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[@ab1dq593]

These NotaRubicon/HRCC chats are by far one of the best things on KZbin. Nice to see GMRS & ham radio playing nice together.

[@RisingTidesAC]

I agree!

[@bryanisms2732]

Agreed. Pretty cool

[@Crangaso]

My two favorite radio dorks!! Great collaboration. #RadioFreedom

[@wildweasel6898]

I'm a ham radio operator but I watch notarubicon because I like the abuse. When I'm not talking to random men on the airwaves I'm watching this channel and flogging myself for my gheyness. 😢

[@MrBowser2012]

😂 yes… me too

[@marktechsci]

😂 Ditto. One of the best comments on YT. This may not come through as I’m pretty sure Mr. Nota has blocked me.

[@devlinoshay9520]

I'm a former Electrical Engineer, now totally burnt out on computers. I have fun talking to my family on GMRS when we're RVing but I did get a Technician license in preparation for SHTF. Josh is an excellent ambassador for the HAM radio hobby but that doesn't change the fact that most HAMs (at least in my area) are retired old men who want to chat about their plumbing problems, their grand kids, and their medical problems.

[@Grognarthebarb]

Gmrs repeater people. Around here are. The creepy sounding old dude. That dudes friend. The two younger sounding first responders talking about ems and emt and volley FF stuff. Then there's the guy that sounds like a kid

[@Sagart999]

I admit to being a retired old man, but I never waste bandwidth talking about family or family issues. But then, the only reason I got into amateur radio is for SHTF situations. I maintain my skill level by participating in local net check-ins, and leave it at that. I have more to do with my time that be on the air.

[@dianetaylor6751]

I refuse to join the local HAM clubs. I just can not stomach the thought of all those retired old men wanting to play hero. It's hard enough going to Menards or Lowes without my hubby in tow and walking into the hardware or lumber section (yes I am buying for me there also). They about break their dang leg getting to me to stick their nose in why I... a mere female... am buying boards and screws. They get one polite warning to back off and if they do not get the clue then they get the full force of my tongue.

[@appalachianmagic6370]

@@Sagart999 We need more folks like you good sir.

[@marktechsci]

@@dianetaylor6751Diane. It’s cause we love to help a damsel in distress. Try playing that role and see how fun it can be. 😊

[@bertcraig5692]

Josh did a GREAT job of representing amateur radio operators. He kept his responses very classy in the face of some not so thinly veiled attempts at generalizing ham radio ops. Two thumbs up!

[@hessex1899]

Josh is making me feel self conscious about my status as an undocumented radio operator.

[@John_Ai9D]

Get a ham license. We're not all evil.

[@moshguy]

Undocumented Radio Operator needs to be on a tee shirt.

[@ons-psi-gs]

Let’s not solicit 😢 it

[@RisingTidesAC]

You do donate radios Randy! You are a good person and you have been very good to my non-profits! Thank you again!

[@BassFlatsBeyond]

Radios are like guns. If you know exact how many you have, you don’t have enough.

[@CatDaddySteve]

so sayeth the wealthy leasure geezer

[@EricSolomon-op8ti]

NotARubicon YOU are my favorite KZbin personality (since this video is On YOUR channel) Another Insightful & Intelligent Interview YOU Sir, Are very interesting & Skilled at these interviews!!! Thank You!!! HRCC is my other #1 Favorite KZbin channel- 😉 (Josh, I will reachout to you on Patreon soon)

[@FreddyNietzsche.]

Love these videos , Randolopho and Josh have differing points of views and yet successfuly manage to communicate like gentleman. And still they manage to inject their humour 👍👍👍

[@warrenphillips69]

When are you going to interview Conrad the chef?

[@markw.4679]

I would give radios to kids. "Planting seeds for future radio operators. Ham, GMRS, etc...

[@adamsonofdon2766]

The radios we use on the job sites are business band uhf. Our tower crane operators and the superintendents wouldn’t be too stoked on some people using the frequency because they think it’s their right! Keep up the good work to the both of you. Love watching both yer channels

[@p0pgh0st]

Food for thought. Every man was a random man the first time you spoke with them 😏. Love you guys as a duo btw. Would love to see more with both of you guys.

