Yep, they usually say when enough is enough.I was able to talk 2.5 miles across suburbia before my wife decided testing was complete.
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After watching his review, I think i'm going with the Wouxun KG-XS20G as well.
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I subscribed to his channel, I think he is funny, and provides good info without the "sad ham" arrogance. As far as the radio goes, it works well, and for me 20 watts vs 50 watts is a non issue. The signal will blocked by a mountain long before power is an issue on the trails in the Sierras. I probably could get by with a handheld, but don't tell my wife that!
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your secret is safe with me. I have 3 handheld baofeng radios but I still ordered the following. I'll have the handhelds to loan out to those that don't have a radio. I'm going to see how the Ghost Antenna works out.
| Midland MXTA27 Universal NMO Antenna Lip Mount |
| Wouxun KG-XS20G GMRS Base/Mobile Two Way Radio |
| Midland MicroMobile MXTA25 3db Gain Low Profile Ghost Antenna |
| Tram 1290 NMO Rain Cap |
You thinking of putting the ghost antenna on one of the mirror mounts that would be normally for lights? Because that would be cool.
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I think you can screw it right into the hole that they provide?Hmmm! Didn't think about that. What mount would that be? This is what I went with.
Should have bought a Kenwood TMV-71A and modded it so it would do GMRS and FMRS. In an emergency you could also contact Search and Rescue freqs, Sheriff depts and amateur radio operators. In an emergency anybody can use ham freqs.
I have my technician license for 2 meter and 70 cm but still weighing the use of a GMRS radio. License for that is now $35 for 10 years. With the growing number of GMRS repeaters and good quality radios it seems more and more people are using them in 4X4 circles.
thanks for the install info and the radio info.
thanks for the install info and the radio info.
I was happy to stumble on this thread... I was hoping to find installs with the face of radio showing. Nice radio I purchased this same radio. I figured I would go this route and depending on outcome I may eventually go to the 1000 and put this in our UTV. (plenty of options with the 1000 as it has the removeable head unit.) I opted to go with the Nagoya antenna.
I like your your location... Have you uncovered any more threads with any other possible locations except for the obvious in center console?
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I like your your location... Have you uncovered any more threads with any other possible locations except for the obvious in center console?
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Underneath Center Console. Very long thread on this that many of us followed. See below:
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/super-clean-gmrs-radio-install.42659/
Yes… I looked over that thread… more interested in areas that exposes the unit. Similar to this thread. I would like to see options showing the face of the unit. I do not want to hide if I can avoid but I don’t want it to interfere with anything. Choices are limited… just looking to see what others did before diving into where I will put it.
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Got it, sorry.
Interesting comment...
Just learning about the GMRS radio(s) I see the Wouxun models i have interest in can receive transmission on Ham/ emergency frequencies but does not allow output transmission even in an emergency.
From what I see this Wouxun can use both GMRS and FMRS however limited to transmitting on channels 5 watts and higher. 1-7
It can only receive on the .5 watt FMRS channels
144- 148 mhz 2-meter amateur radio band. RX only...
Kenwood discontinued... what was price on the unit? As it seems like it would be more comparable to the Wouxun 1000. Unfortunately it does not seem like an option any longer unless you could find a used one.
"Modded" can you explain"?
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