SteveShannon

Sounds like there’s a story involved… Our garage is a single car garage, reserved for a wheelchair van for my wife. The topper for my pickup is just barely too tall to fit through the door with the weatherstripping on the garage door. That’s why the garage no longer has the top piece of weather stripping. Also, the topper apparently has a slight incline, which causes a wedging action ?. The 4Runner fits easily enough into the garage, but I never put it in there anyway so I think I’ll just get the magnetic mounts for both.

Thanks. The one for the 98 Ram will be magnetic. The one for my 4Runner probably will be, BT I kind of like the mount made for the fender/hood seam near the front pillar or the lip mount that attaches to the rear hatch. It just feels like the magnetic one for the roof would have slightly better performance but I have zero experience.

Thanks! The sale is still going on plus today they had a 15% off coupon. I already received the two I ordered though. I still need to get an NMO base/cable. Does anyone have a particular favorite that isn’t too lossy for GMRS frequencies?

I agree, but his question was about GMRS, so my response stayed within the limitations of Subpart E.

That’s the entire purpose of FCC regulations, capturing what it means to the FCC. No more and no less. Fixed stations are radios in fixed locations that may only transmit analog signals directly to each other, using no more than 15 watts output power. They are allowed to transmit on either the 462 MHz main channels or the 467 MHz main channels. They may be operated by remote control. I just added that last sentence, but it’s important because it allows a fixed station under direct control to communicate to another fixed station which you are remotely controlling. Thus, a pair of fixed stations, using audio tones, could be used to control an irrigation system or detect and report various alarm conditions, etc, similar to a very basic SCADA system. Or it could be used to form a full duplex intercom system. Or anything else that you can conceive of that can be done using full or half duplex, audio only with 15 watts. It’s really up to you. FCC simply put some limitations on.

I found it useful last week when I was helping a brand new ham set up his 2 meter handheld (there are no GMRS repeaters in my area yet). He lives just down the street from me and the courtesy beep helped me know when he was actually going through the repeater instead of transmitting simplex on the receive frequency. I had to purposely listen for it through because I don’t even notice it otherwise. So, it’s useful, but at least for me it isn’t bothersome.

I like it for that same reason.

It had been answered several times, all in the same way, whether quoting the definition directly or paraphrasing. Here’s an example: Fixed stations are radios in fixed locations that may only transmit analog signals directly to each other, using no more than 15 watts output power. They are allowed to transmit on either the 462 MHz main channels or the 467 MHz main channels.

I started my wife’s van so we could fly to Phoenix. Today I’m 70° ?

It was -6 yesterday morning. Going out wasn’t an option. ?

But it’s not. In my post I made a mistake. I forgot to include repeater stations in the list of stations that a fixed station may not communicate with. Also, it isn’t as immediately understandable. “A fixed station may only communicate with a fixed station” is simple and clear. The alternative I offered forces the reader to compile or consult a complete list of station types and then exclude them all until only “fixed station” remains. That’s a terrible way to write rules.

But the way they used the words in the definition doesn’t make it confusing. Saying that a Fixed Station may only communicate with another Fixed Station. They could have just as easily said “A Fixed Station may not communicate with mobile stations, base stations, control stations, or hand-held portables.”

Keep an eye open for sales. Sign up for the Radioddity and Midland announcements. Black Friday is just around the corner. Last week Radioddity had a 20% off sale. I picked up two of the DB-20G radios. They’re usually $110 each but I got both for $175 total. They’re pretty slick looking but I haven’t had a chance to power them up yet.

No, he didn’t say wide and was required.

I’m sorry, but I haven’t.

Changing to a different processor doesn’t necessarily fix the fact that Microsoft adopted a different model for drivers with Win 11.

Here’s what the regulations say: General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). A mobile two-way voice communication service, with limited data applications, for facilitating activities of individual licensees and their family members, including, but not limited to, voluntary provision of assistance to the public during emergencies and natural disasters.

Obviously he wasn’t a sad ham. ?

Give that man a cigar!

? I really didn’t ask a question, but I’ll file it away for the next MyGMRS trivia night. I’ll buy you a cold refreshment!

Although there was at least one run of Ft-65 and Ft-4x radios made in China, both of mine were made in Japan. I do understand that the UV5R predates both of these Yaesu handhelds by many years.

I don’t know who chose that configuration first, but Yaesu does the same thing on the FT-65 and FT-4X, and Alinco on the DJ-MD5. The way it’s recessed, it would be very difficult to break that pin.

Thanks for checking. Standards are great, aren’t they? My UV5R, GT5R, one Alinco MD5, plus two Yaesu handhelds (FT-65 and FT-4)all have the connector I show in that photo. But I have another Yaesu digital (FT5DR - also 2m/70cm) that has the opposite.gender. I think you’re right; they just want us to buy more.

Wait a second. Double check that connector. The connector on the Baofeng is a hybrid with a female threaded portion and a male center pin, so the antenna must have a male threaded portion and a female inner socket.

Well, off-road enthusiasts have adopted GMRS channel 16 because it's the product of 4 x 4. That's widespread. Highly popular YouTube Hobo (his terminology) Notarubicon has "decreed" channel 19 on GMRS as the highway frequency in a YouTube video, as discussed here: Obviously he has no "official" standing to do that, but he's a natural leader and s a lot of people who enjoy his videos support the adoption. Not everyone gets his humor, but personally I like it. The major reason to adopt it is the fact that the number 19 has been recognized for years in CB and GMRS is sometimes seen as CB 2.0. Unfortunately, a treaty with Canada results in a prohibition printed on all GMRS licenses against using channel 19 above Line A, which runs across top of the northern tier states and includes approximately 12 millions American citizens. Channel 20 has no such prohibitions, but channel 20 doesn't have the recognition that Channel 19 has nor the endorsement of Randy at Notarubicon - aka @OffRoaderX on this forum. From a purely practical perspective everywhere south of Line A Channel 19 is probably the first place to visit for highway contacts. History has proven that it's always a poor bet to be ignorant of groundswell movements. FCC no longer identifies any frequency as an emergency channel on GMRS as far as I know. So, if you're going off-roading, Channel 16 is probably the channel you'll end up using and if you want help on the highway try either 19 or 20, whichever works.