Midland MXT275 GMRS Mobile Review, Power Output Test, SWR, & Range Test - How Far Will It Transmit?
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
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In this video I review the Midland MXT275 15 watt mobile GMRS radio. I explain who this GMRS radio is made for, I go over some of the features, strengths, and weakness / problems, I test the power, test how far the MXT275 can transmit, and I teach the sad-ham operators a few things.
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The correct term is “for all intents and purposes” not “for all intensive purposes” Who needs an English lesson now ?
You do..
You should study the terms "sarcasm" and "baiting idiot know-it-alls on RUclips"
It truly is amazing how overly educated people are some of the biggest idiots without a sense of humor, or just don’t understand humor or sarcasm, I feel bad for people like😂😂😂
@@TheNotaRubicon hahahahaahahaha
I thought it meant "All in tents on purpose". Now I'm edjewmakated!
Grow up RUclips Nazi
"this is where I'm going to stick it", had me dead. Awesome review sir.
I thoroughly enjoy all of these shows, Im gathering stuff to get into the fun, I also have a sad ham friend who enjoys speaking on a level he knows that is far above my understanding. Thanks for helping remove some of the mystique
I love this. I wish Motorola made something as simple as this. I want to get this for my truck and when I go back and forth to the city would love to chat with people on the road.
Any chance you will review the MTX-400?
Thanks.
Hey Randy, the new MXMC01 microphone now has full word displays vs the codes the OEM mic comes with. Definitely a game changer plus it has noise canceling.
awesome video i'm a ham you proved a lot wrong i like that radio going to buy one now i like you ground plane setup work great on repeaters
Thanks for the review. Your review while sometimes harsh seems quite honest, refreshing, and appreciated. It's like you are talking to me and me alone. I was not aware of the "Narrow band only" if I was I forgot. Would this mike control the 40 watt radio? Also are all midlands narrow band only?
No it won't. I contacted Midland about the same question and they said that they are coming out with a new version with a mic like this.
You don't talk about the Baofeng that can do Motorola style DMR, is that because it's a contentious issue or it's just not good?
What would be the deciding factors between this and the MXT115? I think I like a simple mic format better, but maybe I'm wrong. KERCHUNK!!!
Could you (or someone) try a range test with the little sticker metal plate thing?
OMG! I laughed so hard when he placed the antenna on that pan! 😂🤣
I usually watch reviews from others at 1.5x speed. But I watch Randy's videos at normal speed to really enjoy the Sad Ham references. 😀
Great content!
Hello, Texas1FlyBoy
I'm planing to buy my first gmrs radio (mobile). Which one you'll recommend to cover most of Texas when Travel
You described why I ended up with an MXT275 perfectly. I went on an off roading/camping trip last weekend with some friends who recommended GMRS so we could communicate. I live in the city, and my 4X4 parks on the street so I needed something that I could install discreetly and pack away when not in use so it's not visible from outside of the vehicle. The radio performed flawlessly for what I need & doesn't take up too much space in my rig. I was able to connect with the rest of my party who had arrived at camp before me when I was at least 4-5 miles away through thick Pacific Northwest forest. One of my friends who was on the trip even liked my setup so much he immediately bought one when he got home to upgrade his handheld. Great review!
Thanks for comment. That’s what I’ll be using mine for and wasn’t sure how a 15 watt would do
Since Midland is obviously watching your videos, they need to start marketing a much more serious handheld GMRS radio for more serious users. There's no excuse for not doing it.
Hear! Hear!
Midland!!!!!
Listen to this man. We all want a high quality portable GMRS radio, not those dumb blister pack radios. Give us something with dust/water/impact protection that actually looks like a professional radio.
Like your CT690 and/or CT890 that is sold overseas. Or even better the CT990!!!!
Something waterproof would be excellent for canoeing and kayaking also. I’ve been on large group trips before and you get so spread out that the front of the group can’t possibly communicate with the rear of the group and vice versa.
