110Watts, GMRS, Ham/Amateur Radio, & Encryption: My Off-Road 4X4 Communications - My Jeep Radio

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In this video I share what radio I use my my Jeep, "The NotARubicon" and the radio in my wife's Jeep, "The IsARubicon". The radios are Motorola XTL 5000 LMR radios, they can transmit up to 110 watts, they can do GMRS, Ham radio (amateur radio) 70cm, business frequencies, digital P25 and encryption. I go over how the radios are set up in both of my Jeeps and how I keep it all very simple to use.
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[@stevep756]

So what is the point of the video? Are you being paid to advertise this over priced Lenovo/junkarola radio? Back in the late 70's I had a UHF Mocom 70. It was actually made in the USA. Anybody can buy a simple mobile radio that is more than your "40" watts and program it on the key pad. You have to have a computer to do that radio and pay for the software and cable. You must be obsessed with using computers, made in china of course. Thank God you are out in commiefornia and not in Kentucky so I don't have to hear you on my radio's.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The point of the video is to trigger low-IQ people into leaving pointless comments complaining about my radio from their devices that are made in China.. Looks like its working!

[@portabull749]

Steve, we would like to thank you for raising our babies.

[@Joesbeasty]

Comments like his have to be troll comments, right?

[@beerbuzz62]

Maaan you can’t make this stuff up,love it

[@levi5548]

I'm here for the sad ham pinned comments

[@bendeleted9155]

Uh oh. You called an artillery strike on your own coordinates.

[@bluflaam777]

Damn I think I misread your car-sass-em

[@K5JHP-John]

I’m here to monitor all activity in the video and In the comments, and report anything I find illegal to absolutely nobody. I’m really here to check the state of his pencil.

[@danieldube3576]

Ditto

[@yourdonefor4454]

​@@bendeleted9155Принято, артиллерия огонь

[@MrHyde-wv8wi]

Thank you NotaRubicon For making it so Perfectly Clear that you would NEVER ask your Favorite Audience Members to Ever "Hit that Like And Subscribe Button". So I did it on my own.

[@coreybabcock2023]

Me too

[@waylonk2453]

"complexity is the root of all confuculation" Love this line, and so many more in the video!

[@landau46t]

Opposed to a root that canfuculator.

[@quandoomniflunkusmoritati9359]

Not to mention the RF signal on that Motorola radio is likely cleaner than most part 95 radios available anyway.... very nice rig - jealous. Thank you for producing your content, have always enjoyed it since entering the hobby. I look forward to the info on LMR license hints and tricks.

[@ChristopherF_1971]

Fact

[@TheNotaRubicon]

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[@perrygauthier1174]

Always the best on the back monitor

[@W5KJD]

I really like this Motorola XTL 5000 LMR radio, I just may buy one. 👍

[@Eric10179]

Really nice radio, you got a nice setup! It would be nice if it was dual band but only the really expensive and fancy new commercial radios are multi band… the ones I can’t afford 😂

[@davidunderwood3605]

Seems like a good set up. Definitely a solid company with a pedigree.

[@RedStripeMedia]

Part 90 radios are such a good option for mobile install GMRS usage and were the ONLY option for many years before Midland and the Chinese companies started making them

[@RKingis]

Part 95.335(A)

[@KQ4HXQ]

Love your channel and your humor keep it up

[@Huskrrrr]

All killer, no filler.

[@rustyb78]

I used to have a 110watt spectra in my truck. I loved that radio.

[@discofishing]

Thanks for these videos. They really help out!

[@cmarchi128]

It's a good day when you drop a video!

[@litfuses7765]

Thanks for the Jeep video!

[@michaeladair9057]

Nice setup😊

[@ThePewski]

Sweet set up.

[@enigma51ted]

Always love the Old English verbiage, very nice FCC inspired t-shirt :)

[@blackphidora]

Thank you for sharing, learned new stuff today :)

[@1958Eagleeye]

Great video. Nailed it with the ending.

