Bande1
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Bande1 got a reaction from WRTG259 in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from WRXR575 in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from JoCoBrian in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from ZGPilot1955 in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from WRUU653 in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from Lscott in Questions about wattage versus antenna in my situation
despite what everyone on the internet says the slim jim antenna is just a half wave ~3dbi antenna and isnt that good. Its really no different in performance than a $10 abbree 42". You already bought a radio but height means a lot more than power.
buy this antenna next and some KMR400 off amazon. If you have a tree hang the antenna in the tree 35-65ft up.
https://www2.randl.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_1500&products_id=69428
every 3dbi you add it effectively doubles your power. 6dbi quadruples power. This antenna will give you +8.5dbi in UHF over the N9TAX. Its big at 17.3ft in length but its economically priced and very good. Coax power loss goes up as you increase frequency. At GMRS freq with say RG-8X you're losing about 2% per foot of cable. 100ft of RG-8X will lose -8.5dbi. You should buy LMR400 or knockoff KMR400. Which will lose 2.7dbi per 100ft. This antenna and coax combo would make your HT the same radiated power as the DB-25G while having far more receive capability.
Get the antenna as high as you possibly can
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Bande1 got a reaction from marcspaz in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from SteveShannon in General GMRS question
I always say "breaker 575 anybody got their ears on out there"
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Bande1 got a reaction from WRVM230 in UV-5G Repeater programing help
Repeater offsets are already done for you with a GMRS radio. You only program them when you have a ham radio/UV-5R.
You just need to put in the CTCSS transmit tones. Usually there's no recieve tone.
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Bande1 got a reaction from VETCOMMS in You just got your GMRS license, now you want your own repeater?
I cant recommend enough an air cannon. This little $40 project changed everything. First shot, first try got my line 100ft over the exact branch I was aiming for. antenna at about 80'-85' vs 25'-35' is a massive difference.
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Bande1 got a reaction from SteveShannon in For Sale - Wouxun KG-1000G Plus GMRS Base/Mobile Two Way [SOLD]
TYT radios can be unlocked in their proprietary software. load software then download from radio like you would in CHIRP. Then go to the Frequency Range tab, hit "ctrl+f11" and enter the password 9800TYT (this includes the TH-7800/7900). Then you can text edit the TX frequencies from 400Mhz-480Mhz. Upload to radio.
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Bande1 got a reaction from MichaelLAX in For Sale - Wouxun KG-1000G Plus GMRS Base/Mobile Two Way [SOLD]
TYT radios can be unlocked in their proprietary software. load software then download from radio like you would in CHIRP. Then go to the Frequency Range tab, hit "ctrl+f11" and enter the password 9800TYT (this includes the TH-7800/7900). Then you can text edit the TX frequencies from 400Mhz-480Mhz. Upload to radio.
