Muzic2Me

Installed my new 50 mobile as a base station on a 5 db Ed Fong antenna 25' up tuned for GMRS. Purchased a 20" UT-72G 3.5 db magnetic for the vehicle attached to the HT. I honestly did not tell the difference at all in distance between the roof mount antenna and my Whip for the HT. I am in a rural area with plenty of trees. I think the best I got was a mile. I am wondering if the HT at the house on the higher Antenna and the mobile in the vehicle would increase the range? Slowly acquiring more equipment as fast as the $ will grow on the tree out back. I know its line of sight and the higher I can get is better. THis is what I am experimenting with as how high I need to go for promising communication. Then I can purchase/build the height I need. OR I need another mobile for the vehicle.

The radio station that is

Curious...So, you were able to hit a repeater 50 miles away on 3 watts. but not able to talk simplex 7-8 miles? Just curious to why you could reach repeater that far away and not farther on simplex. Same wattage for the same distances?

Are they pretty sturdy in the wind?

My power supply came in today. It and my Coax cable are staring at each other waiting on the KG-1000g to arrive tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing how it performs. I have been using a HT for the last 3 weeks tied to the Base antenna. Not too much excitement. The nearest repeater to me is 20 miles with tall hills in between us. I have charted it on a RF line of sight calculator and its 140' tower mounted and I'm 20'ish.I will definitely correct that issue. We will see if the base will push it out there a bit farther. In the meanwhile, studying up for the Amateur technicians' license. I tell ya, when you fall into the radio hobby and wanting to go higher and stronger, one must work longer...and pay more..i guess i have the fever now. I am currently using Ed Fongs UHF omni-directional antenna and I find no problems with it all, but any suggestions on a great qualtiy base station that is farther reaching and great quality? TRAM, Comets, etc......anyone?

I also own this radio. I love it!.. The one issue I have is that when you hit the FM option and save our channels(FM), there isn't a way to go straight to a channel. you have to Press the PTT2 and then scan to get to the channel you want to listen to, or I haven't figured a way otherwise.

Thanks for some names of equipment. Appreciated.

Thanks @mbrun.No better time to play around and learn with one I guess when the stuff is working right, ey.

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Im new to the game .....So if purchased an Ed Fong UHF antenna that has worked well for my HT and is tuned already for 462 I should not really need to check anything, correct? IS the SWR meter for checking exactly what?

Chomping at the bit for my delivery tomorrow and Friday. Finally will have a radio other than a HT. YaY! for me.

Ohms Law

I ended up purchasing the Astron SS-30m-AP switching. We will see how it works , hopefully before the weekend?

Cool site. Thanks

ooopppsss.. didn't mean to delete, I just wanted to edit....I went with the Astron MS-30m-AP switching.

You like the linear over switching?

Thanks for the info. I’ve heard to many good things about the brand, so I guess that’s were I’ll be heading.

Thanks a lot for the info. Appreciated. I’ve heard great things about them.

Thanks for the input!

Who personally has a quiet fan, goof RF filtering power supply and what brand is it..?

Thanks for the prompt response and the info you have provided. ”Buy once,cry once”…. Isn’t that the truth. I like that phrase!

Wanting to inquire on Power supplies. I've reviewed endless GMRS Mobile/base station radios. I was going to possibly go with the Wouxon KG1000G. I have read great/ and not so great about them. I have HT Owouxon and would like to keep it together since I have been pretty stream less on getting through the menu for the most part (unless convinced not to purchase). But onto the power supply for it. It looks as if I need a 30 amp by my readings. Does anyone have any feedback on a chosen power supply unit. I haven't been able to locate what the specs. of the current draw is. I do know it's a 13.8vdc output power of 50/20/10/5 watts. I'm still thinking of what the continuous amps would have to be, and I assume that there isn't a Max amperage I have to worry about. Wouxon SPS31win rated at 30 max; 20A Continuous. Any advice/ preference is welcomed. On a side note. Maybe one that will supply two radios, so when I get a HAM. I will knock out two-birds with one-stone..??

Hope its not a Pine. They sway when the wind gets up. Please post pics