Wideband VS Narrowband - What Is The Difference Between Narrowband And Wideband On GMRS Radios?

[@OlimpiuCristianMihai]

Hi, I've got involved with portable radios as the war in Ukraine started, wanted to be prepared as I live 40 Km away from the border with UA. Trying to make sense of it all, I stumbled on this channel and man, IT IS AWESOME. FUN, INTELLIGENT, SARCASTIC all in one show? Keep it up! Greetings from Romania!

[@donalddodson7365]

@OlimpiuCristianMihai Hello from La Mesa, California, USA! I have been a "happy ham" since 2006 and just started expanding my understanding of GMRS last year. Hope all is well for you. 🙏🤲🕊🤗

[@dontaskmeforusername]

Same

[@MarcChavez915]

OMG FINALLY A NARROWBAND AND WIDEBAND VIDEO!!!!! Loving the hand gestures in this one....

[@pcb922]

Chris, thanks for filling my earholes with this information. Maybe you can get Randy to explain the difference between 223 and 5.56 so we can meet a whole new group of youtube "experts". Hail Zenu..

[@bratt-38128]

The difference between 223 and 5.56 is 217.44.

[@dphillips4351]

@@bratt-38128 actually higher pressure in the 5.56mm. Ret, SSG, U.S. Army. Most Ar’s built today are chambered for both.

[@TonyFromChicago_]

I always hear "Nither is a 45 so they don't count..

[@Joker45678]

The difference could be wylde...

[@bratt-38128]

@@Joker45678 D Phillips lives in a vacuum c̤h̤a̤m̤b̤e̤r̤i̤n̤g̤. Just kidding D Phillips.

[@bobwilson2860]

As a general class ticket holder, I feel I must point out... This was a really good video. I'm a radio lover first and a ham second. I'm enjoying your content. Keep it up!

[@donalddodson7365]

I became an F.C.C. General Class "happy ham" so I could sit in the back seat and have a flag mounted on my right front bumper .. ha, ha.😂🤣🤠

[@danieldavenport7825]

Thank you Chris! You’re the GMRS equivalent of Tim Allen’s neighbor Wilson in Home Improvement.

[@MikieLAX]

Although you told us that Narrowband ->Narrowband sounds good, I would have preferred to hear a demonstration from Chris to you so that we could compare Narrowband->Narrowband as well as Wideband->Wideband for ourselves.

[@JB007Rules2]

I crave more 1/10 of one second verbiage inserts!!! I literally love it... 73's and keep those sad hams sad!!! WRDU235!

[@darthdav777]

Thank you for your time Chris, the channel wouldn’t be what it is without you.

[@BillyBobThornt0n]

Well without him it wouldn't be a channel at all

[@mikeharrington5256]

Just subbed! Wanted to get into the radio stuff for awhile as my Dad used to cb, ham. I like your attitude, your work station, and your great t-shirts. Thanks for the info!

[@Texas1FlyBoy]

OMG... The video of all videos has finally been created. Bored? Never. Informed and entertained? Definitely!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

My ocular Fluid Sacks are Very Satisfied with the visual Demonstration and My Ear holes Found this video very informative and Entertaining Randy @NotaRubicon Productions

[@richardcarroll2605]

Well let's get this out of the way. I HAVE BEEN A HAM FOR 150 YEARS AND YOU YES YOU ARE WRONG !

[@davidyummus6259]

So, would a Boofwang dedicated GMRS Radio be better than a Boofang UV-5R loaded with GMRS Frequencies ? (for listening only of course) ;)

[@MidianNiles]

Thanks for the narrow & wide band video. It's very helpful to have the information presented with real world application. And another thank you to Chris who's help'n us 'non-experts' learn basic radio concepts!

[@pgprentice]

Thanks for the explaining. So does that mean that with "narrow band" you can get a closer channel spacing and therefor more channels than using "wide band"?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

If you were designing a radio service, then yes, with more narrow channels, you can squeeze more into the limited spectrum that you have to work with.

[@zenithtuberadio]

I became a $1.99 member today. Do I get to ask questions on that level? Thanks for all you do.

[@DonzLockz]

My body is wideband, I get more "Fars" than my skinny friends do.😄👍

[@tommyj1811]

Actually pretty awesome. I went to a very detailed page explaining it all. I was under the impression wide band would clip more because it would be at the limits of the band width. While the narrow band would be more clear as it stayed within the bands and would offer less clipping and static. Then you made the video. Boom! Thank you Sir!

[@TarrinLupo]

Fantastic thumbnail. lol. So wrong.

[@richardwallace2590]

You say you are not going to talk technical, but then you use the term “fars” which only you and maybe Chris understand.

