gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Hey, I know this is CB territory, but the activity is high and you guys
know
this stuff.

Want to hook up a nice high antenna to allow us to keep in contact with

the kids up
at the cabin. I understand height is almost everything but I can't
find a cheap
5 wattish radio that has a antenna mount and power supply. Is there
one?
I expect the antenna/cable to cost about $200. ??

I also assume, that with an elevated antenna, I'll need a GMRS license.



Any comments welcome. Thanks

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

PS I'd like to get a solid 3 mile range.

wrote:
Hey, I know this is CB territory, but the activity is high and you guys
know
this stuff.

Want to hook up a nice high antenna to allow us to keep in contact with

the kids up
at the cabin. I understand height is almost everything but I can't
find a cheap
5 wattish radio that has a antenna mount and power supply. Is there
one?
I expect the antenna/cable to cost about $200. ??

I also assume, that with an elevated antenna, I'll need a GMRS license.



Any comments welcome. Thanks

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

wrote in message
oups.com...
PS I'd like to get a solid 3 mile range.

wrote:
Hey, I know this is CB territory, but the activity is high and you guys
know
this stuff.

Want to hook up a nice high antenna to allow us to keep in contact with

the kids up
at the cabin. I understand height is almost everything but I can't
find a cheap
5 wattish radio that has a antenna mount and power supply. Is there
one?
I expect the antenna/cable to cost about $200. ??

I also assume, that with an elevated antenna, I'll need a GMRS license.



Any comments welcome. Thanks


What is the terrain like where you wish to do this?

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Hello Danwa1456:

Look up the Murs Radio Service, on Google or what ever search engine ya got.

It has 5 VHF frequencies, with no FCC license needed, allowed low power
use, of 2 watts. But the 2 watts works well with good antennas. We get
30 to 40 miles on Murs base stations here in the Mojave Desert.

I went Quail Hunting and we got 3 to 5 miles with no problem over
different locations and such, with the low cost modified 2 meter hand
held radios on low power.

I carry a extra battery when hunting. And have a 12 volt cigarette
adapter that will charge the hand held radios while in the truck drive
to a hunting location, or charge them over night in the truck.

GMRS we tried and didn't like the short range that came with these cheap
**** mass produced goof ball radios.

The VHF radios will cost more but will work much better. I picked up a
few used older VHF hand held radios from the local Motorola Commercial
Radio Dealer for real cheap. Extra batteries, antennas, and chargers.
Also on E-bay.

I have the kid tear up the local ecology on his dirt bike, he carries a
VHF Hand Held Radio, and I can keep track of him and his friends with a
base radio, using just a few watts.

Jay in the Mojave


wrote:
Hey, I know this is CB territory, but the activity is high and you guys
know
this stuff.

Want to hook up a nice high antenna to allow us to keep in contact with

the kids up
at the cabin. I understand height is almost everything but I can't
find a cheap
5 wattish radio that has a antenna mount and power supply. Is there
one?
I expect the antenna/cable to cost about $200. ??

I also assume, that with an elevated antenna, I'll need a GMRS license.



Any comments welcome. Thanks

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

On 7 Sep 2006 15:33:01 -0700, wrote:

PS I'd like to get a solid 3 mile range.


You can build a ground plane, which would be small at that frequency. The
problem with GMRS and FRS (I use FRS), is that foilage greatly reduces range. I
get greater range after the leaves fall in late Oct and Nov.

Vinnie S.

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

U-Know-Who wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...
PS I'd like to get a solid 3 mile range.

wrote:
Hey, I know this is CB territory, but the activity is high and you guys
know
this stuff.

Want to hook up a nice high antenna to allow us to keep in contact with

the kids up
at the cabin. I understand height is almost everything but I can't
find a cheap
5 wattish radio that has a antenna mount and power supply. Is there
one?
I expect the antenna/cable to cost about $200. ??

I also assume, that with an elevated antenna, I'll need a GMRS license.



Any comments welcome. Thanks


What is the terrain like where you wish to do this?

Northern pine forest. Was hoping a nice, very high, antenna at the
cabin could
work in this environment. We have pines, some of the largest pines
around, and
if I could figure out how to get up there, we could get an antenna
"over" the tops
of all the trees in the area. If not, then I'd put it on top of a two
story barn.

