WRWQ613 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 I’m new to gmrs and I just wanted to say hi hopefully we can chat sometime on the radio I’m in Ohio I don’t know to much about what I’m doing so I’m learning on the fly I’m a truck driver I run mostly in the Midwest states WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Welcome! We were all new once. WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Welcome to the forum !!! Thank you for keeping our supplychains moving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Welcome @WRWQ613 to the forum!! Sshannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Welcome! I haven't been using GMRS for very long but it's been a great experience so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRWE456 Posted July 28, 2023 Report Share Posted July 28, 2023 Welcome! Are you thinking of using GMRS in your truck to talk to other truckers? And if so have you used CB radios for this in the passed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRWQ613 Posted July 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2023 Hey thanks I’m still waiting on my radio to come in should be here next week sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRWQ613 Posted August 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 9:24 AM, WRWE456 said: Welcome! Are you thinking of using GMRS in your truck to talk to other truckers? And if so have you used CB radios for this in the passed? Yeah I have a cb but still looking in to getting a set up in my truck for Gmrs not sure what to get as far a antenna? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted August 26, 2023 Report Share Posted August 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, WRWQ613 said: Yeah I have a cb but still looking in to getting a set up in my truck for Gmrs not sure what to get as far an antenna? I use the Midland MXTA26 on an NMO magnetic base mount. Nothing fancy but it works well. H8SPVMT and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 I use an MXTA26 mounted on the rear tailgate of my Jeep, which gives me a very poor groundplane, and all the of the experts tell me it wont work.. I've hit over 30miles with it on simplex and can hit a repeater 92 miles away, so it works good enough for me. Sshannon, WRXB215, WRYJ580 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 1 hour ago, OffRoaderX said: mounted on the rear tailgate of my Jeep I've had the same conversation about my JK with some people around here. They must be right, though. I mean, William McKinley was their volunteer examiner when they took the ham test. WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 40 minutes ago, marcspaz said: I've had the same conversation about my JK with some people around here. They must be right, though. I mean, William McKinley was their volunteer examiner when they took the ham test. Its true, the groundplane is much not optimal in that location.. But "some people" really seem to confuse "will not work" with "may not work 100% perfectly as it possibly can" marcspaz, WRXB215, kirk5056 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted August 27, 2023 Report Share Posted August 27, 2023 Perfect is the enemy of good enough. marcspaz, WRXB215, OffRoaderX and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXZ797 Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 I agree with everyone on the MXTA26. I had been using the little antenna that comes with my Midland radio but hitting repeaters across town was spotty. Now I connect with ease. WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXW945 Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 8:18 PM, OffRoaderX said: I use an MXTA26 mounted on the rear tailgate of my Jeep, which gives me a very poor groundplane, and all the of the experts tell me it wont work.. I've hit over 30miles with it on simplex and can hit a repeater 92 miles away, so it works good enough for me. Wife's Jeep has the spare tire bracket tailgate antenna mount with the MTXA26. SWR is 1.4-1.7 using the Midland https://a.co/d/4eu4GcG . Not perfect but I'll take it considering finding a good groundplane on a stock jeep is a joke. WRUU653 and Sshannon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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