[@rodolfodiaz389]

En una simple explicacion, tu video resolvio mis dudas......Gracias Criss😂 (Broma..Saludos gente de NotaRubicon)😀

[@Brandondragunov8383]

your sense of humor is top notch. i could watch your channel just for it alone.

[@inthso362]

I don't know meh-trick. How many fars in distance?

[@Alex-em9ij]

How you can transmit that far when you in a bulding?

[@mikesters3532]

So Miss PacMan is eating worms now? She has been dubbed wide band.

[@darthtater4844]

Thanks for explaining it to normal people. I fail to see why one would willingly use narrowband after this presentation.

[@W2IRT]

Narrow-to-narrow cuts through static brilliantly. If you're only communicating with a small group and never with anybody outside that group, stick to narrow if your radio does both. Wide is the default, but narrow-to-narrow will get through clearer when you're both weak to each other.

[@OlimpiuCristianMihai]

@@W2IRT seems you don't fail to understand and also are able to explain to us, normal people! LOL, this channel is awesome.

[@mrmgjohnson]

Or possibly... while on the trail talking mobile to handheld... FRS is narrow and if using a Midland handheld, they operate on narrow as well. ... not sure about other handhelds, the ones I own can be switched.

[@kasken719]

Thank you, Chris, for making all this simple to understand with examples. I've learned more on this channel than all my time studying for another type of radio license. I think I'll stay here a while.

[@DARTHDANSAN]

Me too I got the wouxun kg935g and my gmrs license due to these awesome videos

[@Oper8or]

@@DARTHDANSAN I got my GMRS license because of them.

[@dennishrusecky7549]

Once again a great presentation. Many thanks to Kris for helping out. You are the man

[@ragheadand420roll]

530 hooked it up ✌🏻

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good demonstration of how wide band and narrow band Looks on the graph Randy 3:30 @NotaRubicon Productions

[@iamsemjaza]

Narrow band fit my waist when I was a teenager and wide band fits now.

[@oscaropont]

Someone should make a video about this.

[@adityarajlodhi]

Why this guy don't blink?

[@Hillbilly_Papist]

He does. It’s just at the same exact moment you do.

[@oznetyoutube125]

Oh, so are you here ( 5:00 ) saying that Wide VS Narrow Band can impact "F.A,R,S" ? "The Farther from each other the more pronounced those issues will become". I can't wait for my "F.A,R,S'O Meter to arrive from eBay.... Lol, sorry, just couldn't resist Lol.... Randy, I'm new to Public Radio Comm's, You have been a wealth of knowledge to us "Newbies". Thank You !

[@adamharris2674]

Just spent a fortune on a Rugged Radios GMR45 (companion intercom and headsets) and installed it in my Sxs and I find out; It's narrow band Only, not waterproof, and "may" only be able to effectively communicate ONLY with other Rugged Radios. Shudda got more Fars of research..

[@yinglyca1]

Ham radio explained, With hand puppets. For all the youtube fcc monitors. And Using your radios strap, When using either, Wide or Narrow band modes. Coming up next week lol good video De VE3TYA

[@landau46t]

Coming from an expert “ “ I must correct you. You have eyeballs. And you have earballs. Your welcome

[@full_metal2452]

Do you have a video for the layman about what radios use frequency from 1mhz to the highest? Example-like Ham uses X, GMRS uses X, FM uses X and TV uses X

[@shawng8432]

That’s pretty shallow! Lol (thumb pic)

[@ricardomagnificent]

Great still shot from "2001". Chris is always welcome, like garlic in chili. Don't over-do it, but some is necessary.

[@Horsenado]

old video, but new 5r owner.. thank you for this channel. you have cleared up so much in radio knowledge for me very quickly with no bullshit.

[@non-binaryjesus]

WRONG!!!! Wrong, this is all wrong!!! First you need a new license to transmit on wide band and you cant make phone calls on bands without a license!😂

[@legallimitoutdoors9917]

Thank you Chris for the help. & thank you Randy as we'll for all the video's brother. Especially the recent one you put up with the Preparation H butthurt KZbin that can't handle the show🤣

[@Kaotix_music]

This honestly blew my mind. Wide Band is wide, and Narrow band is more narrow. Now that makes alot of sense to me now! lmao im jk, i love your videos hahahaha ive learned so much and please, dont stop being so sarcastic...its actually what keeps me engaged and why i keep coming back to your channel XD

[@lawrence1md]

Do you have any recommendations for a dual band mobile radio or just stick with the uv5r?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I always recommend that you choose the radio that best suits your wants, needs, and desires in a radio.

[@lawrence1md]

@@TheNotaRubicon love your videos!

[@legallimitoutdoors9917]

So murs is a narrow band like 151.940 can I change it to wide band Is that legal? or just like you're showing now or both. Thanks

[@keiththompson2289]

I just spent $500 on GMRS radios thanks to you. Hope you're happy for depleting my meager bank account and generate looks of consternation from my wife.

[@actslore]

You failed me I’ve yet to receive my free boof-wang Which band is better for urban and suburban areas? Wide or narrow? 2-5 mile radius is what I’m trying to transmit to

[@mikec4513]

Question... I'm new to GMRS and I have a Midland MXT-575 and was wondering if the transmitting wattage will be different between wide and narrowband.

[@x--.]

Bored. I think you were transmitting narrowband but I'm receiving wideband. Unfortunately, I still learned something so not boring enough, try harder.

[@ajax1137]

Super informative. I really enjoy these demo type videos with your test equipment and experiments.

[@dougiefresh2521]

Great demonstration and great explanations. I appreciate you explaining in a easy and fun a language that newbies clearly understand. You made it easy for me to decide adding a GMRS radio to my Jeep is right. Much thanks.

[@Adzspace]

That was the most awesome explanation of this subject I have EVER heard. Keep up the good work!

[@IamMugs]

Total newb here but I have been listening to all sorts of broadcasts on SDR for a bit. Is my understanding completely wrong? If I look at an FM broadcast, ie 88-108MHz and start scaling back the bandwidth, the frequency range seems to die; bass and treble start rolling back. Thank you for everything you do, man. Peaked my interest in radio

[@ChrisZwolinski]

Excellent video Chris. Thank you for showing us how the band differences work. I would have loved to have heard more of you on the same band, just so you could have more onair time. I am considering going GMRS because the crap FRS radios we got for RVing between my wife and I have a fars range of about 5ft. I considered replacing them with a pair of tin cans with string, but this seems a better option.

[@NTHunt]

We need some world-view philosophy lessons from Randy. No BS just blunt facts for the SJW to cry about🤣

[@Chris-ro8ft]

Dang… I’m 50th. Great Video Sir. Long time coming Wide Band vs Narrow Band finally understood. I also finally figured out what a Far’s is….. 😃

[@DitoZBR]

Thank vou very much for this compreensive plain english sir! Cheers from Brasil!

[@utahradioman]

Nice work gentlemen! Love your KZbin channel!!!📡💯🔊👍

[@SocialistDistancing]

Randy, after all your great videos, I'm almost disappointed by this one................."almost". I was waiting for you to do the demonstration of what both radios sound like when both are set to wide/narrow. 😞 . Well maybe that will be another video..............."maybe" LOL

[@SurferJoe46]

So-o-ooo how does it sound Narrow-to-Narrow through a repeater and compare that with Wide-to-Wide through the same repeater for a baseline ... OK?

[@samlancaster5506]

I just got my gt5r yesterday. I've been playing around with it I can not get it to go wide band. Even after a reset the N is still there. Any ideas.? Newbie here. Just trying to listen for now. No license. Nevermind it has to be in vfo mode to change from narrow to wide.

[@bluenetmarketing]

Where's the skinny chick in the thumbnail? That's all we care about. This is a certified expert comment.

[@ericwilliams952]

Love your show…..73”3 W7EMW San Diego county CERT team

[@laughingowl2]

What band would be best for an XL Tall and would I need to use suspenders?

[@grigorirasputin5020]

I wonder why my bandwidth changes from day to day, and week to week. Some times, the brown band in my boxers is wide. Sometimes it is narrow. Is this due to a changing mode switch or is it perhaps a dietary issue? 🤔

[@andrewgilbride7546]

Sad Hams are normally narrow banded.

[@sidwalker6902]

Can you get a prescription for narrow band suffrage, Sammy would like to know?

[@Bcarr122391]

5:18 when radio class turns into sex ed. in all seriousness, this has go to be the BEST explanation of WB vs NB I’ve heard and seen. 💯💯💯

[@MitchZero9]

I love the burn of the YT Karen's at the start of each vid. Nice work. Keep it lit.

[@tylerbailey470]

I just purchased my 1st ham radio and it came w antennas can you explain the uses or why there are 3 I'm on this video bc the short stubby antenna said wideband on it

[@hillwalkingcommunityradioclub]

Another excellent video as expected. One thing of interest was the repeater you were using on wide band.

[@tallyjbud]

Nobody pinned yet!?

[@timsmith9169]

Chris i like this video very much . But,Randy makes the crowed lol

[@w7thebaofengdude626]

So you're saying transmitting narrow band radio to a wide band radio would be the same as throwing a hotdog down a hallway?

[@METALfanUSMC]

Now post an explanation in Chinenglish. It will honor the user manuals that are watching 👀 😄

[@alklapaxida850]

the narrow band unit has increased the "stiffness" of my vertical antenna,

[@matthewaustin2578]

I came here while researching the differences of the wide and narrow band channel settings on my GMRS radio. I think I have a better understanding of what it is now, so thank you!