We want you to make a GOOD mobile GMRS using Supper Hydron Technology. Real 50 watts using noise filters!!! Then WE THE PEOPLE Will buy tens of Thousands.....
What would you recommend? I'm new to gmrs radios.
I'm a ham and I might get one of these for my wife's car. I love how the controls are all in the mic. I wish there were 2m/70cm rigs laid out like this. Very little room on modern cars to mount radios.
me to im ham to i'm going to buy one for new car as well no room like older cars
Hi Randy, I'm a new to this GMRS and had recently payed my $70 to Uncle Sam's for a FCC license.
You were the first RUclips hit for GMRS and I've got to tell you that I'm hooked!
Funny satire, GREAT information on radios for the beginner.
Sense I'm a beginner I appreciate you going through these radios.
It's been years sense being in CB radio but I still listen to HF on my Kenwood R5000.
I do understand the differences between narrow band and wide band so I'll make sure when I purchase a radio I'll have both.
I'm a happy Ham and this is what I use for GMRS along with my Ham rig. Works great and the speaker volume helps a lot in the Jeep.
Same here! I added an external speaker to the base and have the audio out through it and the microphone speaker...very loud!! Zero issues being able to hear it.
Thanks for your comment, that helped solidify my choice!
You know, you should make a video about narrowband and wideband. Just a thought. 👍🏻
"I'm surprised it not only works, but works very well." Well, that's because they gave you so much wire, you can basically leave the antenna at home as you drive around town, so you can always reach home base that way. Where are you supposed to store all that extra unshielded wire so it doesn't cause interference?
Actually it is shielded cable, RG6(?) I think. Me and my Ham buddies been using it in our cars for years with no issues. Now for jamboree stuff the THICK stuff comes out.
Radio tucks nicely in a Tacoma center console and wires easily to the fuse box (with taps). Mic cord runs under the console top to a convenient mount at your side. Purchase a ghost antenna and hood mount. With that installed, you are a GMRS beginner.
You should turn the cake pan right side up. This way it can catch any RF signal that may spill over the sides😂. At least until the pan fills up.
That is hilarious!
Just a matter of time until the sad hams chime in and say how his friends Yaesu FT-65 isn't certified for GMRS. I also have this great radio, and I guess the sad hams will be coming after me too. *ROGER BEEP*
Midland is offering this radio in a bundle with the MXTA26 whip antenna and the magnetic mount for it. I’ve seen your video stating that is your favorite antenna. My main use would be communicating with other trail drivers in southeast national forests and parks with a lot of trees and hills. I’ve seen mixed statements that the whip antenna is not the best option to it is the best all around option for that and other terrains. Would you recommend that antenna for the mxt275 over the small 2.1db antenna it typically comes with? Thank you.
I have used my MXTA26 antenna to talk on simplex over 30 miles and have used it to hit a repeater at 93 miles away. The small 2.1db antenna works great for its size, but in my tests, it does not perform as well as the MXTA26, however, for trail-comms it will work fine..
But for overall best performance, you want the larger MXTA26.
Hello sir.
Got your courteous reply and appreciate your information on the your experience and testing of the radio & antenna combinations. I’m new to the off road trail world (about a year) and have been using an inexpensive handheld GMRS radio from Amazon which is fine for very close communication with a spotter, but not too great on the road to and from our trail destinations and even the trail with much distance between.
In my younger days I raced Moto-cross, stock cars and go-karts and grew up family camping and backpacking. The off road trail rides and camping in our 2004 Wrangler LJ has been a nice meshing of those two worlds of motorsports and outdoors. Being new to this activity, it has been nice learning from many areas of experience of others through RUclips contributors like yourself
who put all the technical and talent work into your presentations with helpful information as well as taking the time and courtesy to reply to viewers questions like myself. Grateful for your time and work.
Thank you sir,
Craig
Very good demonstration and i may purchase this but as a retired 30 year trucker nothing beats a cb radio with a linear for road conditions to and from.
Traveling the highways is my main concern and a GMRS radio would be neat for other off road or SHTF situations.
My Question: stick with the CB and Linear (I know it's illegal) for highway use, or is there any way to keep in touch with the vast majority of truckers on the highway for info?_______
A CB radio/ GMSR would be pretty neat for my situation......what's your thoughts?
Longtime subscriber out here in Arizona
Hi Randy. Please do make a video explaining the difference between narrowband and wideband. That would be very good. Thanks!
This will be nowhere as eloquent as what Randy will explain, but in hopes of tiding yourself and others over until he does a video, here goes nothing.
Running wide band with a narrowband repeater or when conversing with someone whose radio is set to narrowband is kinda like having a heavy-duty wife or girlfriend who needs to shop at Lane Bryant, and buying her the smallest panties available at Victoria's Secret. Your wife or girlfriend might be able to force herself into them but they will at some point rip open and be rather awkward. Likewise, your wideband signal will spill out over the edges of the narrowband repeater's or radio's receiver's passband and will sound awkward, maybe loud and distorted.
If you have a narrowband radio and are trying to communicate with a person through a wideband radio or repeater, it will be like getting your very thin wife or girlfriend the biggest pair of panties at Lane Bryant. She can fit into them, but they will be very loose and awkward. Likewise, your narrowband signal will fit well within the receiver passband of the wideband repeater or receiver, but there will be a lot of excess room around it. Your transmit audio, as a result, may sound kind of weak and lacking, inside those larger receiver passbands.
Hope this helps.
@@grigorirasputin5020 Thanks for that. I'm going to have to experiment with both variations of panties to fully understand the analogy, but this helps. BTW do you have a spare room?
Great radio! Installed ours in our side x side inside the dash, and used a water-proof rj-45 pass-through so we can "hide the mike" when not in use.... hits repeaters > 50 miles away no problem with our covert NMO ghost antenna...
Does purchasing one from your link help you? I like your to the point, blunt way of explaining. I have no need for a gmrs, just bored and want to learn something new, heck, maybe I will like it and make some friends. I am in western MA but spend a lot of time driving the roads of upper New England down to Florida.
Yes, when you make a purchase from my link I get credit for the sale at get a couple of $$
Thanks!
Great video, i have that radio and works great. I tried a regular mag mount with RG58 coax and a higher gain antenna and did not see a real great improvement. Did find out though by not using the supplied antenna that came with the radio it would not pick up any weather stations, guess that long wire has some benefits in that band of reception.
were you talking to me or someone else when you said I was your favorite viewer?
sad ham sucks
I bought one a couple months ago, found it to be more than adequate to keep in my wife's Audi as part of the emergency kit. I tried several aftermarket antenna and none worked any better than the enclosed antenna. And for the sad hams,, I mounted the antenna on my glass sunroof and reception was fine, not optimal, but got 5 miles in my heavily tree unincorporated area of the sierras. One area I give them a perfect score is support. They responded quickly and thoroughly to my 5 or 6 inquires
Quick question, I have the 50 watt version. I installed it and it works just fine. I then connected a rj45 extension cable and it won’t power up. I tried a different cable and still no luck. I have seen others with that setup and it works. What am I doing wrong? Love your videos! Love the humor!
I bought this radio, based on your review, for my side by side. Inexpensive, so no worries about it getting damaged from dust etc . I stuck main unit in the glove box and ran an extension cable from the main unit to a handy place I could easily reach when driving or resting. So far I love it for its convenience and simplicity. BTW I have my Extra Ham Operators License (KJ7VCY), but I don't always want to hop onto the ham radio while out getting dirty. Wish I could have known you were so close when I lived in Corona. Great vid Randy
Is the speaker in the hand unit loud enough in your side by side
I got on the FCC web site and in a few clicks bought my $35 GMRS license. It was a pleasant shock after so many years of dealing with their HORRIBLE web site. As an extra class Ham and retired software engineer I concur with your attitude about the self important know it alls.
I use the mxt115 it's works and does the job for a mobile radio... I can reach 20 miles no problem and I use one as a base station... Keep the videos coming randy and keep giving those sad hams on there toes....
What antenna do you run? I have the 3DB ghost gain antenna and a KG905G and simplex running both radios with minimal obstructions I am getting about 8.5 miles.
Very entertaining and informative review. I love my little MXT275. It’s great for the limited space I have in my vehicle. I have the Ghost 3db gain antenna with mag mount that I switch out with 6db gain antenna on the roof of my vehicle. Careful sir. Some may say you are starting to like Midland radios…… 😳
I have the same setup you do. The software could be better and the screen could use an update from 1985 to 2015. But other than that I love the form factor. The handset controls are awesome. The radio can be mounted anywhere with a cat5 extension to the hand set. It is a really well built and thought out set of hardware. My only real complaint is that you can't save multiple settings for the same channel. The menu interface is also a let down because of the silly 1980s screen. I am thinking about getting the NEW 575 with the giant watt blaster feature when they are in stock again. More power is more better right?
Thanks for (finally :) reviewing this radio. I’m both a (happy :) ham and a licensed gmrs user. The only reason I purchased the mxt275 is for my wife’s vehicle, so she would let me install a radio at all. It works well enough for us, although it is missing at least one PL tone (CTCSS) which happens to be the one used on our local gmrs repeater. That’s disappointing to me since that repeater has a very large reach area... love your vids, the notaintro, and the sarcasm. My current favorite radio content provider. Cheers!
Hey u should ask them when they are going to upgrade that POS gxt1000 radio to something more modern. Why don't u review it. Seems Midland dont like being shown up
Yeah, over the years Midland has downgraded the GXT1000. They have lessened the output power from 5 watts to 2.5 watts. The 5 watt version is the oldest version and was a replacement for the GXT900 and GXT950(camo) radio which had illegal scrambler. The FCC ID for the 5 watt GXT1000 was the same for the 900 series. FCC ID MMAGXT950
I’ve got a couple of the Midland GXT1000s and have been looking for something to Mount and hard wire in my truck. Was looking at this model and their newer version with more watts. How do these options compare to the BTECH GMRS-20V2 20W? I’m thinking of replacing the GXT1000s with a couple BTECH GMRS 2s and a couple GMRS PRos. Thoughts?
Great Video's!
Recent Subscriber and New to Radios.
Everyone was Pushing me to turn into a "Ham" but after watching a few of your Videos, GMRS seems the way I want to go.
Thanks again.
I purchased my MXT275 January 13th. Sadly, it is the dinosaur type A model that doesn't support split tones. Makes me sad now that I'm slowly becoming a GMRS dork. Midland's response to me was, too bad, so sad, buy the upgraded C model. Whatever. I'll wait for the 575 to come out, as I need the need the small footprint of the 275 to fit in my Jeep.
I have a question. Any chance you could do a video on the midland ghost antenna vs. The br-450? Range test, swr on the ghost? I ask because a "expert" said the midland ghost was better than "any" whip antenna he used...🤔🤔🤔 I'm generally curious because I do like the low profile of the ghost but I'd rather have the performance. I feel like the br-450 (if tuned currently) should out perform it... I'm new to gmrs BTW, and I'm grateful for your videos! Love it!
Something you might point out to overly critical antenna comments include: A true ground plane has perfect conductivity, is perfectly flat, and extends out forever. This means that a ground plane antenna with 3 or 4 radials is not a perfect ground plane, a car or truck roof is not a perfect ground plane, and every real antenna is a compromise. Shall we start in on the micro coaxial cable provided? In reality, the best antenna is one you can mount that doesn’t interfere with your vehicle operation. In most cases, you are not trying to reach the theoretical limits of range, just far enough to get your message through. For those who want to reach the theoretical limits, there are 30’ parabolic dishes available. Yeah, I’m one of those 50+ year extra class hams with an engineering degree, but I’m looking at adding a small GMRS mobile to replace the GMRS handheld we have been using while caravanning. Thanks!
Everybody knows you never use a cookie tray as a ground plane.....A pizza pan "preferably Neapolitan style" would be a much better choice. Always remember to remove the pizza before mounting the antenna. I learn that the hard way. Good review.
I have read on the internets that the upcoming Midland 575 50w radio will be based off of this radio. Not sure if it is true, but if you Google it, the dope does pop up
Very thorough review Randy @NotaRubicon Productions
Hello NotaRubicon -
Just installed a 275 in my Rubicon and I am getting a small whine through the radio with RPM of the engine, and also when I kick on my KC Pods on the bumper, it will kill the signal. Do you suppose both issues are due to the ground? Both the lights and radio are using the factory ground post on the body - should I try to ground the radio to the battery or find another location? Thanks for all of your videos. Keep it up!
David Canterbury recommended you on one of his last videos, glad he did. Great stuff and i love the jabs at the sad hams.
I love him! Which video? I'd like to go check it out.
@@TheNotaRubicon this one at about 14:10. ruclips.net/video/Yvp8wJIy7j4/видео.html
Great Video - Im a HAM and love when you rip Sad HAMS a new one! (M7CCZ)
Great video and that is a very nice lower cost unit.
The more powerful 50 watt unit will allow you to transmit further correct ?
Any other differences between the 15 and 50 watt version?
I have a Ram Power wagon and do not have a lot of mounting locations so these remote style units are probably my best bet?
Also how does the midland 15 watt differ from the Retivis 15 watt unit, they “look” the same…..!?
I need a link to that baking pan please and a sad ham sticker to put on it! subbed. I am now pondering how small a diameter wire would be required to start a fire with 15 watts.
I picked up this radio to see if I would like GMRS. Solid performance with minimal input from the user. Installed it in the car and eventually upgraded the antenna to longer version for better reach. Good tongue in cheek review
One use for the "Monitor" button is for those who use the mis-named "Privacy" tones (which should be called "Do-Not-Disturb" tones) to make sure no one else is already using the frequency before keying up.
As always, I liked this video before it even gets started good. As always, I know there will be no need to change my vote.
"Unboxing videos are stupid!" Awesome! HAHA! I joke on a local repeater, "Every time someone kerchunks without id'ing, God kills a kitten." I imagine it won't change anyone's behavior, but it's said in good fun. Bible teachers love it! ;-)
PS: I have this radio in my car and another in a box. I don't use them often; I suspect I'd use them just for family outings when we're traveling separately. I'm attracted to the 50W radios, but this video taught me that I probably don't need one.
Just bought this radio and installed in my Jeep JK. The only things I wish it had was a way to skip channels while scanning and a setting to automatically power the radio off. I think it does power off is no signal is received for awhile but not after 30 - 60 minutes, etc. Other than that I love it.
Brand new jeeper here with very little radio experience! The fire service basically taught me how to get to the channel I want and key up, that’s about it 😅
I think I’ve landed on this radio after doing a bit of research. Would you guys recommend a better antenna after purchasing the radio? And is there anything else I should look at or consider when looking at a GMRS setup in my jeep? Thanks!
just learning about GMRS for our campground ( 200 acres) ...need to contact our outcamps thru bush and down the valley. Did you ( and if not could you) review the MXT 275-Whip which is supposed to be an ``Extended Range`` bundle . So how `` FARS `` will it reach ?? Thanks for the Productions
Hi, im planning to run a Midland MTX275/ MTX275VP4 or MTX575 in my car. I also want a hand held GMRS on a budget. What radio would you recommend? From your youtube videos, I'm leaning towards the Baofeng GMRS-9R or the Talkpod A36 plus. Thanks.
Great review. My off-roading buddy and I are thinking of getting this and doing away with the cb radios that don't work very well. I am probably in that target market for something like this. We just need to be able to communicate while we are off-roading and traveling , so will never be more than a couple of miles away anyway and this seems to be the ticket. I also don't have a lot of room for a big display, so the handheld controls are perfect and I can mount the power box out of the way somewhere. Thanks for this.
Know that the Jeep Jamboree (Rubicon) folks require GMRS radios as mandatory equipment. Maybe because Midland is now a major sponsor😉
One major problem : ONLY 15 watts??????? Make it 50 watts and we will talkB. BTW Yaesu has an 80 watt 2 M radio.
Problem 2 : Repeater height- The "Lowest" height of repeater antenna height of the transmit antenna was 400 feet up. The best I have ever used was up right at the 1000 foot height (On top of a TV tower//GREAT RANGE). Just wondering what is the height of you repeater antennas?
Randy should give a master class on how to: “Expertly Troll, Bait and Passive Aggressively Clown Your Detractors”. Oh wait, he just did give that class. Again… 😂😅😂
I hope you didn't traumatize too many sad hams because that would be very sad indeed.
It appears to be part of the "intensive purposes."
I just pick up on used looks brand new for $40. I have been holding off getting a mobile radio to get a 50 watt one. But I just could not pass up on that price. I will say it is way way way better than my 5 watt ht with a duel band mag mount antenna. Now I will say that the receive is not at good as my very expensive yeasu ht with mag antenna but I think it’s not bad at all. I’m looking to upgrade to a better antenna for the mxt275 and hopefully that will help a lot.
Your friend was transmitting back to you on a Yaesu FT-65 in the video. Supposedly the FT-65 can not transmit on GMRS channels, only listen? How can you get the FT-65 to transmit on GMRS channels? Thanks, I love your channel..
First… “Did we just become Best-Friends…” -Stepbrothers
i am newbie looking for a good radio for emergency communication purposes. not looking to venture into HAM any time soon. looking for the most powerful "plug and play" GMRS i can legally acquire, and have had my eye on this. i know they offer better antennas for this model, and more powerful 'micromobile' models, but i think they have to be hardwired? any recommendations?
Great video. Very informative and sealed my decision to buy the MXT275. I'm a railfan and want it for those purposes. Me and my friends chase and photograph trains. I will never check the SWR or worry about the tech performance of this radio as long as I can reach and hear my friends.
What’s your opinion on MXT275 vs the KG-KS20G vs the DB20-G? I’m looking at these three. I don’t need all the functionality of the Kg1000G.
no! no! no!
(""channels7-13"") is incorrect you ment 8-14 you just made a speako is all Im sure. Or maybe your brain ram just got a little corrupted
I been a baofanger since 2017 licenced on grms so I legit know what Im talkin bout!
I hope you dont misinterpret this as a swing at your inteligence you tought me everything there is to know about radio I hope you don't mistake me as a sad baofanger/gmrser please forgive me.
“Intensive purposes” LOL!!! Since I’m your favorite viewer, please don’t pin this stupid comment ¯\(°_o)/¯. But seriously, this is the review I was waiting for since it’s been on my purchase list.
Also, as of 8/19/21 the FCC charged me $70 for my license. Thanks a lot, Biden.
What is the next level up from that radio?
MXT400, MXT500 or MXT575.
New to gmrs and looking to install this for your exact reasons. I did hear you saying channel 16 was the official off-road channel. So my question is are there specific channels for specific talk? Off so could you please go into detail. Thank you
Randy, you're hilarious. I hope nobody considers me a sad ham because I laugh so hard when you bring up that stuff. I've come across so many people that are exactly how you present them to be and I fail to see it positively advancing the hobby. Anyway, I'm new to your channel, enjoy the videos and looking to get a GMRS license as well for another tool or option.
With my optical fluid filled sacks I have not found your video on which base radio you recommend… or would the baofeng uv 5r with external antenna be just as good?
I have this and the Uniden CMX760, which is the same form factor, stacked behind my dash. I typically go most of the summer with no roof on my Jeep, so I need something I can hide both for water protection and security. I just plug in the microphones if/when I need them.
Hello, wondering how the Midland MXT575 is any different in practical terms other than the power rating? Still a nOOB and trying to pick my first radio.
Thank you
Hi my name is BILL and I am not into radios at all but last year my grandson who lives one and a half miles away ask if we could get walkie-talkies to talk to each other. So I bought a pair of with swift 75-8 22 walkie-talkies. They do not reach the one and a half miles to my grandson's house. We live in the country the train is flat but there are many trees between our houses. I just watched your video on the midland mxt 275 gmrs. Is there a handheld version of this radio and would we need a license to use it? Thank you in advance: BILL.
I spent all afternoon trying to buy a license. I am about ready to go rogue. I now have 2 applications there and still haven't figureds out how to pay for just one of them. What a cluster fuck. I can't even get back to either one of the applications I already submitted.
I love this guy, calling out the bullshit grumps lmfao 🤣 I hate when people say can’t do this won’t do this.
I saw you recently (streaming with a ham guy - no less), where you stated that this radio is now wide band. I wondered how one would tell if their radio was wide or narrow (on repeater channels). I wrote to midland support and received a reply (5/20/22) that stated that all radios are set to narrow band, but that the newer ones - with the USB-C port - could be upgraded in firmware to transmit wideband. I noticed, looking at the FCC ID, that indeed there was an application for increased bandwidth transmission.
Apparently, after the firmware update, the choice of bandwidth is not user selectable. I would love to see you reach out to Midland, and do another excellent video explaining what the story is.
Thank you for your excellent videos on GMRS.
Rick
OK,, not a stupid question here. If you were touring the country with others would you go with this Midland setup or a handheld like a Wouxun 805G with a external antenna?
Does this radio have a setting where you can boost its power? Meaning is it always transmitting at 15W?
Happy ham here with a fresh GMRS license and I can’t wait to try this thing out!
CHRIS WAS TRANSMITTING ON GMRS USING AN FT-65, NOT ON A DEDICATED GMRS RADIO?!? REEEEEEEE
LOLW - love the editing to show the old 75 handheld CB - hollywood eat your heart out
I'm looking at two mobile GMRS radio's, one is factory set on Narrow Band the other I can switch from Narrow to Wide Band. Is having only Narrow Band a show stopper? Is it really better to have Wide Band? Can you get me some idea's ?
What happened to my post🤔, it’s no longer there🤔 I thought minimally it would have been pined to the top like some of the other dumb ass comments🤔
I have the MXT400 and have no complaints. the main issues are fixed by basic programming. Thought you'd like to know as your.... favorite.... viewer
I got the same radio... There is programming software for it...
Might be able to shorten that super thin cable or replace it for less loss.... Or simply get a better antenna.... Very strange coax, if that's what that is....
It would have been nice if you had included a comparison test with the antenna placed in the center of the baking pan. Good video tho.
He is using a Yaesu on gmrs. I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that.😄
I seriously watch all these just to laugh everyday. Lol
I’m learning GMRS and love this channel. 👍
I stumbled on this review.. Just like I stumbled across the Radio (which I was looking for at first). So.... I am totally new to GMRS.. In fact after watching part of this review I went to the FCC and got my license for GMRS. Only 35 dollars and it took me no time at all. This video was EXTREMELY helpful. I plan on using future radio in my vehicles for future camping, vacation trips. I want a radio that I can put on a small UTV, inside a camper and in my car. I was looking for something to keep the family in SAFE contact outside of cell phone tower range while we fish or hike. So this fits the niche. Thanks!!
Perfect timing, just bought one for my offroad vehicle and this video helped this simpleton immensely. Signed: Mongo.......ROGER BEEP
So this is what I, as a person who just got their GMRS license should get? To start I mean, then go from there?
7:24 😂 I laughed so hard, because I don’t even remember seeing that dust cover with mine. So yeah it got lost right away.
So with that radio you are transmitting at near 15 W on the lower channels? I thought the lower channels were limited.
I may have missed it. Is there a volume control for the speaker? Thanks.