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Hello Danwa1465:

Yeah a VHF Base Antenna could be mounted on a mast, and put into a tree.
You want to get the antenna above the tree. Use LMR 400 Flex Coax.

They make VHF or UHF Base Station Antennas so that they can be assembled
to what every frequency you want. I have a cheapie that cost about 60
dollars tuned for the Murs channels, and works great. Antenna is
reasonable like weight, about 9 feet long, so its would be easy to put
in a tree. HRO or AES can help you out with what ever antenna you need.

Again I suggest you look into the Murs radio service.

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several thousands
watts for the 2 meter band. But you don't need any of that heavy metal
hardware.

Jay in the Mojave


wrote:

Northern pine forest. Was hoping a nice, very high, antenna at the
cabin could
work in this environment. We have pines, some of the largest pines
around, and
if I could figure out how to get up there, we could get an antenna
"over" the tops
of all the trees in the area. If not, then I'd put it on top of a two
story barn.

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several thousands
watts for the 2 meter band.

Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several thousands

watts for the 2 meter band.


Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

Yeah those are for the 435 and S.S.S.S. (Seven Six Secert Service) guys

Issue the lead helmets please.....

Jay in the Mojave

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several thousands

watts for the 2 meter band.


Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

Yeah those are for the 435 and S.S.S.S. (Seven Six Secert Service) guys

Issue the lead helmets please.....

Jay in the Mojave

The sound of ground rods being hammered in..

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several thousands

watts for the 2 meter band.


Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

Yeah those are for the 435 and S.S.S.S. (Seven Six Secert Service) guys

Issue the lead helmets please.....

Jay in the Mojave

The sound of ground rods being hammered in..

Stop it! Now I feel guilty because I didn't get my tower up before I had
this latest surgery :-(
On another note, just bought a sweet 79 Chevy 4x4 long bed. Soon as the knee
heals I'm going to swap out some parts from the camo 86, to the 79, and put
a 49 Chevy cab on the 86.

--
Owner of Daryl Hunt
Master of Slow Code
Suffer, unto me.
Indulge, my every need.
UV Count 1
Religion is a whore! (Slayer)
Stupid is as stupid does.
ALL HAIL BOOKMAN!!!

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

"DrDeath" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several
thousands

watts for the 2 meter band.


Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

Yeah those are for the 435 and S.S.S.S. (Seven Six Secert Service)
guys

Issue the lead helmets please.....

Jay in the Mojave

The sound of ground rods being hammered in..

Stop it! Now I feel guilty because I didn't get my tower up before I had
this latest surgery :-(
On another note, just bought a sweet 79 Chevy 4x4 long bed. Soon as the
knee heals I'm going to swap out some parts from the camo 86, to the 79,
and put a 49 Chevy cab on the 86.

The man in black said it best when he took it home from the factory 'one
piece at a time' and it didn't cost him a dime! hehe

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"DrDeath" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several
thousands

watts for the 2 meter band.


Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

Yeah those are for the 435 and S.S.S.S. (Seven Six Secert Service)
guys

Issue the lead helmets please.....

Jay in the Mojave

The sound of ground rods being hammered in..

Stop it! Now I feel guilty because I didn't get my tower up before I had
this latest surgery :-(
On another note, just bought a sweet 79 Chevy 4x4 long bed. Soon as the
knee heals I'm going to swap out some parts from the camo 86, to the 79,
and put a 49 Chevy cab on the 86.

The man in black said it best when he took it home from the factory 'one
piece at a time' and it didn't cost him a dime! hehe

Did you watch the movie? I thought it was pretty good.

--
Owner of Daryl Hunt
Master of Slow Code
Suffer, unto me.
Indulge, my every need.
UV Count 1
Religion is a whore! (Slayer)
Stupid is as stupid does.
ALL HAIL BOOKMAN!!!

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

"DrDeath" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"DrDeath" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I have made VHF Base Station Antennas that can take several
thousands

watts for the 2 meter band.


Hi Jay.

Meh Meh My Carona! hehe

Yeah those are for the 435 and S.S.S.S. (Seven Six Secert Service)
guys

Issue the lead helmets please.....

Jay in the Mojave

The sound of ground rods being hammered in..

Stop it! Now I feel guilty because I didn't get my tower up before I
had this latest surgery :-(
On another note, just bought a sweet 79 Chevy 4x4 long bed. Soon as
the knee heals I'm going to swap out some parts from the camo 86, to
the 79, and put a 49 Chevy cab on the 86.