[@N2YTA]

Since we identify with call signs we random or anonymous.

[@AcidOllie]

I feel honoured as a Brit that you enjoyed/bought 3 of our lovely Jaguars with the x type really being the pinnacle, it's a bit old fashioned now but back then it was absolutely beautiful (didn't some of the top models have auto start from as far away as the key fob allowed) And the green that Josh mentioned is British Racing Green. A VERY popular colour for proper car people. And windows is the absolutely the best operating system if you build the PC yourself. If you buy a PC already made they're absolutely shite.

[@furball5553]

Jackpot two of my favorites 😊

[@BillPfaffenberger]

Very enjoyable conversation. Thanks guys!

[@xtechtour]

My 2 favorite radio dorks!

[@edgarcornette6387]

Josh. I am in the center of the TN , NC area that was hit. I am telling you fema did next to nothing outside of ashville. Fema made sure to stay in the blue area and do there best to skip any red areas. But wait all the things they did will come out very soon. Love to all my sisters and brothers.

[@jonniez62]

If the earth was flat, cats would have pushed everything off

[@sashaarr7122]

I so love both of you gentlemen. God bless both of you and your families. Have a safe holiday season

[@NCOUTDOORS1960]

You two keep these videos up! I am a happy ham and also a gmrs user. Love these collabs between you both!

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

Starlink rocks. Hughes net is trash. Super happy Elon musk led SpaceX the way he has. So awesome

[@tonypace2009]

Sucks we are waiting on satalite here . The RV starlink can probly get the service but we are waiting for home starlink here .

[@KA1YCJ-o8m]

Loving this content. You guys are both my favorites on the KZbins :) along with 2.0. The combo is awesome!!!, would love to see Randy on Ham Nation. ....it's okay :)

[@brianh4979]

Glad to see you guys doing more videos together. Both channels are my favorite for gmrs and ham

[@sproutpits]

I have 25 years of experience writing software for Windows. Windows sucks. But Apple thinks you're an idiot. If the computer fails to do something, it tells you that it's your fault. It's not that this driver we loaded failed, it's that you don't know how to use your computer. And it works. Apple gaslights its own users into accepting shitty compatibility, a tiny aftermarket and exorbitant prices for everything with their logo on it.

[@ons-psi-gs]

Yeah, Apple was a huge fraud stating that his IP 67 approved and as soon as he gets a little bit of water on it and states that the charge will no longer charge because of the safety mechanism inside the phone leading me to believe that it is not IP 67 approved somebody ought assumefor falsifying advertisement

[@86jekstrom]

I'm a broke dad with 2 boys. Baby momma got the best of me. I'm a CBer but would surley use a set of 3 two way radios. I'm not begging but putting myself out there...

[@nicholasbentley7351]

I don’t have any spares, but Amazon is running great early Black Friday sales on baofengs- kitted out 2 pack of up-5rs for 45$ and single regular ones for 15$. Just “make sure you have your licenses” lol

[@Grognarthebarb]

I really wish the price of full featured frs radios would come down. Motorola makes a frs radio that when connected to a cell phone by Bluetooth can send messages and GPS location

[@MrTaylorfenoglio]

@@Grognarthebarb bro full-featured radios start at $15 for something like a uv5r/ they arnt that expensive

[@RobCanada]

Absolutely loved this video, two of my favourite KZbinrs. I'm a ham with too many radios and a Mac fanboy and use Final Cut. I use to write SW for Windows and made great money from Windows but I struggle to use Windows these days. My family bought my 85 yrs old Mum a windows machine so she could do email and search the web. Two weeks later I bought her a Macbook and all the daily questions stopped and I got my life back. 🤣

[@bigchew3149]

Most people Don't Remember This Awesome Very an Very True Quote That I Live By :Rules are for the strict adherence of Fools & the Guidance of Wise Men :Thomas Jefferson & Douglas Bader & Yet i see so many(Some People) that don't know the Difference between Rules & laws & They Think they are the Exact same! Love the video Randy & Josh !

[@tonypace2009]

Agree the true rule is just respect others and the rest will be sorted out. Rules are for those that dont respect others but same as in law, laws and rules are suggestions the accountability is where the truth is settled.

