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  1. SteveShannon
    How do they cause problems for repeater owners? FRS radios are blocked from transmitting on the 467 main channels that are the repeater inputs.
  2. SteveShannon
    What about the buttons on the factory mike?
  3. SteveShannon
    I just tested the power output on 146.940 MHz of my dB20g and the radio, which is rated for 20 watts on GMRS, put out a solid 30 watts. I had to double check it, but that’s what it said. I wish now that I had another wattmeter for VHF to compare.
  4. SteveShannon
    I haven’t seen any reports here of the Db20g failing. I have two of them. One I opened up and connected to a Comet dual band SB5 antenna. I use it for 2 meter and 70 cm in my 4Runner. The other is factory configured for GMRS and is connected to a Midland MXTA26 GMRS antenna in my pickup. Neither have acted up. For the price they seem very capable little radios.
  5. SteveShannon
    What about the POSY 625 repeater on the map?
  6. SteveShannon
    Look in Device Manager for any issues.
  7. SteveShannon
    I get that a lot! It sounds like you’ve got a good one!
  8. SteveShannon
    Thanks, Marc; you’re right. I went down the wrong path. I appreciate the correction.
  9. SteveShannon
    ? Having lower output is a feature!
  10. SteveShannon
    I think that misses his question. For some repeaters the status in the database changes from “Active” to “Stale” (or some such language) after a period of time with no updates to the database, generally thought to be a year. Why does the database continue to reflect that these repeaters are active?
  11. SteveShannon
    Not silly at all. After all, it's on sale!
  12. SteveShannon
    His title said BTech GMRS Pro. There's a bluetooth dongle that fits the K1 size audio plug that allows programming just as if a cable is plugged in, when it works. I don't have one and I don't have a BTech GMRS Pro, and my spanish is poor, so I can't really help. Here's the bluetooth dongle:
  13. SteveShannon
    It says 2A3OORA87
  14. SteveShannon
    The manual Bird coax switches are still available. I just got a 718 and went to the Bird site to learn more about it. It’s impressive. It physically disconnects two N connectors, one at the common and one at whichever switched port you choose. It appears to be a run of coax internally as well.
  15. SteveShannon
    Right - I wouldn’t buy one without having something to go by.
  16. SteveShannon
    I think a transfer switch is just another name for a coax switch. There are also some that are manual but which have power for indication. It would be a bitch to buy one of them only to find out it isn’t remotely controlled.
  17. SteveShannon
    Those both look good. I’d love to see what’s inside the box.
  18. SteveShannon
    Here’s a schematic for one of the Transco transfer switches. I like the fact that when it’s unpowered the common defaults to port one. I would hook that to either a dummy load or ground. https://www.hamanuals.com/MMans/Transco Switch - Schematic.pdf
  19. SteveShannon
    Here’s another that has an attractive price. https://www.rfparts.com/switches/switches-coax/82152-146c70100-8.html If you don’t get this one I might. Although I just picked up a Bird manual 718 coax switch that’s just really cool. ? Based on the label of another switch you apply voltage to the common terminal and the terminal labeled to match the coax output. Seems straightforward, plus you should be able to find documentation
  20. SteveShannon
    For the antennas in the attic just run all the wires internally. You don’t need lightning protection for them and the HOA should never know or care. Only run the coax for the HF outside. What about one of these surplus coax switches. Several use SMA or N switches. Here’s one in particular that only requires 24 vDC to actuate and it latches. https://www.rfparts.com/switches/switches-coax/062-b37-a1c-4a2-loral-p.html
  21. SteveShannon
    For the antennas in the attic just run all the wires internally. You don’t need lightning protection for them and the HOA should never know or care. Only run the coax for the HF outside.
  22. SteveShannon
    Here’s the antenna separately: https://www.retevis.com/mr300-1200mm-heavy-duty-fiberglass-radome-gmrs-antenna-us
  23. SteveShannon
    Compare the specs: Tram 6.5 dBd, which is ≈8.6 dBi Fong 2.2 dBi - it has about the same gain as a dipole Tram is fiberglass encased Fong is contained within PVC On paper the Tram looks better.
  24. SteveShannon
    Just yesterday a request I made quite a while ago was granted, so it can happen.
  25. SteveShannon
    Usually less than 24 hours, but it can take a few days before an extract of the callsign database affects this site.
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