[@k9policexj]

Nice set-up.

[@cmarchi128]

You are a Jeep god among men.

[@glbaker5595]

Thumbs up for the license❤😂

[@terryjwood]

I hope he got to meet Chet Kelly!

[@ssrrocks22]

Love your Motorola

[@Starbuckin]

Remember that it is 100 percent legal to run digital with encryption between 902 and 928 MHz ISM Band as long as the radio is putting out 1 Watt or less. Anything in that band putting out 1 Watt or less is considered a nonintentional radiator. In fact Motorola sells HTs marketed to businesses for non licensed use DMR with encryption. If one were to use two of these 1 Watt HTs hooked to Yagi antennas, you'd be surprised how far they will go with roof or tower mounted antennas and good coax for a "private" point to point link system.

[@natecus4926]

I love the anti-call to action at the beginning

[@johnvehling6304]

As a well-experienced first responder, I'd like to point out a highly technical term of which we utilize within our professional field. Please refer to an 'ambulance' as a Boo-Boo Buggy. The term 'Boo-Boo Buggy' eliminates any potential confuculation with those in society who may not possess experience dealing with a medical emergency. Thank You Muchly!

[@WSCD.-.-.-]

S Pod brings me joy.

[@ChristopherF_1971]

Love that you love AMERICA!!!!

[@billwallace7713]

this is a outstanding video

[@kidvision564]

Unlicensed ham operator 😂 u almost got me - that is making sad hams depressed

[@mirkopg69]

Hi...im watching your channel from 3 weeks because i purchase 2 baofeng uv-5r and you make more easy to stand the basics. Im Italian but im leaving in Quebec from 12 years and b4 in my younger ages i play with a old midland cb radio! but now is time to do serious stuff 😅.

[@ChrisKD9YSW]

Wow 🤯 sir Randolpho I bow to you now seeing the ticket

[@aschmuas]

Very excited for a video on Eff see seees business permission slip

[@W2IRT]

I do love me some Batwings gear. Worked with the old classic crystal-oven Micors, etc, back in the day, and even still have a few PL reeds kicking around :)

[@thumperak7886]

Man, what a tooth. Loved the FCC "License".

[@pdzh]

I am in black hills, we have a dmr company nearby that has trucked dmr service. For $30 a month I got myself 2 TGs and I can go encrypted if I want to, their repeaters don't care. The beautiful thing about it, I can jump to other companies who are renting tgs from them, and talk to them if needed. I am using my channels for friends in the area trail riding and hiking. It's kinda nice to have that encrypted from other ears.

[@decibellone696]

lol, i clicked on this because the radio in my 2002 Silverado is 1700 watts... but I get it now... good on ya.

[@johnpush4585]

I got a 110 APX8500. Luv it! That sucker will run your battery down on accessory!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

What a great quick to the point Video Randy 9:00 @NotaRubicon Productions

[@LikeOnATree]

I totally was lookin’ for Easter eggs when you opened the drivers door of the Jeep!!😂😂😂

[@lonewolf2364]

I would love to get a ham license but I have traumatic brain injury courtesy of Uncle Sam and can’t retain the study material to get my per permission slip. it took me three days to get past the GMRS application which I did finally and when I told the gal at the FCC how long it took she had a good chuckle. WSDN 336 out .

[@bendeleted9155]

@@lonewolf2364 it took me a few tries too. My score was $70.

[@philipstaite4775]

3 days is only slightly slower than the average time for uninjured people to navigate the FCC website. That is only partially a joke. While some people may just decide to get a GMRS license one day, go to the website and immediately apply... I think it is more common that people may first look into it and see what it would take to apply. If you add up the initial pre-application site visits, I'll be a lot of people have significant time spread out over several visits as they figure out how to actually get where they need to go.

