Medina County GMRS Update - Where have I been?

Sorry it's been a while since the last video... Watch this to find out why and what's coming up!!!

[@JamesBloodgood]

Thanks for the MCARC plug. They are a great group and I'm happy to be a member.

[@MCTGMRS78009]

A great group of folks!!!

[@kirnkorner2001]

You have been busy! Congrats on the REACT thing, that's really cool. With the mobile radio... any reason why you didn't go with the Wouxun KG-1000G (or now the 1000G+)? I believe it's less expensive than the BTECH you mentioned, and gets decent reviews. Can monitor HAM and NOAA bands as well, so that'd be very handy for your particular situation with REACT too.

[@MCTGMRS78009]

At the time I was looking EVERYBODY seemed to be out of stock... I should have waited for it tho. I don't like being "illegal" :-(

[@kidbach]

Welcome back. Congrats, to you and the rest of the REACT team. Two bad experiences with products from BTech, doesn't exactly inspire confidence that the products are made to their specs. Once again, welcome back, and congrats. Thanks for sharing.

[@MCTGMRS78009]

THANK YOU SIR!!! Always great to read your comments!!!

[@joecraft4409]

The video quality is great today. Oh wait might be a new TV. Oh heck, no new TV. Nice quality

[@MCTGMRS78009]

LOL... THANK YOU SIR!!! Hope you've been well!!!

[@HardcoreFourSix]

ON the 50X3, were you using the supplied fan on the one that died? I have a GMRS50X1 that died and could not find the receipt, so I could not get a replacement.

[@MCTGMRS78009]

Fan was in place and properly installed. That whole receipt thing bothers me... They have to have record of your credit card purchase somewhere. Looks like they got us both . Uggggggh!!!

[@seanwood8043]

Keep up the good work giving back to your county and your country brotha man

[@MCTGMRS78009]

THANKS man! Always nice to read your comments!

[@seanwood8043]

@@MCTGMRS78009 thank you always good to watch your videos and see what you up to out thier in Medina County Texas. I got some updated pictures of tear drop base station interior and Interior of my shack I will send sometime in near future. Again keep up the great work and above all "Rock your Radio" transmit with skill and confidence. You have worked hard to lead your club You should be proud Sir! Weekly repeater nets are great for club cohesiveness as has been proven for Years by our Ham brothers. I am sure yall already do that but that and physical get together field days are powerful tools for a radio organization of any kind. I am part of local cb group here eventually I will not be 1 of only 3 GMRS license holders in my county and will start a GMR club here perhaps. You set a fine example of what can be done

[@MCTGMRS78009]

@seanwood8043 that means a lot! Can't tell you how much I appreciate your support!

[@Jeremy-km4dj]

i have heard that your swr may go high in storms

[@MCTGMRS78009]

Well, if that's the case it fried that Btech. LOL

[@seanwood8043]

Proper Grounding and bonding will prevent that if a base station use lighting arrestor on coax and goto 8 foot copper ground rod buried in ground. On a mobile install copper strap antenna mount to frame of vehicle. If running 50 watt rig wire directly into fuse box don't use a 12vdc accessory outlet in vehicle over 25 watts a 50 watt radio want 12 amps of current to operate effectively. Hope some of that may help you out with grounding and storm woes while operating :)

[@seanwood8043]

@@MCTGMRS78009 if you can't get a 8 foot rod to drive in the soil you can put out five smaller rods driven as far as you can then connect all five together with thick gauge copper stranded wire and connect ground wire from feed lines/ coax to center rod in that grounding circuit. You can even bury a 8 foot copper rod horizontally in shallow trench and connect on one end when soil Rocky. I have dealt with grounding all over the world in every kind of terrain as patriot missle technician while in the Army. Any ground better than none :)

[@MCTGMRS78009]

@@seanwood8043 This was on a mobile unit.