2 separate animals... Ham Radio requires intelligence and technical experience. GMRS is a more kid friendly service that only requires a few bux so you can keep in touch with family in a small area. I noticed that your license you show looks NOTHING like any license for GMRS or Amateur Radio I have ever seen. Did you print this from a service or did you make it yourself?
@@TheNotaRubicon You seem to be very confrontational and have issue with people who hold higher levels of intelligence than yourself. this is evident from the video content, the way you behave in the video and lack of respect you show. To make statements like that and think your funny or smart is far from accurate, you have made sure this is my only visit to your channel and that I go away with a very low opinion of you and your thought process. good day to you and enjoy the failures you have ahead of you.
@@TheNotaRubicon hmmm, you fail to allow any replies you don't like...how interesting. I do believe its time to create a channel dedicated to replies to you so others can see both view points....I am getting right on that...
I went to 40MeterTech HamRadio's YT channel and found cobwebs and cricket noises...or maybe they were tree frogs. They sound similar at times. Nothing related to intelligence...tho
@HBTwoodworking Thank You! They have a version out now that does not require the little rubber doo-dad and will feed any mix of 2.75, 3, and mini, reliably.
Just over 1 year ago, one of your vids came across my RUclips recommended. I had heard of GMRS before but didnt know what it was. Same goes for HAM. I just knew it related to radios. I probably ended up watching 10 of you videos, one after another and was like "Yup goin down this rabbit hole" Fast forward 1yr. Im taking my HAM technician exam very soon (passing practice exams with an average of 98%) kinda just because. Got a KG-1000 in my Tacoma and a few handhelds. Dove into SDR and digital recently too. Despite me already knowing GMRS vs HAM, How to scan with a UV5R etc... I still watch your videos. I love the dry humor. You were the gateway drug to all of this, and my wallet hates you.
One item you seem to have overlooked in your comparisons, as a member of the Jewish faith, I do not partake in Ham. Therefore GMRS is the popular choice for me. I truly enjoy your channel, Thanks Randy!
@@TheNotaRubicon i love your videos and i am very new to this stuff. I was wondering if you have a video about any of these radios that already have the emergency channels pre-programed that i could use as a scanner? Thanks
Thanks for dumbing it down for us, I was about to invest in a base unit to have my own GMRS repeater so I could talk to my sister in Virginia Beach from East TN, but you just made me realize it might not be obtainable. I thought if you use a 50 watt base with a 50 watt mobile and a handheld, I could do that. Crushed, but thank you for all the info, love your channel and you spontaneous comedy in keeping the trolls in check.
I'm surprised that people still want to use radios to communicate when cell phones will do the job. Back in the 60s it made sense to use CB and other services that were available to the general public, because long distance calls were expensive. So I'm curious why you were hoping GMRS could bridge the gap from V.B. to East TN. Do cell phones not work for this? Are they too expensive? Thanks in advance for any reply!
@@terryjwood GMRS users are people who need communications in remote areas, as in the case of off roading. There is some hobby aspect to GMRS, although some say there isn’t, that it’s just a tool. Amateur radio (ham radio), on the other hand, is a hobby. I like the idea of being able to communicate around the world autonomously, without the use of our communications infrastructure, my antenna to the other guy’s antenna.
@@terryjwood This was my thought. I don't get the whole as a click. If I need to talk to someone halfway around the world I have a phone. I don't see or understand this culture. Of course if SHTF then these people are the smart ones... I'm looking for a high power HT for that purpose only.
@@terryjwoodPeople want a backup form of communication. Because cell phones obviously don’t always work. I guess maybe you missed the recent AT&T disaster. A lot of people like to be able to make contact with their family and friends in case of an emergency. Also, for some it’s a hobby and fun.
Ran across your video out of trying to understand the differences. However, I am immensely impressed by.your ability to NOT blink. The "penetration" sign language had me clutching my pearls SOMEWHAT.....but yet, you still did not blink. Regardless of the dry eyes.....you are easy to understand. Thank you Sir.
@@frank4fun64 'Some People' may be touched by these videos. In a sentimental rather than a physical way. Aye, that is the rub of GMRS and Sad Ham culture.
Ironically, you're a good part of the reason I got in to Amateur radio. I love your content. But I have an even bigger unfulfilled thirst for electromagnetic modulations now, thanks to you...
So I was the one who gave you a hard time about one of your other videos "Should I get a ham radio license" HOWEVER I will also give you credit for a job well done! You were respectful and didn't bash ham radio needlessly. You gave pros and cons of both Ham as well as GMRS (I do support both by the way) and our local club also supports and welcomes GMRS as well. You go on Ham Radio 2.0 RUclips channel as well as others, and they don't needlessly bash you or GMRS To me personally, I don't mind poking a little fun at the "Some People" know it all types, but I think in some of your more recent videos over the past few years, you are giving the impression that MOST Hams are "Sad Hams" When in reality "Most" hams in the hobby really enjoy radio, and try to be helpful, plus a good number of GMRS users are also hams. YES Unfortunately a small percentage are "Sad Hams" ... All I ask is you mention a little more often (as you did in older videos) Its only a few that give the good hams a bad name.
I’ve given Randy grief in the past about inadvertently teaching the “follow minded” to disrespect another group’s space, but this video was well done and would be informative and useful to someone not aware of the GMRS/Ham differences. Nice work.
Simplex... Fars.... can be around, approximately, on average, give or take, 30 miles or so..... I love how Randy can give us such precise advice. Never stop!!
I really, REALLY love your channel! You make learning about radios, ham and otherwise, fun. I also love the way you pin posts from the haters at the top. Keep on keepin on my friend, your channel (as opposed to frequencies 😉) is AWESOME!
I have recently decided to get a radio for emergency situation, and came across your channel. I really appreciate all of the great info, and especially your delivery haha. I have been to a number of radio yt channels and yours is the best by far. I'm a tech guy for a living, but radios are new to me so your style is great for learning. I do plan to use the radio frequently so I get a good grasp on functionality, accessories, and proper use. Before I came across this particular video, I had a Baofang UV-5R sitting in my Amazon cart. However, this video, and a few others I watched on other channels, made me rethink that choice. It sounds like a GMRS might suit my needs better. Again, I'm looking for something that will allow me to listen to police/emergency-type broadcasts, communicate with friends/family, and others if there was a situation that warranted it. I do not want to chat with anonymous men from around the world, just wanted to be clear. My question is... should I get a GMRS before the UV-5R?
😂 I love the way he pronouncements it 😂 The first time I watched one of his videos I was distracted and a little irritated irl and I was annoyed by him, then I watched more and realized it's his shtick 😂 He actually reminds me a friend irl.
I have never laughed so hard but since I have found your channel I have been laughing my ass off every day!! Your videos are epic and I have still learned a lot as well. And then there are the sad hams and man do you hit the nail on the head with those dipshits. and reading there comments and then the comments of your viewershas been some of the best entertainment I have had in awhile! Hell even my wife loves to watch and listen to your channel and she could care less about radios lol! keep the great video's coming!
Dang. I know i would love to hang out with Mister NotaRubicon as the conversations would be hilarious and just basically fun… we have similars humours…
At the Phoenix Zoo, Arizona, volunteers and visitors alike use multiple FRS/GMRS channels. I find out which animals are the most active, volunteers planning presentations, and teachers looking for students who wandered off. I advised some volunteers to use FRS Channels 1-14 to avoid powerful GMRS repeater outputs.
lol I love the subtle display of the iphone screen with some…questionable apps loaded on there. Also love that very real and definitely official “loisense” 🤣 you crack me up!