[@DDGVET4]

Yeah, ATF and the FCC seem to have the same problem identifying the difference as well. They wipe their keister with the Constitution ad nauseum.

[@ChristopherNazaroff]

I am surprised in how much I love the contrast of personalities in this episode!!! I demand more of yinz podcasting like this!! Great show!!

[@appalachianmagic6370]

@05:45 This happened - heard it, was working ECOMMS and security during Helene. There are six 'the' repeaters covering Asheville. Nothing really crappy happened on N2GE's main Mt. Mitchell repeater : however, on the local other repeaters, we have folks like N4MTC here (see youtube or Grumpy Old Hams for his quality mike work) and some guy from near Charlotte doing their normal sad ham stuff.

[@jameswhitaker1324]

28:12 that’s called malum prohibitum vs malum in se. I tremendously look forward to hearing how you will pronounce these terms in the future, thus bringing lawyers into the sad ham community and uniting two very unhappy communities.

[@Dennis-tf2cs]

Great radio dork banter 😂😂 Thanks guys 👍👍

[@bigken66]

two awsome folks! In this podcast.... I did recieve .... entertainment... Also..... I did recieve.... insight.... Also... I did recieve information... *hand jiggles....

[@robertw1871]

Great stuff guys… you should do this more often.

[@hartranft66]

i nominate both of these manly men to head the FCC

[@robertduffy5805]

I don't need a free radio, but I do need the two of you to sit down and talk about the best all-access jail breakable base station, vehicle, handy, and repeater to buy for a person who doesn't care to learn or dork out in this space and doesn't care about the FCC or any of their so-called rules. Yes, I'm lazy and don't want to work for it, so just spoon-feed me what I need, or better yet, come up with a package and make a kickback off it (give me a low, medium, and high-end cost range). That way, the next time there is a national emergency, I can argue with a sad ham about how I don't have a call sign as I lay there dying.

[@adlucem9845]

the most fun you can have with a radio is putting a simplex on an active GMRS repeater.

[@AlexanderWiggins-y8z]

Really a great interview !

[@stacyjourdain4435]

My two favorite KZbinrs and yes, I am a amateur extra Ham Radio operator. Sad to sayRandy..... I could listen to you guys all the time you need to do this once a week. I Enjoy the show i never would've thought this interviewing you do. Randy would entertain me I listen to you as I drive You two play well off of each other. W7GUM 73 😁 By the way, randy I still remember the day you and I talked on top of CAJON on the GMRS channel 19

[@hamradiopenpals]

Great interview!! You are both smart.......and interesting.😎🌴

[@ecossearthur]

Greetings from Arizona USA 🇺🇸

[@craigdavidson2977]

The question I have been wondering for two years now. 59:10 What did Randy do for a living? All is now complete.

[@escomag]

Do this occasionally. I have found you both to be my education source and.my entertainment. And I do now have a call sign .I am KO6GIT. Thanks again.

[@LiveFree-pk8ej]

Ham in Canada is a bit different. The entry test is 100 questions and to need 70 correct. This gets you a basic and use of radio over 30mhz. If you score over 80 you get full band use with power limited to 750watts. The next level is advanced another 50 questions and you need 35 correct to pass. This gives full privilege. Our license does not expire and does not need renewal. Your callsign is issued to you for 150 years (to make sure you die before they reclaim your call). There is no minimum age. Good show 73

[@kennymitchell809]

Part 97.403 says you can transmit on Amateur freqs during true emergencies where life or property is in jeopardy of immediate danager without a license when there are no other means

[@dirigoelectric]

I got a gmrs license because of Notarubicon. I got interested in ham due to Josh. I passed my tech test and I’m studying for general. But I have to tell you that the local club is full of unhelpful gatekeepers who won’t answer an email let alone a question

[@OneFearOffroad]

While working from home 3 days a week I have my radio on. If I am in the Jeep even just running to the store I turn on the radio and announce I am on and monitoring. I also like checking in on Net check ins for about 4 nights a week on the repeater I reach from the house.

