Search results

I have a Striker SR-94HP I bough on a whim and although it puts out lots of power and works well, its a total PIA to use while mobile. You only have one knob for everything and have to push the menu button then choose what you want the one knob to do. If you need to adjust the volume or get in a...

I had that problem a few times when my truck was newer from mid last year but ever since going from an iPone 6+ to 13pro late last year I have not seen the problem. What kind of phone? Do you have the latest phone updates?

There is noticeable cable loss at UHF so if you can cut out 10ft of RG-58 cable that will save around 1.2 to 1.5dB of loss. If this were for CB at 27MHz I would just coil it up.

Disconnect the antenna at the radio and see if you still pick up a signal and it should go away. If you have a long chunk of coax you can attach that to the radio and peel off a few inches of braid at the far end and use that as a probe antenna then walk around the vehicle sniffing for the...

Just find a ham operator to check your antenna with an antenna analyzer. For most GMRS users its a one time test so why spend good $$ on a meter you don't really need.

A better way to mount the antenna is an NMO trunk lip mount on the hood near the hinges. The mount shown above puts the antenna about 6" below hood level with a very poor ground plane around it. The top of hood mount will have a better omni directional pattern and will be easier to achieve a...

I've seen a few of these on So Cal freeways. Someone is buying them.

If you get a GMRS handheld with removable antenna you can always install a gain type antenna on your JT and plug the handheld into that. Many handhelds have an option for external mic and battery eliminator with cigarette lighter plug so you can run it forever without any batteries to charge or...

GMRS or UHF handheld radios should work fine in a JT and not that much worse than using the same radio standing outside. The JT has a fiberglass top and not much metal to restrict the radio waves. Even inside a metal car they can work ok since the wavelength is small enough to make it out the...

Still can't tell without an end view of the connector but I believe its a mini UHF. Here is a picture of a male and female mini UHF.

That's a 3/8-24 thread mount but you will have to show a better picture of the connector sticking out the side, if that's even a connector. Most of those mounts take coax directly where you unscrew a cap on the back to solder the center conductor then the braid crimps with a ferrule on the thing...

I did a lot of research and went with an Anderson no sway weight distribution hitch. It works great with my roughly 3,000lb travel trailer. This hitch will get back all the droop from tongue weight although I also put in air bags and split raising the droop between the hitch and air bags. I've...

Do you have Trail Rails in the bed? If so the Yakima will not fit. I have a 22" KB VooDoo bed rack which I take on and off and I don't notice any wind noise from it. If you have the top off that will be the dominant noise and you probably won't hear much else.

I'm involved in live sound mixing and have spent some time in recording studios and I'm fairly particular in how things should sound. For me my stock JT with Premium Alpine stuff I had to turn the bass down to about -4 and up the treble to about +2 to improve things. The bass is very sloppy and...

I believe most of the commercial brands are stainless steel including the set screws and they don't rust. Most also have a thin amount of rubber padding on the part that rests on the paint which prevents scratches.

There are almost too many things wrong with the antenna install to list. An antenna should be mounted in the clear of nearby metal objects and should have an adequate amount of ground plane under it and for GMRS about 12" square or round area around the base of the antenna. When the antenna is...

I have several of the Larsen tri-band units and they do work ok on GMRS but the match in the 2m ham band is a bit high. They are only a 1/4 resonant on any band so on GMRS they are similar to a 6" whip which only costs about $12. These tri-band antennas are tuned more in the public service bands...

I will have to look up the price of the Midland and you basically get what you pay for in both performance and longevity. I've used a lot of Maxrad (now PCTEL) gain type UHF antennas like these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/223159497781?epid=660932590&hash=item33f557b435:g:5mAAAOSwcbRbqBv8 Also...

Line of sight with a few watts you might get 100mi to a high performance repeater at the top of a 10,000ft mountain with a 10dB gain antenna on the repeater with proper downtilt. I've accessed a GMRS repeater from a mountain top from roughly 175mi away using a 4 watt hand held with stock 6" whip...

A 6" UHF whip for GMRS is a pretty bad antenna for receiving VHF weather channels but its better than a stubby. It all depends on how strong the VHF weather channels are in your area. I believe a gain type UHF antenna, a 1/2 wave over 1/2 wave or 5/8 over 5/8 or similar would probably work ok on...