Search results

That’s actually good. It means I could program in the GMRS channels with no tones and would likely still be okay. Thanks for the reply!

You're HF antenna looks a lot like the old AS-2259/GR we used in the Army.

Let me prefise this question by tell you that I'm a long time ham radio guy that mostly uses Motorola commercial equipment. I'm planning to install a convert-a-comm in my Jeep with an XTS5000 portable radio that, in addition to a bunch of ham stuff, is also programmed for the GMRS frequencies...

Picture this mounted on the roof, cowling or fender. I ran about thirty of these on fleet vehicles and they lasted for years going through car washes and getting generally beat up. They have 3db gain, which doesn't sound like much, but they are just right for simplex and repeater use. You can...

Hello Desert Runner, I saw your question and thought I'd give you an option. I have extensive experience with a fleet of vehicles using PCTel Phantom antennas. They are very small (about 4") tall. They use an NMO mount and work best when they are mounted directly into the sheet metal of the...

You're so right. Different people on different systems is a PITA every time. Those little FRS/GMRS hand held radios are really only good for camp and spotting. Maybe car to car if you are very close. It seems like since the Midland MXT radios came out more and more off-roaders are switching to...

"I got my license using the "Ham RadioTest Prep" app. Passed easily! But now that I have my license, I still dont know how to fully accomplish my goals for Ham lol" First step is to ask yourself what you want to do with radio? For most Hams the radio is a hobby. They experiment with radio and...

Smritte, VHF simplex is probably my favorite form of communication! When all else fails, it just works! It's too bad that GMRS wasn't put on VHF, but at the time GMRS was conceived the VHF spectrum was pretty crowded. With Public Safety moving in droves to 700-800Mhz, the VHF band is much more...

No, if they did the internet guru's that do reviews would have located them immediately. Besides, at the price point these radios are made at there's no way.

Downs, that was my thoughts exactly. In the ham world I mostly use Motorola radios. I was initially going to run a convert-a-comm with a Moto XTS5000 on GMRS and Ham frequencies. But then the thought occurred to me about being able to change the PL tone on the fly. I may end up putting in one of...

I don't trust satellite phones. We had them at my old job and they didn't work well at all. We tried both Iridium and GlobalStar and neither worked very well. Very expensive too!

I'm pretty new here, but I just retired after thirty years in a business that dealt with communications equipment extensively. I was also on the transition team for my departments movement to a new countywide radio system as well as being a Ham and GMRS our for over twenty five years. The...

On my old Jeep JK I can a Comet B-10 NMO mounted on the passenger side cowling. It was tiny but because it had a decent ground plane it worked very well. The antenna was out of the way and very hit anything. I ran the radio at 15 watts all the time and worked all my usual repeaters and had...

K6GBW from SoCal checking in. I'm in the process of installing a UHF radio in my 92 YJ. Going to go with a PCTel Phantom antenna on the cowling to keep it low profile. Most likely will run a dedicated GMRS unit and use HH for Ham as well as carry a QRP HF set.

Just wondering, do most of you use privacy tones with the GMRS radios or do you run with carrier squelch so you can hear everyone? B

Thanks Happy! I'll look into that. I still have some work to do on this old Jeep before I can get too serious. But it's gonna happen for sure! B

Hello, I'm Brian and I'm brand new to the Overlanding concept. I recently retired after almost thirty years in law enforcement. I'm proud of the work I did, but I'm as equally glad that its behind me! I have always dreamed of traveling to remote locations, exploring things that are seldom seen...