 1/27/2022 at 12:42 AM, wayoverthere said:
Not familiar with all the shapes involved with the rack...would it be possible to take the bars and end caps off, and route the cable inside the rack, and bring it out near your entry point?
Alternately, would offsetting the antenna further back make using the hatch feasible? (Gmrs frequencies don't need a huge ground plane). If I wanted to clean it up that much, I might even grab an inline connector and another piece of cable if that would make the hatch workable. Lmr240 or rg8x pigtails in the 6' aren't horribly expensive, though more cable means a little more loss.
I might also try to find some white electric tape and wrap the portion of the cable outside, too.
I wasn't aware of the plane not being as significant; that was the reasoning behind the location I used. I can move it and get a better route easiy enough. When you mentioned white electrical tape my immediate though was Unicorns and Bigfoot, does it really exist?!
Thanks for the tips.
Heading to Stl today. I am pretty excited to see the difference the roof antenna makes. I live by a farily decent sized lake in the sticks and there isn't much traffic within 30-40 miles of me. -
Thanks for the suggestions! I should have made it clearer, I am wanting to do something about the loose look of the cable. White Jeep with black cable, something I decided I can live with.
I was hoping to pass the cable through the rack and use it as a tie down to get a cleaner look. Right now the antenna is in the vehicle centerline and about in the middle of the rear door. The cable then has to be run around the front of the rack and routed backwards a few inches to get inside the door frame. I can't get it to lay flat due to tension and the roof is grooved as well, resulting in a not so nice look. I did look at going through the hatch but decided against it due to the routing length that would have made me change from the antenna I wanted. All good though, it doesn't look horrible, just wanting a cleaner look if possible. Thanks again!!
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4 hours ago, mbrun said:
The nuts are either brass or a some other brass plated metal. If plated, the base could be aluminum or steel.
Michael
WRHS965
KE8PLMThank you!
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Put a mag antenna on and absolutely hate the cable sloppiness. It's a mag mounted Nagoya with the cable attached to the base. It's on my Jeep Patriot and without popping my roof rack off I can't feed the cable under it to make it cleaner. It is also fed through my rear door as well. I'd like to secure it better and definitely look better. Any suggestions?
Walter WRNN509
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In the process of messing with mounts for a Nagoya UT-72G I lost the tension nut for the cable adapter. The SMA (F) appears brass and the nut did as well. I am not sure if they are actual brass/gold or plated and does a replacement nuts material matter? I am thinking it does, but am not sure. I called BTWR and their tech guy is out for a few days. I'm sure someone here knows, last thing I want to do is fry my antenna or HT. Thanks in advance.
Walter WRNN509
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On 1/18/2022 at 10:59 AM, OldRadioGuy said:
As the others have said it makes a huge difference.
The biggest problem can be the strain on the connector from the heavier cable. It's often good to put a right angle connector (or two) at the radio. Ham Radio Outlet sells "pigtail" adapters with a short length of thin, flexible coax. Another idea is to use a speaker mic so you are not trying to drag that antenna cable around. Powerwerx has a good speaker mic for cheap that works on KG805's.
Pasternack sells custom cables if you want to make your own custom flexible adapter cable. RG316 or RG174 are nice thin coax cables for a short length.
Vince
I am using a speaker mic and have a bracket for the radio and mic to install when I get the antenna tomorrow. I have 2 805s so this one will not be moved out of the Jeep often. I also have the battery adapter that will be powering it making it semi-static. Ofc, if needed I will take it out. For the right angle connector is there a specific wire I should look for or are they universal? Thanks for the tip.
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Thanks for the quick replies. I was hoping this would be a nice short term solution. Just bought a Nagoya UT-72G. I'll post swr and real world results once I get it up and running. Thanks again!
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On 6/25/2021 at 1:13 PM, ytechie said:
I would like to mount a mobile HT (Wouxun KG-905g) in my car. I see that ProClip has a holder for some radios, but not this one. Does anyone have an idea as to a decent way to mount the radio so that I can use it in the car, but also grab and go?
I am looking for the same thing for a 805, did you have any success?
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I am using a KG-805g with a Nagoya 771G inside a Jeep Patriot. I mainly communicate with a relative with us using a 150' 50w repeater. I can receive him clearly from close to 45 miles away, but lose the ability to hit it from ~12 miles. I am wanting to know if mounting an external antenna and still using my HT would improve my ability to hit the repeater (this is all pretty open farm terrain with only slight elevation variances outside earth curvature.) and is this even possible? Even a small improvement would be acceptable. I will be getting a KG-1000g at some point, but that point is probably 9-12 months off. All advice is welcome! Thanks.
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Hi everyone, last night I was on my way home and came across a conversation in the Dalton City area and I was not able to ascertain whom the owner was. He did however state it's a new repeater and were looking for more ppl to use it. I was in that area again today and was unsuccessful in getting a response. If the owner or anyone who does know please contact me as I am in that area 3-4x a week and would love to have some contacts there. I did review the area's list and did not recognize anything new so if it is listed my apologies. Thanks!
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Thanks for the tips everyone! Been super busy in that disctraction called RL.
I'll look into the Smiley.
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Thanks for the advise guys.
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I'm needing to get a handheld speaker/mic for the 805's in my Jeep. Your pic looks like it's a Wouxon but I can't tell for sure. Which model and would you recommend it or something else?
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MacJack, for sure! On that note, any rec's for the mic since I'm using 805's? I have never had to purchase one and it's been a long time since I've even used one. I wish they had the AAA battery pack for the 905. That need is the only reason I have the 805's.
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Thanks for the input guys. I have a couple KG 805G's and am wanting to do pretty much what you did there MacJack.
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7 hours ago, MacJack said:
Do not quote me, it is hearsay.
MacJack
Couldn't resist quoting ya. LoL. I have heard pretty much the same so yeah, it is what is it.... Glad you were able to return the knock off. I have seen enough video's and comments about Amazon Nagoya's that I'll bid my time for buytwowayradios . Thanks for the reply!
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Is there anywhere else you can purchase an authentic Nagoya NA-771G (SMA Female) state side other than buytwowayradios? I'd really like to grab a couple for myself and some family members sooner than later. Thanks!
Also 1st post.
Putting together a camping rig and need mobile advice!
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I just got a F250 that I am turning into a camper and hitting the road for a year or two. I plan on seeing alot of NA and most of the places will be remote. I understand GMRS is a sort of hit or miss type comms in every local area, however with that being said I would like to put a system together that allows me to take full advantage of the people out there in active areas. I need mobile and antenna advice. I would like to keep cost around $400-500. This can be flexible if the bump in performance is great enough to justify the additional money. As of now I have a Nagoya UT-72G antenna that I pulled off my Jeep and can use in the short term. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks!