Great review

Doesn’t have a 3 prong outlet? Trash

Im about to buy this for my ford expedition 03 I just bought. Not for camping but for mobile detailing :)

Hey Matt, my name is Joe Glenn. I noticed your mailing address is in Scottsdale. I have a home in your cactus and 50th St. it’s a rental property, but I currently live over in the Norterra area. Just east of I 17 north of Jax. I would love to have a friend in local area that likesGRMS, tech, drones and all that stuff. I just purchased some GRMS handheld for two of my buddies. We are all wanting to set up a way to talk to each other. If the grid goes down I’d like to do a repeater at my house on top of my roof or if not set up a 50 W Midland station here, one of my buddies is and he’s also on the Maricopa county technical search and rescue team. He’s already got some radios mounted in his Tesla cyber truck and he just purchased the Midland 50 W. None of us know what we’re doing though. Anyway, if you’d like to get in touch, my email is [email protected] thanks.

I just saw this video. If you have a moment, I would like to know what symptoms made you replace the box in the first place. I am looking at the same possibility. My D1 has about 1/3 revolution play turning to the left. Much tighter to the right.

I was trying to communicate with an frs radio while i have a gmrs and i couldn't. What can I do?

Thanks!

Thank u bro

Hey man, very awesome video! Thank you for doing this video. I recently got my GMRS license, and I’m about to purchase my first GMRS radio. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to spend about $200, due to the fact that the radio is going to be accessible, (somewhat, to me, as a blind person. It definitely will be better than what I have now, (a few FRS radios. I’m very excited! Again, awesome video!

Good video, but you shouldn't need to remove any brake fluid. The fluid level between the high and low marks on the reservoir are sufficient to accommodate pad wear, so if the fluid level was at the high mark when the pads were installed, it will return when the pistons are compressed. Also, if your pins are bent or corroded, it's a good idea to replace them - the pads are supposed to slide a bit on the pins during normal operation, so you don't want any binding. You should be able to install the pins without hammering them back in, which is a good way to ensure the pads are able to operate properly.

I’m hoping that they start supporting iMac computers for the software soon

Only thing that concerns me is that if you have an issue with anything plugged into the obd, you could possibly take out your ecm. Maybe not likely but possible. Same with those big brother insurance snoopers.

So my frn number and password won’t log me into for the application. Is there a lag time or something?

Didn’t click on it for the history of Tungsten 😂

This has been my exact experience with these two companies. Atlanta is fast and lucky is very very slow

Greetings. I just bought this radio and installed it recently, used two antennas, the MXTA25 Ghost Antenna, and the MXTA26 Whip Antenna. Both work well with this radio. Here's a few negatives: The handset mounts are kind of bad. Don't bother with the magnetic one -- it's just too weak to hold the handset properly. Just screw in the metal one. I found out that the handset also fits the slot of my previous MXT105B mount. It's annoying to program via the keypad, but can be done. Consider getting a cheap laptop to program it in the car, because, otherwise, you'll need to buy a separate power supply to program it in your home next to your PC. (Unless I'm wrong about this, never actually tried programming it without a power supply.) Installing this thing in a 2017 Ford Fusion was a HUGE pain, especially considering that there isn't a really good place for the handset. Getting through the firewall of my car involved disassembling my passenger vent and removal of the glove box, followed by puncturing the grommet in my firewall, then using a coat hanger to fish the cables through. Taped up the cables with duct tape to protect them, then lubed it up with WD-40, and SLOWLY pulled them through. Crimped the O-rings, hooked up the red to the battery and the neutral to the chassis ground (do NOT connect the negative back to the battery!). The radio gets ~14v. There IS some parasitic drain on the battery, even when it's turned off, so, if you're going to be gone for several days, disconnect the power source. The positives, however, far outweigh the negatives. The range is excellent, but is very dependent on line of sight. I can use this radio to talk to my colleagues at work. Great for communication on the golf course, road trips, hiking, emergencies, weather monitoring. The speakers on the KG1000G+ are decent. You get two of them, one for each channel being monitored. They can plug into other speakers, too, if you want to set it up that way. Heck, if your car has an aux input for audio, use that if you want. A very solid radio and a good purchase. 8/10.

nice review...question...so I already have a power cable ran in my truck from the battery, looks like the same connection at the back of the radio. Are they pretty standard? should just plug into what I have now I assume? Thanks!!

Thanks. Since I’m a newbie, I’m searching for and example of how to start. A step by step would be helpful, but I’ll take an video of an simulated conversation. Please help. Skillet

The Appalachia joke could have been funny, but I found it offensive

Thank You Sir helped tremendously could not have done it without you .

These plastic expansion tanks have been known to crack at the worse moments. And I have had a new one crack in less than 200 miles. I highly suggest replacing the plastic tank with an aluminium tank.

Nothing wrong with that truck ass.

Most of the similar fridge/freezers have an onboard battery option , but imo , its not money well spent . The typical onboard battery option is usually $150+ and usually less than 200 watt/hr , and will likely only power the fridge for less than 10 hrs . A much better option for the amount of cash spent is to buy a 100ah lifeP04 (lithium iron phosphate) , these can usually be had for less than $200 and is the approximate equivalent of 1280 watt/hr battery / power station and will power the fridge for about 4 days . The one con is that it requires a separate charger , but if you dont already have a suitable charger lying around , one can usually be had for less than $50 . Just sayin

Your Moms House, PoundTown, ScrewJersey. LoL

On a modern vehicle without any alignment problems, tire rotation is no longer necessary.

poor customer service!!! add on battery went bad less than a year after purchase (july 2023) tried numerous time to contact customer service , no return contact from them, contacted BBB and they tried and received no contact frodont waste your money on a Vterun unit!!!!

Damn online filing is offline for a bit was just about to get her did and done

Thank you for posting this video. I don't think I would have ever been able to navigate the FVCC application "mess" without it. No doubt saved me hours of time and frustration.

Broken/mis-typed link in your BuyTwoWayRadio reference above.

Ready for this adventure to be completed. These videos have been super helpful, especially that front end. Passenger side was a journey (Didnt have the correct tools). Got the drivers front end done without even taking the wheel off. So its definitely a practice. Currently doing the 2" Terrafirma lift, new shocks, springs, and shock towers on the front completed, and new shocks and springs on rear today and tomorrow. Its a 95 D1 152,000miles. Her parts are pretty secured. So the sawzall has been my best friend. My boyfriend got excited and cut the Shock Mount Bolt out, so replacing that as well. I have great plans for this Disco. She shall climb mountains and be the camping adventure traveler of our dreams. Thanks for the BPU link, why do they have everything we want/need for the Disco Thank you friend!!!

well done, great video!

OMG Thank you!! What a PITA this would have been.

The SMA connector is very weak and comes loose very easily. Modulation is terrible on this thing in AM mode - maybe 40% on a good day. FM mode does have better modulation, but isn't all that great either. There doesn't seem to be any service menus either to adjust modulation on this radio. Don't waste your money - just get a President Randy II FCC. Or a President Randy III. Those are much better handheld radios for CB.

Thank you for the HRE site info, installed it on my Samsung Note 20. It is nice being able to study away from the computer. In my former life, I was an IT person, you know computers, servers, networking, you know the drill. My thinking is I could easily do this HAM Tech license as well. Unlike you I have studied much more time. The reason is I am eight years old so awakening my gray matter by having the synapses properly operating gives me brain cramps. In a couple of weeks, I will sit for the test. Wish this old-fart well.

I bought a pair of upper control arms a couple of years ago for my Lexus LX470 and like them a lot. They are made better than the competitors offerings. The tube is fully boxed in and the bends are reinforced. Great job!

I bought an 02 wj a few months ago, now ive owned probably 3-4 trucks with in the past year, but this wj tops them i payed 350 shes not the clenest but shes the best out of my trucks i had, smaller more reliable imo and i can turn it into an hunting/ ice fishing rig and not worry about half the stuff i would have to with a truck, their very budget friendly and tbh they look bad ass!!

If you used an oversized air mattress could a person sleep across the middle of the cot?

Very easy to follow. Appreciate the information.

thank you sir for the links and the walk through. much appreciated. though when i went to pay it says "NO FEE DATA FOUND" Update, so instead of clicking "ULS pay fees" I had to click on "FRN Financial" to get to the payment page. Just incase someone else runs into this issue like I did.

At the four minute 12 second mark I may have found an error. It is where you go to the next step and actually pay for your application. The instructions say to go to the ULS but I couldn't past that so I called the FCC's phone number and the nice person, seriously she was very nice, said that that was incorrect you actually need to go to the FRN financial choice. There you get to the actual bill point.

Where can I get those seat covers

I applied for my GMRS license at about 7:30 am on May 1st, 2024 and in less than 24 hours at 2:35am on May 2nd I get an email stating that it was approved, and a call sign assigned, Just printed out the PDF file. License in hand! This vid made it easy to get where I needed to be on the website to do it.

SOOO do you wish you got an XJ insted?

Thank you - Would never figured it out without you!

The MXT400 40 watt radio although one piece, is simple to use also. Same with MXT500 and 575. And they now do split tones on their high tier models.

Outside of the handle breaking, and interface finicky/annoying (agreed), but lots of others are similar/irritating as well. How has cooled/froze and held up over all? How long/much has it been used in hot conditions, in particle, and worked well or not? Good review. Have you owed/used any other ones?

In 2016 I spent 3 days in the woods in Jupiter FL with the kamp rite oversize tent cot during a tropical rainstorm.

Getting a license should be a drinking game, it would have helped. My FRN was from more than 30+ years ago....with the associated e-mail and PW that I have absolutely no idea what they were after all these years. Your video pulled me out of a hole! I came across it after watching your Wouxun KG-905G review. Subscribing! You are a good teacher...! And ordering a KG-905G.

I have a Yaesu meter HT that is waterproof....so I gave it a 1 second dunk in the pool. I then tore it apart as far as I dared, and it spent the night with a fan blowing on it. WATER EVERYWHERE! Don't intentionally tempt fate.....

This is on sale, the pro version at Costco right now for 150 bucks in the store. Do you still think it's a good buy especially at this price? I have some leftover at Costco rewards cash to use