[@phantomscaler]

@@philipstaite4775 i have heard crack heads on the street babbling to themselves that make more sense then trying to navigate the fcc site

[@RKingis]

I have a learning disability, and passed the first part in 1998, and took me almost a year to pass the second part, and was issued KC0GQT in 1999. I'm now K0GQT.

[@coreybabcock2023]

​@@RKingis yea I have the same issues but I need to get my beginners class and a gmrs slip

[@ChristopherF_1971]

Love MDC-1200!! Why I went all Moto

[@marshallpoe8087]

Randy, I left you a note on the GMRS site but it failed. I was telling you that I swore I saw you up on Birdsong. I was up there for work and if it wasn't you, you have a doppelganger. Great video!

[@RonaldCollins]

Have a Moto XPR5550E, XPR7550E, and a Harris XG100p myself that I use on GMRS, and amateur frequencies also. Licensed on both.

[@johnnyz.fradley2306]

I used to install Pioneer DVD car radios. Grounding the long light green wire will allow you to watch porn while driving rather than parked having the parking brake engaged. Make sure to always keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the steering wheel.

[@chrissewell1608]

😂 🫶💦

[@DeepBlueWaves]

“indespite” 😂 gonna borrow that one

[@rob69270]

Almost as good as "irregardessly"! I almost spit my coffee when he said that hahah

[@Subgunman]

I have the 50 watt version, Range 1 for UHF FREQUENCIES. It can do both European and American Ham frequencies in this range as well as the business frequencies I use in the States. Very reliable and the cost of the 50 watt remote mount with crypto when new was around the past $8K mark. If equipped with the proper flash code (it defines what the radio options are available to the user) it can be networked with a laptop in your Rubioconn jeeeep and into a private wireless network. This allows for data transfer between base and mobile or mobile to mobile.

[@jakemaughan3818]

instant thumbs up just for the shirt

[@robertcole9391]

Love the show. Especially when you punk out the self-made experts. HA HA HA HA! I love it.. But also thanks for all you pod casts. very good.

[@Darkmattersfrank]

I run a Motorola XPR 5550. Motorola makes excellent radios

[@01cthompson]

I had my 2m/70cm antenna mounted in the same area when I had my TJ and it worked well. People need to remember that the hardtop is not metal.

[@renorichard3257]

******** Yes, I use an XTL5000 110W UHF, for a while I had the Black 05 Control Head, then found a good deal on a 09 Control head, Great Radios !! :-) :-) *********

[@KurtClark]

My eye holes are pleased

[@mollyhogen5036]

How about a video on programming that awesome beauty of a communication RF sending modulation device? That would be pretty cool. Love your vids.

[@gogeorge7]

I passed the knot a ruby on the side of a mountain in my Ford Prius. Ha ha. KK3R Extra Class 👍📻

[@bobbyc961]

I like the booby trap “keep out of my garage” door with the extension cord 😆

[@Mr.Smith101]

Perfect shirt!

[@brassmanbart5076]

Sounds like a great radio, but probably out of my price range. I'll keep checking the resale shops!

[@wushock92]

NICE!

[@JEREMIAHS_TARANTULAS]

I predict Randy’s going to have a video one day titled “I GOT A MEAN LETTER” 😂😂 can’t wait!!

[@TheMicroTrak]

Or he will be raided by black-clad, heavily armed, FCC death Squad!

[@Taco_Syndicate]

Yep, and it’ll be the FCCs talk’n smack hard on Sad-hams, while saying how much they love his sense of humor 😂😂

[@johnpush4585]

Spend the money for a sexier antenna! That radio will not disappoint!

[@randlecarr3257]

Looks good! I may transmit monies for capture. But I will not pursue bidnezz license.