[@user-px8sx2qe9z]

If I'm not mistaken I believe that even narrow and wide are spelled differently

[@ronrico2620]

I wasn't bored or aroused. What do I do?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Try harder.

[@tommyj1811]

Chris! Chris! Chris!!! I believe he is........Xenu!!!

[@carjensen]

Started to watch this, when I realized my cup was also empty.

[@MagicRoosterBluesBand]

Good video. Would 2 narrowband radios be able to talk more distance, since the same wattage going through a narrow bandwidth would be something like SSB?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Theortically/on paper, yes. But it is doubtful you would ever notice any difference in real-world use.

[@donaldcameron5853]

Thank Chris, great video.

[@MrBlahzay]

Great channel, great vid. You got a new subscriber

[@fm71450]

Dear Professor Randy, thank you for giving credit to your personal Radio Oracle, Chris. Here in the hills of East Tennessee, our FARS are more limited - until we get “up high”. I recently tested my Wouxun KG-100G and only got about 24.7 - 25.3 watts output. Wondering if I can get a warranty exchange.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Make sure you are testing the output with a dummy load, and have 13.8V input power (not "12V").. Stop wondering if you can get a warranty exchange and contact BTWR and ask them!

[@bertwright1790]

What does wide band to wide band or narrow band to narrowband sound like and if you can choose, what are the reasons to chooose?

[@dontaskmeforusername]

Why do you say "real radio" a narrow band is real. I'm not imagining it

[@jonahromney6224]

Hello Gents, new to the world and your content is great. Effectively communicated and easy to digest. When scanning should I be doing so in narrowband? Would I receive more clear transmissions?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

it depends on if you are scanning/looking for things being transmitted in narrow band or in wide-band.. Most stuff is transmitted in narrow band, but some things like GMRS channels are mostly in wide-band Either way, it will not make a huge amount of difference.

[@bendeleted9155]

I got all I need to know from the thumbnail. I want narrowband with both of the perks of a wideband, please.

[@LTzEz03z]

Your voice is amazing!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I know.

[@bobhubbuck]

Great content video's, also your dry humour.

[@spikes1529]

i wanted to see the narrow band that was in the thumbnail pick....

[@EvolvingNaturally]

Will placing the radio on narrow band make it give off less "spurious" emissions? UV-5R

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Probably not.

[@insboswiz]

Thanks for this video. It made the whole narrow versus wide very understandable. I do have two questions/comments. First of all, it would have been nice to hear the comparison between narrow and wide without the repeater. If I understood the scenario correctly, Chris transmitted in wide band over the repeater, but switched to simplex for the narrow band. It would have been interesting to hear both options either with or without the repeater. Secondly, are you actually getting ten miles of distance in simplex on a pair of handheld GMRS radios? My understanding was that handhelds with small antennas and five watts of output start to drop off after a couple of miles.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Yes, i am getting ten miles on simplex on a pair of handheld GMRS radios.. 13 miles when I talk to another buddy.. GMRS handhelds with 5 watts and small antennas range is dependent more on line-of-sight than anything else, and I have good line of sight.

[@johnhamilton4449]

My handhelds get about 3 or 4 miles between themselves. But on my base station I can hear a handheld 40 miles away. That was something I did not expect.

[@AlanMacLeod-q5i]

Holy shit dude that thumbnail, 7/5.

[@RHampton]

Thank you for your concern for my occular balls.

[@superiornoisereduction1211]

YOU HAVE TO BE LICENSED TO TRANSMIT ON A BAOFENG RADIO! Now that my comment is pinned to the top, I just discovered your channel and can’t stop watching, super useful information, straight to the point and you roast sad HAM’s! Keep the great videos coming!

[@justinperritt3059]

I use baofeng radios in my neighborhood with neighbors without license and neither does my neighbor NOBODY CARES !! ITS FUN

[@archangel9114]

How you come up with this thumbnails ideas 🤣

[@rongeissr]

I like the skinnyband girl way better.

[@carrow2250]

Just installed a Midland MXT575 in my truck and I get static on every channel and “RX” is on when in wideband. I was on channel 15 but it did it on other channels, too. I also adjusted the squelch. Narrowband works just fine. Where can I find help for this? Thanks.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

For help I would recommend contacting Midland Support.

[@carrow2250]

@@TheNotaRubiconI’m a dummy, I turned the squelch up from (default) 4 to 6 and it went away. It made the same noise when the vehicle was off to make sure it wasn’t LEDs or light bars causing it. I dun learnt sumthin’! Thanks for the response.

[@strangerous1313]

I'm just here for the affiliate links.