I’m picking up a set of these radios for Jeep use. I love the fact that you can do a hard install, or keep it mobile. Keep up the good work, guys. Excellent review, and range demonstrations.

Like the comprhensive test would like to see more keep it up thanks

I was leaning toward getting a pair of the T77VP5 units . . . your review sold me. Thanks.

Best review I've found. Good work guys

I know little about this tech. This is a very well done video-good info, no BS or comedy, and well-paced.

Great review. Thank you, guys. Gives me food for thought.

Great real world review. Also enjoyed seeing my old stomping grounds. Thanks

@russellbrown4873

4 жыл бұрын

,interesting

@russellbrown4873

4 жыл бұрын

nice if the phone don't work try that radio ☺

It would’ve been good to mention that a GMRS license is required to use these radios legally, no test required, just got to go to the FCC website and pay the price of whatever they’re asking which could be $60 $70 $80 The FCC will issue a call sign, and your license will be good for 10 years, it will be good for you and your family members, You must use your call sign at the beginning of your conversation every 10 minutes there after and at the end of your conversation, also, you could’ve talked about the repeaters in more detail, I have the MXT-115 and it works beautiful with the repeater, must follow the instructions and never lose them, you guys did a terrific job and a fair test of the radios I have never seen a video explaining them any better than you, keep up the good work and have fun doing it

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Monnie Holt thanks for the kind words and information. We did consider speaking about the license requirements all though we decided to focus our attention on the radios specifically. Besides, I think you pretty much covered it all anyway 😀. Stay tuned for our next radio review. We will be conducting a similar review of Rugged Radios. Thanks again, share our content and subscribe.

@stevestuart3796

5 жыл бұрын

This requirement will be reviewed again for elimination in FY19.

@porshenewell5828

5 жыл бұрын

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@billy56081

5 жыл бұрын

How would the FCC track these if you were using them in vehicles and four wheelers?

@1crazynordlander

5 жыл бұрын

From what I have gathered from others GMRS is $70 for ten years and only your immediate family can use them. So If I take my two adult daughters and their families on the trails they each need a license but my wife doesn't BUT NO I AM WRONG! Found this on the FCC website. "Any individual who holds an individual license may allow his or her immediate family members to operate his or her GMRS station or stations. Immediate family members are the licensee's spouse, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, parents, grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws. FRS radio does not require a license but are not as powerful. The license process is easy. I applied yesterday and have a call sign today. If someone could point out the rules on the FCC website that would be great. I maybe I am not looking on the right area on their website or maybe I just don't want to know??? So I am probably the only idiot that applied for a GMRS license.

Just a couple of comments on your antennas. from what I understand that Midland magnet Mount rubber ducky was designed to put on your quads when you go into the backcountry. The upgrade antenna is a good idea but I would go to a ham radio store and get a proper antenna and then have it tuned. The longer antenna the better as they say in radio "height is everything". And last keep your doors closed. It's part of the ground plane footprint of a vehicle. Transmitting with your doors open makes for a larger hunk of metal for your radio waves to try to get away from. Also the radio signal will tend to go towards that larger space. Keep your antenna in the center of the roof for a symmetrical broadcast. Now if you want a nice license-free VHF radio system go to a m u r s radio system. It's also 2watts. The FCC website will start you off and there's much more information on KZread etc. as for higher power all I can say is gee CB radios are 4 watt, right?

This was a great demonstration. Thx. I'm looking at the Midland MXT275. I think its fairly comparable to the 115.. except the controls are all on the handheld. Cheers.

If you were on channel 6 (M2M), note that it is limited to 5 watts. The radio knoows this and dials back the power. You have to use 15 - 22 to get full 15 watt power. The MXT400 gives you 40 watts on 15 - 22. My experience is that line-of-sight is more important than power on UHF. --de N3TPS/WRAT786

@donalderickson-si8ww

4 ай бұрын

my radio i has 8 repeter channels going in at 5 watts give youn 60 watts out and a range of 20 miles

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

if you run 40 watts on 15 through 22 you need a license as that is G M R S according to my 45th watt radio station

Good review. Lots of familiar areas there around Camp Pendleton. My son is still there with 2/4 Fox Co.