[@dantucker7390]

I want the Notarubicon FCC and GMRS license 🪪 available in an affiliate link below 😂 I think they would sell as a joke/fundraiser

[@tylerzmistowski5867]

Deep dove into both of these channels for the last week the second I watched one of your shorts about the bhuphuang. I ordered the 8hp pro literally fuckin immediately when I found your channel. HRCC is right... and Im the 1 in 10. I ran into those people. NOTHING LIKE YOURE WELCOME BACK. " you got a call?!" ..." just trying to contact my buddy who got a new radio"..."got a liscence?".."I think you already know that..." "stay off the repeater".

[@ModernSurvivalSense]

Love your guys' podcasts. :)

[@TheZenPhotographer]

This is a much better conversation than the ones with conspiracy whack-jobs. I love listening to Randolpho and Josh.

[@MylesSmith-q4y]

There are no curvatures the signals fade out when the objects lose visibility because they're too far away.

[@DePalma.]

My opinion is that the average ham radio operator likes when every repeater silent (in case of emergency), they rarely rag chew, maybe because ham operators seem kind of awkward at conversation with people… I got my Gmrs license, then tech, then general…hoping I’d find people chatting, but I didn’t lol. I rarely use the 70cm/2M ham repeaters in my area, because it always feels like a forced, short conversation…and they love to give you unsolicited life advice😂. The Mexican GMRS guys south of the border are great, they’re always up for a conversation & I listen to them talk while I work…great use of the radio, IMO.

[@matthewmcmurtry83]

Oh lordy, I drive a PT Cruiser... not by choice, just too poor to get a better car 😂

[@seller559]

Outstanding 👍👍👍

[@harrymarsh8477]

Randy, regarding giving radios away, the idea of "how the recipient would use them" is a good metric. e.g., for me, I lead OHV groups (like you lead Jeep groups) in the AZ Sonoran Desert area near Phoenix. From your review, I purchased a 2 pack of Boufwang GMRS 9R dust/waterproof radios, love them; but if I'm leading 5 vehicles I don't have enough to give to everyone (just me as leader and the tail, which might change). Having a few lockable-keyboard FRS radios would be an useful add to make sure everyone can call out an emergency. BTW, I love your notarubicon radio videos, hilarious! I watch every one even if I'm not interested in the product.

[@Kq4hcuDan]

I would like to get a not a Rubicon productions bumper sticker it would be cool if GMRS queen sells them.

[@SBPepperminion]

NotaRubicon is Squidward, and Josh is SpongeBob in this duo.

[@drakeeblis1788]

Concerning "need versus want." As a subscriber and a member of your channel, I would really like to hear you discuss some old fashioned 40 channel CB radios and walkie talkies! I think that the 27 my giggyhertz band, would be a better choice to achieve some More fars, over the higher frequencies of most of the radios you talk about...🤔 Just my thoughts and opinion....

[@J.Italiano711]

It took me a little bit of time but I finally figured out who Rodolfo is. I've been looking at his videos the last few months and every time I look at him I would think man I know this guy from somewhere. A lot of people might not know it but I believe Rodolfo was the guy in a documentary where he walked around the Salton Sea to try to bring recognition to its depletion

[@doubleD_K2DRD]

It’s was an emergency in N.C., HAM’s stepped up.

[@coryengel]

Either Josh needs to overhaul his lighting, or he needs to take a nutrition lesson from Randy.

[@robertwynn7686]

Sad hams trying to hack this transmission 😂, sorry guys,just enjoy the show 😊

[@sashaarr7122]

I live in the Hurricane disaster area in western NC. Our cell phone service is horrible. Are there programs to help those of to purchase the Star link who are living in the disaster zone??? I am also a new Ham operator and during Hurricane Helene ( the very next morning we had no power, no cell service so I turned on my cheep Baofeng and I could hear the Ham operators helping people nonstop but I was so discouraged because they couldn’t hear me. I live in the mountains and I’m sure all of trees played a part in the service. Do you have any recommendations for getting a better radio that can reach the repeaters near me. Medium price because my husband has been out of work ever since the hurricane. He had shoulder surgery 2 days before the hurricane. He has to have the other shoulder operated on as soon as his left shoulder heals. Not sure how long he will be out of work and I’m a disabled veteran so we are living on my disability check right now. Recommendations please 🙏

[@jameswhitaker1324]

37:32 I regrettably happened upon a bar in Paris once full of bears and I can practically guarantee you that not one in ten of them had ever even climbed the hill to visit sacre coeur.

