PastorGary

I am an administrator or senior moderator at several US and international forums and general member participation is down across the board. This is uncharacteristic for this time of the year based on previous years statistics.

Some Kenwood radios are - Two that come to mind are the TK-880-1 and the high power H version, as well as the TK-863G. More possibilities may be found in the thread listed below, HOWEVER, it is always wise to verify the Type Certification before purchasing ANY radio equipment: https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/1261-buying-used-gmrs-radios/

Staff Reminder: PLEASE Do Not post any CTCSS or DCS system access information to any thread that is not located in the Private Discussion posting area.

Thanks for volunteering to remain on standby. This weather event is not going to be pleasant and many persons who think that they are tougher than a CAT 4 Hurricane will find out the hard way what a 12 foot plus storm surge with 30 to 40 foot waves on top of that can do - not to mention up to two feet of rainfall over a very wide area. Take care and be safe.

95.2731 Permissible MURS uses. The operator of a MURS station may use it for the purposes listed in this section. (a ) MURS stations may be used to transmit voice, data or image signals. (b ) MURS stations may be used for telecommand and telemetry functions. 95.2733 Prohibited MURS uses.MURS stations must not be operated as repeater stations or signal boosters. This prohibition includes store-and-forward packet operation ========================================================== 2 Watt power limitations and no repeaters of any kind, but that's about it. Businesses use MURS all over the country.

Kenwood TK-880-1 or TK-880H-1 series (RJ-45 8 pin mic) uses the Kenwood KPG 49D software Kenwood TK-863G uses the KPG 76D software. The programming cable for both of these Kenwood series is the same - just one example of many: https://www.amazon.com/SUNDELY-Quality-Programming-Kenwood-TK-863G/dp/B00CW66KPE

Just an observation - Kenwood TK880-1 (25 watt) or TK880H-1 (40 watt) plus the TK863G (25 watt) are available used from many sources, are Part 90 AND Part 95 Certified, have user friendly software and can be programmed to do most things that the current crop of Midland radios can not do. I am not at all familiar with anything 'Motorola' but I suspect that they have good used equipment that will run circles around the Midland equipment as well.

Please use the "CONTACT" button at the main website to check with Rich D. about your observations. The FORUM staff has no administrative access at the main site, so you will have to check in with Rich about this. Thanks...

jharv - Any news for us on your final antenna mounting configuration, since that was the main topic of this thread?

Alberto - You should have 'put your 5 cents in' - then we could give you 'three cents back' in change... Thanks for contributing feedback and opinions in the forum. Nice to have you with us...

It will ignore the CTCSS or DCS and operate as if you are not including any tone/code. However, anyone who sets up a repeater these days without at least an input tone/code, may have the repeater keying up by intermod or unauthorized operators, licensed or not.

Some repeater owners use several input and output tones or DCS codes for 'special purposes'. Example - An owner allows 'travelers' to use the system. However, the owner's FAMILY has a different access and output code so their family conversations are not necessarily heard by other users. There are also options built into some repeaters to set up a priority memory. If a non priority conversation is taking place and the owner needs to use the repeater immediately, the owner's set of codes will stop the non priority conversation and allow the priority conversation to take place. Most MOBILE radios are programmed to go into CSQ mode when the mic is removed from the mic holder, so this would tell the non priority users that the repeater is being used for a priority communication. Each manufacturer has their own set of operating protocols and comparing features before buying equipment is always a good idea. I'd also like to mention that a few manufacturers of communications equipment have introduced "non standard" CTCSS and DCS codes. This is 'sometimes' used by dealers to keep off-brand equipment from interacting with their own brand.

Depends on the repeater and the number of programmable memory locations that the manufacturer has provided, as part of the design. Also, older systems used CTCSS only. More modern systems can use CTCSS or DCS and the number of code possibilities and combinations for input and output is quite extensive. Data supplied by our colleagues at RadioReference - Common CTCSS code list: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Continuous_Tone-Coded_Squelch_System Common DCS code list: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/DCS

Current Rules DATA: §95.1751 GMRS station identification. Each GMRS station must be identified by transmission of its FCC-assigned call sign at the end of transmissions and at periodic intervals during transmissions except as provided in paragraph © of this section. A unit number may be included after the call sign in the identification. (a) The GMRS station call sign must be transmitted: (1) Following a single transmission or a series of transmissions; and, (2) After 15 minutes and at least once every 15 minutes thereafter during a series of transmissions lasting more than 15 minutes. (b ) The call sign must be transmitted using voice in the English language or international Morse code telegraphy using an audible tone. (c ) Any GMRS repeater station is not required to transmit station identification if: (1) It retransmits only communications from GMRS stations operating under authority of the individual license under which it operates; and, (2) The GMRS stations whose communications are retransmitted are properly identified in accordance with this section.