Wow not only are you informative but very funny! I have recently gotten into this starting with the retevis H777 radios for myself and the kids at the trailer when they want to run off and we want to know where they are. Now I just purchased 2 talkpod A36se and the distance is so much better but I am just learning about gmrs. we are in Ontario so no licence required for us here. Not really interested in HAM due to the attitude I hear with this. Still a bit confused as my HT shows frequencies and not channels as you are teaching. I will keep watching to learn more!
I'm mainly a ham but do have a GMRS license and a couple of Baofeng GMRS radios. I typcially watch your superb videos on my TV so miss the comments. That's a shame. With all respect to your great videos, the comments are often priceless. Regarding hams liking to talk to strange men...true. I am attracted to worldwide communications and have been since my young "pen pal" days. I joined an internet pen pal thing which turned out to be some kind of place where international women find American husbands. There is some fascination with the concept of very distant communications, instant, without any infrastructure. Shortwave listening, ham, etc. I've had that for many years. No idea how to explain it. GMRS and UHF/VHF ham is practical. HF ham radio, for some, has some kind of mystique. In the past off-roading and outdoor stuff was likely the antithesis of basement-dwelling ham operators but now POTA (parks on the air) has created a very large group of hams doing their long-distance thing outdoors. Sometimes in a Jeep. It's becoming a non-binary world in more than one way.
I started laughing as soon as he went to "and to learn about the difference between those types of people" because I knew he was going to say "read through the comment". 👍
I was listening to my scanner yesterday Randy and in between the many police calls, as our society melts down, two "HAM'S" were having a vital conversation about haircuts, that's right vital information, life saving information, and the one old guy, most likely bald, has his niece cut his hair only twice a year. I thought I best share this vital information so you could pass it on. Oh, and there was an ambulance call where they requested a "lift-assist" from the police/fire departments for most likely HAM operator as he was too heavy for two strong ambulance crew members to lift! RODGER BEEP!!!
I like the characterization of HAMs as "very, very different people". The kind of understated diplomatic statement which Queen Elizabeth's staff used to use which maintained civility but told her everything she needed to know!🤣
You cannot imagine (well, probably, YOU can) how I miss this kind of humor in these politically correct days of toothless impotence when you can’t call a stupid the stupid but "alternatively smart.” This channel is an oasis.
Thank you, Randy, for this simple, excellent video! However, may I sugest (for a future video) some comparisons between 1. American GMRS and European PMR (licensed and unlicensed), as well as 2. Services like PMR and GMRS, on one side and CB, on the other side. Licensing details are interesting, but that's not all. More interesting is the efficiency when communicating (simplex or with repeaters) over long distances. Which service offers more penetration and stability (i.e. dependability)? Thank you! 😊😊
I come here for the dry sense of humor! But I have to watch the video multiple times because I always miss the important technical info because I’m laughing out loud! 😂 Or my wife interrupts me and I have to start it over! She obviously doesn’t understand how important these videos are!🤦♂️
Free tip: Do not get between a sad ham and the buffet line at the local Golden Corral feed-trough. Most enraged I've seen one was when we quit refilling the Ranch dressing bucket after he had already emptied it three or four times. He was fuming and shouting, "...'all you can eat', my ass!! Get the manager right now!!..."
Having just been through Helene recovery in rural NC... GMRS = nobody, silence, crickets. Ham = organized local repeater manager who was handling requests to phone others, welfare checks by some brave individuals, reading out government bulletins on the hour, and more. Bustling activity. Dispatch channels to listen to. Actual information being exchanged. I gave a GMRS radio to a neighbor and used that like a cell phone while power and phone were out. I got my GMRS license in February and now it is October and I'll be getting my ham license. Having witnessed how much more useful it is in emergency situations, that's a no-brainer.
At least once a year you should have a Comment Awards Show. I really try to bring my A Game to the channel as do many of us, and we demand recognition (and merch). Maybe a trophy shaped like a hand and forearm doing that "insert" position? Categories for Sadhams and responses, dumbest questions, dumbest sugestions (although clearly mine is a great suggestion and a contender for the best suggestion award this year), and best suggestions. Cheap Merch prizes, or, I win and you record a very sarcastic outgoing message on my voicemail to cut down on the stupid messages that i often get.
GMRS is a good radio service. It's for the general public who want to be able to use radio to communicate locally. GMRS often ignites an interest in radio in people. Many of these go on to become ham radio operators once they come to realize that GMRS is ham radio lite.
I have a fake Ham license too. I bought the GMRS License and feel pretty stupid for doing so, heck it only transmits a mile. Is that a marijuana plant back in the corner? Enjoying your video's 👍👍
My smarts are reaching many more fars after watching your videos. Thanks Randy! If you sleep with a GMRS radio, do you get honorary HAMster status? Asking for a friend.
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2 separate animals... Ham Radio requires intelligence and technical experience. GMRS is a more kid friendly service that only requires a few bux so you can keep in touch with family in a small area. I noticed that your license you show looks NOTHING like any license for GMRS or Amateur Radio I have ever seen. Did you print this from a service or did you make it yourself?
H.A.M. definitely does NOT require intelligence - licensed H.A.M. operators prove that on my channel everyday with their comments.
@@TheNotaRubicon You seem to be very confrontational and have issue with people who hold higher levels of intelligence than yourself. this is evident from the video content, the way you behave in the video and lack of respect you show. To make statements like that and think your funny or smart is far from accurate, you have made sure this is my only visit to your channel and that I go away with a very low opinion of you and your thought process. good day to you and enjoy the failures you have ahead of you.
@@TheNotaRubicon hmmm, you fail to allow any replies you don't like...how interesting. I do believe its time to create a channel dedicated to replies to you so others can see both view points....I am getting right on that...
@@40MeterTechHamRadio I thought you said that was your last visit to my channel.
I went to 40MeterTech HamRadio's YT channel and found cobwebs and cricket noises...or maybe they were tree frogs. They sound similar at times. Nothing related to intelligence...tho
Your Mossberg mat motivated me to purchase a Mossberg 590A1. Now I am better with radios.
Heat shield, ghost rings, 9 shot?
No heat shield, but considering it.
Mini-shell and 2.75", 3", compatible?
It is 2.75” and 3”. I understand there is a small insert that can be put in the elevator for using shorties..
@HBTwoodworking
Thank You! They have a version out now that does not require the little rubber doo-dad and will feed any mix of 2.75, 3, and mini, reliably.
Ok. I cleared some space on the fridge door, and I got the laminator warming up so I’ll be ready to print off my certificate
Real HAMs use clear tape
@@waylonk2453I do
Some people hate your commentary because they think it's condescending but I think it's hilarious
The funny part is that i'm only condescending to the idiots.
@@TheNotaRubicon It takes one to know one.
@@ivandubinsky1857 Ooh clever, did you learn that in Pre-school?
@@ivandubinsky1857 speaking from experience I take it?
Not only are your shirts epic, but your background pics on the monitor are always epic as well. I found the donate button.
Gracias!
Hes little gang 🤘
This is by far the number one ham channel.
Just over 1 year ago, one of your vids came across my RUclips recommended. I had heard of GMRS before but didnt know what it was. Same goes for HAM. I just knew it related to radios. I probably ended up watching 10 of you videos, one after another and was like "Yup goin down this rabbit hole"
Fast forward 1yr. Im taking my HAM technician exam very soon (passing practice exams with an average of 98%) kinda just because. Got a KG-1000 in my Tacoma and a few handhelds. Dove into SDR and digital recently too.
Despite me already knowing GMRS vs HAM, How to scan with a UV5R etc... I still watch your videos. I love the dry humor.
You were the gateway drug to all of this, and my wallet hates you.
I am you about one year ago..... 😢
But I am having fun.
Digital, and cheap Chinese junk, has done more to destroy ham radio than anything else.
@@geraldscott4302 You are one of the types of people Randy mentions in this video.
Cheap Chinese Junk is why I can afford to enjoy ham radio.
@geraldscott4302 is a sad ham ...lmao!
One item you seem to have overlooked in your comparisons, as a member of the Jewish faith, I do not partake in Ham. Therefore GMRS is the popular choice for me. I truly enjoy your channel, Thanks Randy!
GMRS, FRS and Amateur frequencies are a resource we should all share and protect.
Thanks, again, for highlighting the differences and similarities. 😂
Thank YOU!
@@TheNotaRubicon i love your videos and i am very new to this stuff. I was wondering if you have a video about any of these radios that already have the emergency channels pre-programed that i could use as a scanner? Thanks
Thanks for dumbing it down for us, I was about to invest in a base unit to have my own GMRS repeater so I could talk to my sister in Virginia Beach from East TN, but you just made me realize it might not be obtainable. I thought if you use a 50 watt base with a 50 watt mobile and a handheld, I could do that. Crushed, but thank you for all the info, love your channel and you spontaneous comedy in keeping the trolls in check.
I'm surprised that people still want to use radios to communicate when cell phones will do the job. Back in the 60s it made sense to use CB and other services that were available to the general public, because long distance calls were expensive. So I'm curious why you were hoping GMRS could bridge the gap from V.B. to East TN. Do cell phones not work for this? Are they too expensive? Thanks in advance for any reply!
@@terryjwood GMRS users are people who need communications in remote areas, as in the case of off roading. There is some hobby aspect to GMRS, although some say there isn’t, that it’s just a tool. Amateur radio (ham radio), on the other hand, is a hobby. I like the idea of being able to communicate around the world autonomously, without the use of our communications infrastructure, my antenna to the other guy’s antenna.
They just had major outages for cell services, just want alternative ways to communicate when they shut it all down. @@terryjwood
@@terryjwood This was my thought. I don't get the whole as a click. If I need to talk to someone halfway around the world I have a phone. I don't see or understand this culture. Of course if SHTF then these people are the smart ones... I'm looking for a high power HT for that purpose only.
@@terryjwoodPeople want a backup form of communication. Because cell phones obviously don’t always work. I guess maybe you missed the recent AT&T disaster. A lot of people like to be able to make contact with their family and friends in case of an emergency. Also, for some it’s a hobby and fun.
Thanks for the deadpan humor. I thought the art was long gone.
Thanks for a clear explanation. Your skillful hand gestures would make Vanna White jealous.
It's about time you made another video! Slacker.
Ran across your video out of trying to understand the differences. However, I am immensely impressed by.your ability to NOT blink. The "penetration" sign language had me clutching my pearls SOMEWHAT.....but yet, you still did not blink. Regardless of the dry eyes.....you are easy to understand. Thank you Sir.
You saved me from porn addiction. Thank you 🙏🏼
"Some people" may touch themselves watching these videos.
@@frank4fun64 'Some People' may be touched by these videos. In a sentimental rather than a physical way. Aye, that is the rub of GMRS and Sad Ham culture.
The PH and OF app on his phone 💀
😉
As a fully endorsed and blessed by those that be Ham I must pronounce the fact that you are the most educational spectrum based channel I never miss..
Ironically, you're a good part of the reason I got in to Amateur radio. I love your content. But I have an even bigger unfulfilled thirst for electromagnetic modulations now, thanks to you...
As your favorite viewer, I approve of another one of your informative videos.
Now wait just a minute. He clearly told ME that I was his favorite viewer. 😅
I love the speed of your detail explanation so my brain has time to process the info.
I think I've finally got it figured out. All the jump cuts are when you blink. Only took getting my extra class HAM radio license lol!
So I was the one who gave you a hard time about one of your other videos "Should I get a ham radio license"
HOWEVER I will also give you credit for a job well done!
You were respectful and didn't bash ham radio needlessly. You gave pros and cons of both Ham as well as GMRS
(I do support both by the way) and our local club also supports and welcomes GMRS as well.
You go on Ham Radio 2.0 RUclips channel as well as others, and they don't needlessly bash you or GMRS
To me personally, I don't mind poking a little fun at the "Some People" know it all types, but I think in some of your more
recent videos over the past few years, you are giving the impression that MOST Hams are "Sad Hams"
When in reality "Most" hams in the hobby really enjoy radio, and try to be helpful, plus a good number of GMRS users are also hams.
YES Unfortunately a small percentage are "Sad Hams" ... All I ask is you mention a little more often (as you did in older videos)
Its only a few that give the good hams a bad name.
I think it's more "Sad Hams" are simply the most vocal and these are the people his videos poke fun at.
I’ve given Randy grief in the past about inadvertently teaching the “follow minded” to disrespect another group’s space, but this video was well done and would be informative and useful to someone not aware of the GMRS/Ham differences.
Nice work.
Thanks for straightening me out.
I've totally been holding my radio incorrectly.
😄😄😄
Man, i would much rather learn from YOU than the other radio snob know'it'all's! You are cool!👍and funny 3:30 😁 thanks for the knowledge!!
The test for a GMRS license is successfully navigating the horrible FCC website to get one.
Boy, you nailed.it. That is the most confusing site on the planet (designed by the government).
Took me days
Man, that test took me 50mins to do😮😅
Thanks!
Thank YOU!
Thanks for the laughs. Keep up the good work Randolph!
Domed firmament. Flat earth. Spot on! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I appreciate you certifying me. Hopefully my family will finally accept me now because I'm that much cooler.
Simplex... Fars.... can be around, approximately, on average, give or take, 30 miles or so..... I love how Randy can give us such precise advice. Never stop!!
This channel is the best.
I dig your content, your pics, and shirts while driving the HAMies insane!!
The firmament. Amen brother
Nice pic of The Supremes in the background!
9-0 baby
@@lavenderlilacproductionsEven the left leaning justices were like bro…. wt actual f
Screw the haters I think you are hilarious and very informative.
I really, REALLY love your channel! You make learning about radios, ham and otherwise, fun. I also love the way you pin posts from the haters at the top.
Keep on keepin on my friend, your channel (as opposed to frequencies 😉) is AWESOME!
Thanks for the "suggestions"
I have recently decided to get a radio for emergency situation, and came across your channel. I really appreciate all of the great info, and especially your delivery haha. I have been to a number of radio yt channels and yours is the best by far. I'm a tech guy for a living, but radios are new to me so your style is great for learning. I do plan to use the radio frequently so I get a good grasp on functionality, accessories, and proper use.
Before I came across this particular video, I had a Baofang UV-5R sitting in my Amazon cart. However, this video, and a few others I watched on other channels, made me rethink that choice. It sounds like a GMRS might suit my needs better.
Again, I'm looking for something that will allow me to listen to police/emergency-type broadcasts, communicate with friends/family, and others if there was a situation that warranted it. I do not want to chat with anonymous men from around the world, just wanted to be clear.
My question is... should I get a GMRS before the UV-5R?
thank you for the certification, will add this to my resume
I dig this guys sense of humor. LOL
Love your channel, very amusing and educational.
Thanks to you...I can't stop buying "boo-fwang" radios, both GMRS and HAM...and even MURS.
I can't stop.
😂 I love the way he pronouncements it 😂 The first time I watched one of his videos I was distracted and a little irritated irl and I was annoyed by him, then I watched more and realized it's his shtick 😂 He actually reminds me a friend irl.
Love your shirt.
Absolutely LOVE your videos!!!!! Thanks for your insight! LOL
I have never laughed so hard but since I have found your channel I have been laughing my ass off every day!!
Your videos are epic and I have still learned a lot as well.
And then there are the sad hams and man do you hit the nail on the head with those dipshits. and reading there comments and then the comments of your viewershas been some of the best entertainment I have had in awhile!
Hell even my wife loves to watch and listen to your channel and she could care less about radios lol!
keep the great video's coming!
6:04 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣gravitational enriched people. I love it!
I really like your no BS and funny explanations.
Dang. I know i would love to hang out with Mister NotaRubicon as the conversations would be hilarious and just basically fun… we have similars humours…
Love your "handheld background" flashing lights and looks.
Great video ! I'm one of those ham radio operators talking all over the world ! Sometimes using a digital mode called ft8 ...
As always a great video thanks mate 👍im not into radios much but i always watch you videos i always have a laugh and learn something while doing it 😁
Gotta love “notarubicon”. Randy, keep up the good work!
Gravitationally enriched? Love it!
Ty for everything you do brother
Nicely done Sir!
you come out with a video. i give it a thumbs up.
You are the MAN
The phone next to your license with all those apps is wild 😂😂❤
Well said. Thank you.
Great channel.
At the Phoenix Zoo, Arizona, volunteers and visitors alike use multiple FRS/GMRS channels. I find out which animals are the most active, volunteers planning presentations, and teachers looking for students who wandered off. I advised some volunteers to use FRS Channels 1-14 to avoid powerful GMRS repeater outputs.
lol I love the subtle display of the iphone screen with some…questionable apps loaded on there. Also love that very real and definitely official “loisense” 🤣 you crack me up!
Thank you brother for making simple enough, that even this retired army signaller could understand. 🤣🤣🤣
By the way, I love your family portrait in the background, there...over your right shoulder...
Thank you, Randy.
I have canned hams and can talk many fars.
A lot of squealing though.
No license is required.
Thank you
Thank you for making me an expert.
Wow not only are you informative but very funny! I have recently gotten into this starting with the retevis H777 radios for myself and the kids at the trailer when they want to run off and we want to know where they are. Now I just purchased 2 talkpod A36se and the distance is so much better but I am just learning about gmrs. we are in Ontario so no licence required for us here. Not really interested in HAM due to the attitude I hear with this. Still a bit confused as my HT shows frequencies and not channels as you are teaching. I will keep watching to learn more!
Thank you for this.
I love watching your videos. 😂
I never knew radios would be so entertaining!
I'm mainly a ham but do have a GMRS license and a couple of Baofeng GMRS radios. I typcially watch your superb videos on my TV so miss the comments. That's a shame. With all respect to your great videos, the comments are often priceless. Regarding hams liking to talk to strange men...true. I am attracted to worldwide communications and have been since my young "pen pal" days. I joined an internet pen pal thing which turned out to be some kind of place where international women find American husbands. There is some fascination with the concept of very distant communications, instant, without any infrastructure. Shortwave listening, ham, etc. I've had that for many years. No idea how to explain it. GMRS and UHF/VHF ham is practical. HF ham radio, for some, has some kind of mystique. In the past off-roading and outdoor stuff was likely the antithesis of basement-dwelling ham operators but now POTA (parks on the air) has created a very large group of hams doing their long-distance thing outdoors. Sometimes in a Jeep. It's becoming a non-binary world in more than one way.
This channel is fantastic😂
Thanks for the video!!!
I started laughing as soon as he went to "and to learn about the difference between those types of people" because I knew he was going to say "read through the comment". 👍
I was listening to my scanner yesterday Randy and in between the many police calls, as our society melts down, two "HAM'S" were having a vital conversation about haircuts, that's right vital information, life saving information, and the one old guy, most likely bald, has his niece cut his hair only twice a year. I thought I best share this vital information so you could pass it on. Oh, and there was an ambulance call where they requested a "lift-assist" from the police/fire departments for most likely HAM operator as he was too heavy for two strong ambulance crew members to lift! RODGER BEEP!!!
Were the police using a ham radio band, or where the hams using police frequencies?
I like the characterization of HAMs as "very, very different people". The kind of understated diplomatic statement which Queen Elizabeth's staff used to use which maintained civility but told her everything she needed to know!🤣
You cannot imagine (well, probably, YOU can) how I miss this kind of humor in these politically correct days of toothless impotence when you can’t call a stupid the stupid but "alternatively smart.” This channel is an oasis.
Great explanation!!!!!
Wide-angle, tri-color.. lookin good Sir!
"The differences in the life styles", that is the truth and the more I invest time in this hobby the more those differences become apparent.
Just stumbled across this channel, absolutely amazing content. Love the flat earth references
I would like to ask you for your help setting up a rt 97 and some radios if you could give me some way to contact you if possible that would be great
Randy, we need a video comparing these pacific radios to Atlantic versions.
Thank you, Randy, for this simple, excellent video! However, may I sugest (for a future video) some comparisons between 1. American GMRS and European PMR (licensed and unlicensed), as well as 2. Services like PMR and GMRS, on one side and CB, on the other side. Licensing details are interesting, but that's not all. More interesting is the efficiency when communicating (simplex or with repeaters) over long distances. Which service offers more penetration and stability (i.e. dependability)? Thank you! 😊😊
OMG! That license!! 😂 It would have also been funny to flash the first amendment on the screen.
I come here for the dry sense of humor! But I have to watch the video multiple times because I always miss the important technical info because I’m laughing out loud! 😂 Or my wife interrupts me and I have to start it over! She obviously doesn’t understand how important these videos are!🤦♂️
I want to thank you for taking the time to edit out when you blinked your eyes during this video. Saved me several seconds.
Dome- Firmament 'Moody Blue, tell me am I getting through' (tempermental glass)
Free tip: Do not get between a sad ham and the buffet line at the local Golden Corral feed-trough. Most enraged I've seen one was when we quit refilling the Ranch dressing bucket after he had already emptied it three or four times. He was fuming and shouting, "...'all you can eat', my ass!! Get the manager right now!!..."
Having just been through Helene recovery in rural NC... GMRS = nobody, silence, crickets. Ham = organized local repeater manager who was handling requests to phone others, welfare checks by some brave individuals, reading out government bulletins on the hour, and more. Bustling activity. Dispatch channels to listen to. Actual information being exchanged.
I gave a GMRS radio to a neighbor and used that like a cell phone while power and phone were out.
I got my GMRS license in February and now it is October and I'll be getting my ham license. Having witnessed how much more useful it is in emergency situations, that's a no-brainer.
Thank you for being so pacific. 😂
At least once a year you should have a Comment Awards Show. I really try to bring my A Game to the channel as do many of us, and we demand recognition (and merch).
Maybe a trophy shaped like a hand and forearm doing that "insert" position?
Categories for Sadhams and responses, dumbest questions, dumbest sugestions (although clearly mine is a great suggestion and a contender for the best suggestion award this year), and best suggestions. Cheap Merch prizes, or,
I win and you record a very sarcastic outgoing message on my voicemail to cut down on the stupid messages that i often get.
Looking good randy (no h0m0) keep up the training we gotta get fjb ready ✌🏻🇺🇸🙏🏻👍🏻
GMRS is a good radio service. It's for the general public who want to be able to use radio to communicate locally. GMRS often ignites an interest in radio in people. Many of these go on to become ham radio operators once they come to realize that GMRS is ham radio lite.
I have a fake Ham license too. I bought the GMRS License and feel pretty stupid for doing so, heck it only transmits a mile. Is that a marijuana plant back in the corner? Enjoying your video's 👍👍
You tell 'em Randy
Very informative, how do you keep a straight face???😂😂😂
My life is too miserable to smile or laugh about anything.
@@TheNotaRubicon Nice to know you belong to the brotherhood of misery
My smarts are reaching many more fars after watching your videos. Thanks Randy! If you sleep with a GMRS radio, do you get honorary HAMster status? Asking for a friend.
This guy is fantastic