[@ocsrc]

I used to use Spectra 110 watt VHF radios, but set for 85 watts. I was able to reach 100 miles at best and about 50 miles reliably. My brick weighed 20 pounds It was a monster but it worked better than any other radio. Motorola really is the best and they know it and they are not customer friendly. I have talked to them and they are not friendly. They kept saying to talk to my licenced Motorola dealer. I did talk to my local Motorola dealers and they were only in sell mode. They operate the repeaters and they are in the business of selling radios and repeater time. They service radios, but for the most part, they sell new radios and program them and then fix them. They add new talk groups ( remotely now ) to systems. But they don't want to waste time and they like to just swap parts and take them back to their office. I imagine they send them back to Motorola because they are so small components and really are not service able and as we now know, there is about 50 dollars worth of parts in these 5000 dollar radios. So, for Motorola, it is not a big deal to just melt them down when they break.

[@godividarr]

.....the ID was the the best part of the vid. How did you make that?? I want one! 😂

[@nimblehealer199]

110 watts? Holy crap! You could probably reach Canada with that much power.

[@REXOB9]

"Am-ba-lance" - you got a Bawlmer accent there Hon. Greetings from Maryland.

[@k9policexj]

Very nice radio!

[@RBMD2A]

Randy great video, but you knew that without me having to say that.

[@garretlewis4103]

As a paramedic firefighter who has used many Motorola radios. I like this setup for your GMRS. I am currently running an “off the shelf” GMRS radio and have considered others. However, they just don’t seem quite the same. I need to look more into these old radios. My concern is the ability to program them. Maybe not such an issue since they are old, but when they were new, you could only get a Motorola tech to program them.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Programming them is a HUGE issue.. Getting the software can be difficult, it only runs on old versions of Windows and it is very VERY complicated to learn and use.. using one of these radios is not for the fainthearted unless you are willing to go through the pain of learning how to program them OR unless you know someone that will do it for you.

[@maingig1]

👏👏👏 😂 seamen eaters! Great stuff!!!

[@codykooken7540]

Still waiting on a review of the Baofeng K5plus. I have made several purchases based off your reviews but got this one on a whim and there is not many videos on it...Btw I think it is the best baofeng yet.

[@juannajera881]

He bud i just ordered mine 😅

[@danielktdoranie]

Good old Radalfo Cafe, a good man he is

[@coreybabcock2023]

Wish I had a HT that had those capabilities especially p25 phase 2 and conventional trunking just to use as a scanner but i would have to make sure the system i programmed in wouldn't let the system know its on there unless mike is keyed up

[@russelltech]

Get yourself a "magnetic mic." All the "big boys" have them.

[@chrissewell1608]

😃 ⚡️🎤

[@craigdavidson2977]

Damn.... Both those Jeeps are dirty. 2:33 Someone has been having a good time off the road. If your Jeep aint dirty and scratched then you aint doing it right.

[@mondavou9408]

Comment for the algorithm, thumbs up.

[@almirria6753]

Because I am your favorite viewer.....;)

[@phantomscaler]

wait!! to told ME i was his FAVORITE!!!!

[@mikedmann7487]

Big flexin!

[@phantomscaler]

nice set up randy, have you looked at teraflex's mount behind the passenger tail light antenna mount ? like they have for cb antennas it looks like you are using their spare tire mount set up, the spare tire mounting point seems to be a weak area for jeeps, they get dirty from dust and mud from trails etc and loose contact, possibly why the swr is a bit higher on the not a rubi over the wifes jk you would more than likely have someone custom make it it to extend it outwards a bit to clear due to how your you have taillamps guards, when i worked at a cb shop in California about 10-12 years ago the owner bought one from teraflex, then had someone pretty much copy them so he could sell them at a reasonable price to the jeep club guys that came in to have radio setups installed

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The spare tire mounting point is working fine. I check the SWR very year or so and it has not changed, and the SWR is lower on mine than on my wife's.. and the wife does not have a JK, it is an LJ.