[@craigdavidson2977]

Josh describes sad hams perfectly 1:00:45 and Randy showed the perfect photo.

[@garyandtricia1]

Josh trolling Randy with his call sign was hilarious. Randy's response was on point.

[@86jekstrom]

I love what Josh said about buying blindly and testing!!!

[@threadripper979]

Randy, you are a very lucky man. Your wife is beautiful.

[@bendeleted9155]

Josh's wife is the best. She didn't put up friction. She put up the idea of running with it and monetizing Josh's hobby! How good is that? 👍

[@booshwaa2]

I'm just here to report that I have wasted 1:08.50 of my life that I won't get back. Total waste of time. What time next week should I come back for more?

[@ramrod175]

😂😂😂😂

[@ejdavis72]

In an emergency situation you can LEGALLY use any form of communication. No "rules" broken.

[@craigdavidson2977]

WE WANT JOSH BACK TO TALK ABOUT FLAT EARTHS!! 1:04:45

[@user-vw6ej7ib5c]

You are good. Giving hardware away needs discretion. That is a hard call. Wish I could help you with that. I am blessed and can afford what I want. Knowing when to give to help is difficult. Giving to young people to get them involved in the hobby is one route. They do not have much free money. That is what I try to do in AZ. Good job.

[@robertburdoff1789]

google PACE comms plan. But great interview - I laughed, I cried (Oh Jaguar, why did you let the Germans buy you? - & then India... smdh crying in my (warm) beer). "It had Pathos, it had drama, it had comedy... even had facts & handy tips"

[@bigjack428]

Thanks for having Josh on. I am conflicted though. If the "anonymous men" have a permission slip from the FCCs, and you look up that call sign... Are they really anonymous?

[@N2YTA]

Amateur radio operators are not anonymous.

[@daveengstrom9250]

I have a question, and I don't know where else to send it to you. I just bought a NEW(?) Revetis RA-87 GMRS radio. I say it that way because I have other GRMS radios which actually work. THIS radio has a problem. I can transmit to other radios and they hear me just fine. I cannot hear them. I suspect there have been some programming put into this radio by someone (possibly a returned radio sold as "new"?). I e-mailed the seller and he told me how to remove the codes, and if I did it right, I still cannot hear other radios. I am not a programmer type of guy and a new radio should work right out of the box... right? Have you heard of this problem before? I will have to take this to my friend and have his grandkids work on this thing for me. One other thing: The book that came with this radio referred me to page 29 to remove the coding... The book has only 24 pages.

[@ICCsnaredrummer]

The “KZbinr receiving a radio that’s been churched up” I’m sure is a thing… I’m in the Midwest, and I remember like 15 or so years ago a “showroom stock” Toyota Tundra appearing at a lot of the local truck/tractor pulls and entering the Stock Gas Truck class. Street tires, dealer sticker in the window, absolutely factory stock (appearing). And it would march right down the track making a pretty impressive pull. But, I’d bet a paycheck that THAT particular truck was definitely NOT stock in the tuning, gearing, etc: all the things you can’t see 👀

[@bendeleted9155]

Doh! Too many words. Yes, Randy. Touché, but it was just meant to get the point across to you so you but you didn't have to read him the whole thing 😂. Anyway see my previous comment on monitoring the other services if you want the concept of my suggestion.

[@micwell2247]

So you got the beer guzzler online.

[@korlilkatana7653]

Greetings, I could use a GMRS repeater, there is nothing here, and I have some great neighbors. I live in a very rural place, and I wish I could be the comms guy for the island. No body told me about pizza!

[@Grognarthebarb]

Yeah my location is super mountainous. The perk is there's certain places where I can hit repeaters 50 miles away. On a handheld in good weather. Other places I can't reach more than a mile. It's a rough mile over a hill so I'm surprised they even do that

[@turdferguson2863]

Oh my lanta! This is an early Christmas!

[@mikesfarmmikesfarm3977]

off topic but... I have a couple older uv-5r and when i use latest version of chirp next. it will upload gmrs freqs to radio, but the freqs are not correct once uploaded ? if i edit freqs manually on radios the freqs appear ok. suggestions ?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

My suggestion is to stay on topic.