Is there room on the tire carrier to mount a pipe flange for 1/2 inch water pipe? Once mounted, an appropriate length of 1/2 inch galvanized water pipe then becomes a mini-mast. At the top of the mast, you can adapt to just about any type of antenna and mount.

This one may work out for you. NO ground plane (1/2 wave). A colleague has a Jeep with a removable fiberglass top. He has TWO NMO mounts - one on the fiberglass roof and one on an "L" bracket on the roll bar, top center. When he has the top on, he has this antenna (below) in place with the coax from the roof NMO mount running to the radio. When he removes the top, the roll bar NMO coax goes to the radio and he just transfers the antenna listed below from the roof mount to the roll bar mount. https://shopwiscomm.com/EM-M10003-GPI-UHF-2dBi-Gain-Roof-Mount-Antenna-380-520-MHz-P2106563.aspx

Regency XL2000 UHF Part 90 mobiles - company I was with had a bunch of these on a Part 90 repeater for many years.

Before you make any changes, please review the information provided here.....https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/gmrs-antenna-mounting.7307/

Tropical Storm Research Center, in Foley - Gulf Shores, Alabama. Since 2006, the TSRC has concentrated on Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico Tropical Systems. Our software is designed and refined for Atlantic Basin weather events. That being said, for anyone who is in or has any interests in Hawaii, please refer to the advisories regarding Pacific Hurricane Lane - through the Pacific Hurricane Center website - http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/

John E may have that formula somewhere - but that sounds close.

There are options. This is just one that I have seen successfully used in a similar application to yours. IF you can mount the VHF antenna on an outrigger 3 feet from the mast and below the UHF, with the majority of the VHF antenna facing the water, you would most likely have no or very limited interaction. With BOTH mounted at the top, essentially side by side operating on two different bands, there would probably be some interaction including de-sense on the radio not being used in transmit mode as well as some involvement with a higher SWR for both. Vertical separation of dis-similar antennas is usually the way to reduce issues.

If you wish, you can log in at the main site and send a "Contact" memo to Rich D., the owner, and see if he will accept a 'donation'. https://www.mygmrs.com/

Ryan - There are currently no provisions for Paid Subscriptions here at the Forum or at the main listings website. These sites are provided as a public service, to licensed GMRS and Amateur Radio Service users, by 'RepeaterFinder, LLC'. However, thanks for the inquiry.

Did a quick search, but there doesn't seem to be an MX to SMA male adapter configured for what you wish to do... at least I didn't see any through my normal sources. MX to BNC is fine, but the issue with BNC, since it was first designed in the early 1950's, is that any friction on the rotating portion of the connector can possibly loosen it and it will loose connection or loose an entire antenna. It was for that reason that Kenwood and quite a few other manufacturers went to SMA, not only to prevent loss or open connections, but for interchangeability.

Staff Disclaimer: The following information is for reference only and may or may not apply to all situations. In post # 1 above, the Kenwood Model TK-270G was mentioned. The "G" in the model number is the newer version of the original and the "G" also refers to the radio's ability to be programmed for Wideband AND Narrowband - 16KØF3E / 11KØF3E. FCC Certified for parts 22, 74, 90, 90.210 ( FCC ID - ALH29463110 for the 150 to 174 mhz type-1 radios ) This "G" version has been successfully used for many years nationwide on ALL of the MURS frequencies under the same implied technical compliance stipulations and standards that Part 90 equipment has been used in Part 95 GMRS service. The two watt MURS power output limit as well as the wideband or narrowband programming per channel must be met for MURS operation using the TK-270G. Please note that the UHF version for the same vintage TK-370G is Type Certified for Part 95 GMRS.