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Hello Kerry, welcome from Oklahoma.

Welcome from Oklahoma.

Wouldn't hurt at all, more capability is better.

Ham radio is far more capable than anything else, however based on this statement below you want GMRS/FRS. For the below to work with ham radio you both would need to test and get licensed, with GMRS a single license covers your family. Mobile GMRS radios can have up to 50 watts and they work...

Yes you need a front and rear receiver hitch, and the associated winch cradle that goes into the receiver hitch. You will also need to route power to the front and rear of the vehicle to be able to plug the winch in at either location.

Do you have examples of these radios that are "restricted" ? As mentioned most radios have CTCSS tones that can be enabled if desired but do not come that way. Some may have "extra" channels that already have CTCSS tones set, but the first 22 channels do not.

I have both a Browning BR-180b dual band and a Larsen NMO150b. The Browning is a dual band but with the enclosed coil it does move around a bit. The Larsen NM150b 2m antenna is a 5/8 wave so it is longer but can bend.

Welcome from Oklahoma.

GMRS is gaining popularity and is fine for vehicle to vehicle comms. I prefer a vehicle mounted radio and a handheld for a spotter or when I step out of the vehicle. This applies to GMRS or ham radio. Ham radio is not for everyone, especially those that just want a plug and play solution. Ham...

@Tribe-16 Welcome from Oklahoma. That is quite the wheeler you have there.

Welcome from Oklahoma from a fellow XJer. Have a friend in Houston that owns a nice red XJ and hosts a podcast called the Jeep Talk Show if you need something Jeep related to listen to.

I haven't heard that issue before, hopefully Midland support will take care of you. Love the very enthusiastic "You're Welcome!" at the end. lol

@Adam_964c98 Welcome from Central Oklahoma. A LS Fj80 sounds sweet!

@chau8238 Welcome from Oklahoma. Love the old school rigs.

Welcome from Oklahoma @Gotham2112 As you can tell, we are a very welcoming bunch. :laughing:

It would work ok and appears to meet all the requirements but I would expect some signal loss especially at the frequencies GMRS uses. There's bound to be a grommet in the firewall you could run coax through and do a fender mount antenna, a couple of screw holes on the backside of the fender...

Hello Jeff, welcome from Oklahoma. I see you are also a ham radio operator. Hopefully you will join in over on our communication section as well.

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With those frequencies, height it mite! You can't boost a signal that you can't receive. Personally I would only go with a lopro cell booster antenna if I was say just outside of a metro area where I knew I could get weak signal but for way out I would want something taller to hopefully receive...

As a tech and having voice on 10m a long wire is not necessary, however if you are planning ahead to get your general a linked dipole works well or End Fed Half Wave (EFHW) works decent A popular set up for portable opts is a WolfRiver Coil and vertical collapsible antenna (MFJ-1979). However...