WRTT642 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Hello all, I was just curious, what radio do you all use for your daily driver? How do you typically use it? I know there are hams on here as well, so I would be curious if any of you hams have MARS modded radios and use it to monitor GMRS/MURS/FRS while using it for ham activities? I have a MARS mod Icom ID-52a and use it for regular ham and Dstar activities, but I also like to scan the GMRS/MURS/FRS channels while I am in town. When out camping and hiking with family I have four Baofeng UV-9G's that I give to my wife and kids so we can all talk together and also so I don't have to use my Icom and risk it getting broken while out in the Alaskan wilderness. So, what radios do you use on a daily basis and do any of you hams use modded radios to listen to GMRS/MURS/FRS channels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC7010 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 My Motorola Commercial and Professional Series radios all cover 438 to 470 Mhz covering 70 cm ham, most UHF LMR, and GMRS bands, no mods or hacks required. Some of the higher capability Commercial Series units can be programmed for FPP selectable PL or DCS. WRTT642 and gortex2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 For GMRS all vehicles (mine and my parents) have midlands. I also run commercial Motorola(APX) gear in all my vehicles for PS/Ham/GMRS if needed. When on the jeep trails I'll normally have my Motorola T600 on my belt as its a durable little unit and at end of day wash it off in the sink for the next day. What ham stuff I do have (for APRS) is only used for ham stuff. No need or reason to mod it. SteveC7010 and WRTT642 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 Both Jeeps have Motorola XTL5000 radios, I carry a XTS2500 when running around on foot outside the Jeep, for the couch I use an XTS5000, and as my base-station, an XTL5000.. All for GMRS and encrypted comms.. gortex2, SteveC7010, Sshannon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 In the Jeep, I'm running two 110w XTL5000 radios (one for VHF and one for UHF). I also have some customized Yaesu FMT-300DRs for same band/crossband VHF/UHF repeater systems and an FT-891 HF radio. I have entirely too many radios at home to bore people with... but the flavor is a variety of Icoms such as an IC-745, IC-746 Pro, IC-7000 and IC-7300. I have a bunch of HTs; mostly Baofeng and Yaesu. Also a 300w VHF Amp (FM and SSB) for when tropo ducts are the place to be or if I want to mess around during a VHF contest. I really want 991a. I need to stop making excuses and just buy one. gortex2, SteveC7010, Sshannon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkalla Posted March 20, 2023 Report Share Posted March 20, 2023 The RAV4 has a Wouxun KG-1000G (with a Wouxun KG-S88G in the glovebox) and at home I mostly use the Wouxun KG-935G. kerstuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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