The man in black said it best when he took it home from the factory
'one piece at a time' and it didn't cost him a dime! hehe

Did you watch the movie? I thought it was pretty good.

Yeah it was OK, I had the good fortune to see Johnny Cash live two times
before he passed, once in the early '70's Rockin.

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Hello DrDeath:

You will need to send us pictures of that modification. That sounds
"Bitchen"

Jay in the Mojave



DrDeath wrote:

Stop it! Now I feel guilty because I didn't get my tower up before I had
this latest surgery :-(
On another note, just bought a sweet 79 Chevy 4x4 long bed. Soon as the knee
heals I'm going to swap out some parts from the camo 86, to the 79, and put
a 49 Chevy cab on the 86.

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Hello Steveo:

Back in the 60's and 70's, and even before the CB radio craze sweep the
country, we always use to go to the Long Beach CB Breaks, that was held
at some big park.

They had country singers and bands brought in by the bus load. They had
outside business's come in and run the various Bars, prepare the food
many different types of food. Clean up crew, magic show for the kids,
and even Valley Parking, real La Tee Da stuff.

They had country, folk and rock music by different bands and such. You
could even buy these guys on a 8 Track Cassette tape. I still have a few.

They had a Johnny Cash look a like there that did the Man in Black
pretty good. The ol man bought a bunch of the tapes and we where now
country and western music fans. I remember driven down to Long Beach
from the San Fernando Valley listening to the Best of Jonney Cash and
others. Yeah I wish I had seen him in concert!

I meet "Gettie up and Go, a local Country Western Singer that had a old
Johnson Valiant driving a 2 kW linear into stacked Moonraker 4 Beam
Antennas. When "Gettie up and Go" got all liquiored up, he would plug
his electric guitar into the radio and sing and yodel. Most all of
southern california was shut down listening to "Gettie up and Go"

He did a fine job signing Mary Robins "El Paso"

There are local drive in's that have oldie but goodie night, great food,
super good looking cars and trucks, all kinds of music, and a lot fine
ladies running around. Oh yeah!

Jay in the Mojave





Steveo wrote:

Yeah it was OK, I had the good fortune to see Johnny Cash live two times
before he passed, once in the early '70's Rockin.

gmrs, antenna, base station?
 

Hi Jay.

Yeah Gettie up and Go was almost an anthem back in those daze, eight tracks
and reel to reel. I got to see Eric Carmen and the raspberries at Edgewater
park in 1969 for free and that was long before the CB boom..hardly anyone
knew what a CB radio was back then.

I had my Lafayette and my droopy drawers tuned, along with the 108 inch
whip on dads car though. We still laugh about the noises that thing would
make as it smashed into tree limbs and such.


Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello Steveo:

Back in the 60's and 70's, and even before the CB radio craze sweep the
country, we always use to go to the Long Beach CB Breaks, that was held
at some big park.

They had country singers and bands brought in by the bus load. They had
outside business's come in and run the various Bars, prepare the food
many different types of food. Clean up crew, magic show for the kids,
and even Valley Parking, real La Tee Da stuff.

They had country, folk and rock music by different bands and such. You
could even buy these guys on a 8 Track Cassette tape. I still have a few.

They had a Johnny Cash look a like there that did the Man in Black
pretty good. The ol man bought a bunch of the tapes and we where now
country and western music fans. I remember driven down to Long Beach
from the San Fernando Valley listening to the Best of Jonney Cash and
others. Yeah I wish I had seen him in concert!

I meet "Gettie up and Go, a local Country Western Singer that had a old
Johnson Valiant driving a 2 kW linear into stacked Moonraker 4 Beam
Antennas. When "Gettie up and Go" got all liquiored up, he would plug
his electric guitar into the radio and sing and yodel. Most all of
southern california was shut down listening to "Gettie up and Go"

He did a fine job signing Mary Robins "El Paso"

There are local drive in's that have oldie but goodie night, great food,
super good looking cars and trucks, all kinds of music, and a lot fine
ladies running around. Oh yeah!

Jay in the Mojave

Steveo wrote:

Yeah it was OK, I had the good fortune to see Johnny Cash live two
times before he passed, once in the early '70's Rockin.