[@phantomscaler]

@@TheNotaRubicon right on, keep on doing what ya do randy your favorite viewer

[@gthaefner]

@@TheNotaRubiconWhere did you find the body code “LJ” anywhere? That is a TJ Unlimited.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The TJ Unlimited is commonly referred to as the LJ, which stands for "Long Jeep"... Every Jeeper knows this.

[@mohawkdriver4155]

When you key the mike in your Rubicon, do traffic lights flicker? Set off car alarms? Activate vehicle kill switches?

[@chrissewell1608]

The iambic pentameter is strong with this one! 🤔

[@kb6lcw99]

Wahoo ❤😊

[@TheGunsNBlades]

Just Empty Every Pocket 😂😂😂😂😂

[@HamRadio2]

I have that same shirt

[@madddawg1369]

I tried a sad ham and cheese sammich, It made me sad.

[@christopherkusek1362]

Thanks! Nice setup. Why is the back antenna cable not run through the gate holes and into the tub on the inside? Not correcting. Sincerely curious. 👍

[@Sommyie]

I just told my wife about Amber Lamps. Good times. 3:28

[@hifiandrew]

My boof wang uv5r with external antenna and cigarette lighter is just as good of setup for a fraction of the cost. What a sucker. . ((Ok i can't even troll you with a straight face 😅))

[@bendeleted9155]

Levi hit the button first

[@matthewb8229]

I give you a 7/10 for your attempt. Well thought out (maybe?) and written with the correct lack of punction or capitalization.

[@sonofnone116]

70 Semeneaters cracked me up, 100% Taxing this

[@Steve-iy5eq]

Looking gant dude... hope it's nothing serious

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The lack of pizzas, cheeseburgers, and more exercise is very serious.

[@rubehickscube474]

4:30 - I am a firm believer that part 95 and all those regulations is only for the FCC to the manufacturer to sell/distrubute the radio. Much like your Jeep, the DOT would not approve Jeep/Fiat to produce and distribute with the tires you have on your vehicle. Therefore your Jeep is not DOT approved. Is it illegal? depends on the state. Will you get pulled over? depends on the cop. Will anyone even care if you're in the woods using the Jeep as intended? Absolutely not. Will that stop Karens from b****ing at you and trying to get you in trouble? HA! It's the same with the radio.

[@chrissewell1608]

Randy's shirt says "Defund the media"... Yet, he is on Social Media! 😂

[@RKingis]

§ 95.335(A)😊 Exceptions. Under certain exceptions, non-certified Personal Radio Service transmitters, or transmitters certified for use in the land mobile radio services may be operated. Any such exceptions applicable to stations in a Personal Radio Service are set forth in the subpart governing that specific service. See e.g., §§ 95.735 and 95.1735.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Did you read those two exceptions? Because they do not seem to apply.

[@RKingis]

@@TheNotaRubicon I read "The never-ending Part 90/95 debate, and my discussion with the FCC" on radio reference. The guy talked with someone at the FCC about the wording. Basically, just follow the rules, and don't be dumb.

[@RKingis]

@@TheNotaRubicon Oh, and as I was just looking, 95.1761(C) is kinda loose in interpretation as well.

[@timhargrove6493]

Thanks, I will check with them. What programming software is used to program it?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

You must use the Motorola software made for this specific model, which only runs on older versions of Windows.. and beware, programming one of these radios is not like programming a consumer radio.. You do not just pick it up and start using it.

[@frankb6333]

KMG 365...LMFAO!!!! I actually have every one of the episodes digital.

[@KG-xf9ew]

Have you done any videos on your Jeep gear and if you've had any serious problems out on the trail that you had to get yourself out of?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

If you look through my older videos you will find several with me, or someone having "problems". Because we do serious rock-crawling we often get (very) stuck or have serious break-downs.. We've always got out and we've never left anyone behind.

[@KG-xf9ew]

@@TheNotaRubicon Will do thanks. Did a couple. And I get the general idea. That's a whole other level man..... power to you.