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New GMRS Radio video review!

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by russbrill, May 22, 2021.

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  1. May 22, 2021 #1
    russbrill

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    Check it out here

    Enjoy,
    Russ
     
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  3. May 29, 2021 #3
    russbrill

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    The Wouxun KG1000G is a good radio. I have mine on all the time, no problems so far..
     
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  4. May 29, 2021 #3
    drivingmissdaisy

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    That's a whole different animal than CB.
     
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  5. Jun 5, 2021 #4
    russbrill

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    Yep, 10 times better in my opinion..
     
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  7. Jun 8, 2021 #5
    Timin770

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    When setting up a GMRS antenna, can I use the same SWR meter I use for CB?
     
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  8. Jun 8, 2021 #7
    russbrill

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    No, you'll need a meter that's rated for 460 MHz to 470 MHz..
     
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  9. Jun 8, 2021 #7
    Timin770

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    OK just trying to get all the dollar amounts straight in my head
     
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  10. Jun 9, 2021 #9
    Night Stalker10

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    To help with your $$$$ decision. This guy has a good video testing a GMRS 15 watt radio against a 4 watt CB.

     
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  11. Jun 9, 2021 #10
    russbrill

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    It would be a whole different ball game if 11-Meters was open for DX, local communications on CB would be limited.. Terrain is also another factor (On Simplex, NO Repeater) when comparing a UHF radio service to an HF radio service.
     
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  12. Jun 9, 2021 #10
    russbrill

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    BTW: I can find videos that show GMRS beating the pants off of CB. I don't really take any of these promo videos to seriously, most mobile-to-mobile communications (without a repeater) will be effective for 3 to 5 miles. CB does work good for local chat when there is NO Skip present. A couple of problems that CB suffers from is antenna size and an increased Noise Floor on the band.
     
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