[@user-lw5fm2xc3w]

@@TheNotaRubicon I once went to a party and did HAM but I didn’t transmit…… you guys are the Joe Rogan podcast of radio dork stuff. You guys are great.

[@jacquesredmond]

Wouldn't an EMP take out Starlink satellites (in the area of the strike)?

[@mikewomble7932]

Thanks Josh for being level headed and using common sense. This is an amazing collaboration. Well done guys. Well done indeed.

[@badgerpa9]

Shakey's, where is there a Shakey's still? Loved Shakey's but have not seen one for years.

[@archiehenderson2744]

I like Josh.

[@bendeleted9155]

It's really up to us hams to pull in the other services during emergencies. We usually have the equipment to pull in weak signal from a FRS/MURS/Marine or CB and then act on that information. Josh is right: No first responders are listening for these transmissions. The only problem is a lot of ham radios can't talk on these frequencies unless they are unlockable, so it might take a couple of extra radios. The RT-95 will do all but CB, so at least one unlocked VHF/UHF mobile/base and a CB/10/11/12m radio will do it.

[@amadopereira]

The best example is in Houston, a new technician learn about Hamradio and gmrs . Her 911 was flooded and there was tree in a power line, she was able to make contact outside and some one call 911 , and firedoesrtmeent was able to put out a fire

[@Gumby1978]

You guys are nuts! Lmbo!

[@badgerpa9]

Jeep is owned by Stellantis and there are rumors that they want to get rid of it or just stop making Jeep. It makes them money so I cannot see them just dumping the brand. Jag is owned by Tata so is Sand Lover (Land Rover). I have owned the big 3 truck and sport utilities, dodge, ford and GM and also Jeep vehicles. I found I often drove my GMC yukon to town to get parts for the other vehicles. I know the newer GM V8 engine is have problems now, but my V8 will likely outlast the rusty body. I had a 1980s dodge I wish I had kept and a 1973 ford I wish I kept, the 1976 Chevy I really miss because it had so much more power than any thing else but they all got rusty and worn out. Jeep seems to have to many chrysler problems like MAP sensors and weird little issues.

[@Brandonquad5555]

I'm interested in the gmrs I'd be interested in a good radio to hit a repeater about 17miles away. I've been saving up and got a Yagi and some 213 coax. Look forward to joining the nggmrs group soon. I enjoy your straight forward video sir thanks

[@ons-psi-gs]

Captain Randy, how are you?

[@BlindDude]

Radio Check

[@nationalist9904]

Great show, I enjoy listening to both of you, although i do think that the push back against licences is a bit silly. Like it or not they're not going away and the best way of getting used to your radio is to use them, especially if you want to use it in emergency situations you should have practice doing this which you can get great practice at through POTA and SOTA, to do these you of course need a licence. Getting a licence is also a good way of learning about radio as you will learn as you study for the tests and then going forwards as you use them. I do appreciate notaribicons kind of libertarian stance on this but realistically any government needs to control radio as it is a finite resource

[@CatDaddySteve]

Im a general class ham in my 60's and i don't give a dam about being a ham, I love SSB CB ,and GMRS, it don't matter to me 😊i jump from one to the other without discrimination.

[@mlscarbo]

The “some people” who talk about the rules as laws are the same ones who roll through stop signs and speed down the highway.

[@Grognarthebarb]

Randolpho turned me on. To hrcc. I watch Randolpho for the laughs and hrcc fo his smooth velvety voice. Sometimes even his podcast

[@Krispin291]

Non profit organizations can benefit from getting a radio… but there might be some people that might take advantage of a donation by using that excuse. This is a difficult one Randy. A raffle? Maybe.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Thanks - I have actually donated multiple radios to a non-profit that helps homeless people on the streets in Atlantic City but i think they have all the radios they need.

[@Krispin291]

@@TheNotaRubicon nice! It is extremely difficult to get the radio to someone that really needs it. Other than seeing the need live. I hope you find the right way. The idea you have is heading the right direction.

[@donausmus4281]

Any network dependent in ANY way to an operational power grid is a bad option. For instance, satcoms which require power 24/7 for the authentication units.