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Will Barks thanks for the comment. Tell your son we thank him for his service...semper fi.

@AZMarine513

6 жыл бұрын

I will. He is second gen Marine. I was in 86-92. I found your channel today. I am really enjoying it.

Great video . I learned something.

And not ONLY that using the GMRS frequencies over 2 watt, according to FCC Part 90, a FCC License is required at $70.00 for 10 years. Amazing that they’d NOT mention that!!

@rondetten9252

5 жыл бұрын

Because they are reviewing the radio not educating people on GMRS systems.

@KyleSoldani

4 жыл бұрын

GMRS can be used up to 50 watts on the non-FRS shared channels.

@EverydayJ1786

4 жыл бұрын

If you're in Canada . No license required !

@boprosplumbing

4 жыл бұрын

@knucklehead d same, I'm GMRS licensed and I never once heard either operator state a call sign. They should not be disgusting or concealing the fact that you need a license to transmit with them. Not to transmit on high power, but anybody who operates a gmrs radio needs to state their call sign after every communication. Except. On channels 8-14 which are restricted to low power (0.5 watt) and guess what... The mobiles omit channels 8-14. Great radios though, love mine. WRFR323

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

All FRS and GMRS frequencies are shared now. Since 2017 actually. 1-7 GMRS 5 watts wideband FRS 2 watts narrowband 8-14 Both are limited to 0.5 watts amd narrowband 15-22 GMRS 50 watts wideband FRS 2 watts narrowband Then the other 8 frquencies are allocated for GMRS repeater inputs only limited to 50 watts power.

Great test lads loved it well done....

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that. Thank you!

Without obstruction.....if the earth was flat...the obstruction is the curve of the earth.....take the square root of height of antenna then multiply by 1.42 gives you max distance in mile. Power only helps with punching through building, trees, etc.... Tops of mountains into valleys...maybe 50 miles...Rather have 5 watt at 50 feet height than 50 watts at 5 feet of height

@mikesawyer1336

4 жыл бұрын

So wait a minute are you telling me the Earth isn't flat?

@levitezoe1804

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesawyer1336 lol

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

how about a 45 watt base in a apartment at 200 ft with a 45 watt radio going in to a 60 watt tower and do 20 miles times 5 ntowers and cover three county's and 6 city's I do that every day and talk to the east cost G M R S club twice a month on a radio net

Great video guys! Thank you for making this iv been trying to find videos on how much better the wattage difference dose with radios and you are the only one so far that’s done what I was looking for :) thanks again I will be getting this for my off roading trips

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

GreenApples_K glad we could provide the necessary information. We also did a review of some radios from Rugged Radios in case you wanted to see another type. Thanks for the comment and please subscribe

@donalderickson-si8ww

4 ай бұрын

be carefully with my guys I would rather get my info from the guy that built them than you my radios were built here and thay have a Tec to talk you through your problum all the others have a number it is 1800 dummie are radios are made for business band racing come with head phone's and and all the other thing you have to order from storX SO stay in you sand box

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

that's to close to home thay doo there deal on u tube thay even show the in side guts of a radio and I am a proud owner of there 45 watt moble which is my base station.

How about the gxt 1000? Seems they could hit that distance

So I received my MXT275 yesterday. I'm still awaiting the 3db antenna but I did do a range test with the stock antenna. I used it with a Motorola T600.. which is a 1.5 watt GMRS handheld. I was super disappointed. I got less than a mile mobile to handheld (probably closer to half mile). The handheld to handheld was nearly as good.. maybe 50' less. I'm in the Boston area.. in a residential neighborhood with lots of homes.. so definitely obstructions.. but I expected a much better performance. I'm pretty disappointed. I'll give it another try over the weekend when my 3db antenna arrives. If I'm still unsatisfied.. maybe I'll try upgrading the handhelds to the new Midland t295 which is a 3 watt radio so nearly twice the wattage of the Motorolas.

Awesome review, I have the 115 and 275 model. I would've like to see both mobiles with the same antenna lengths. One stock and the other upgraded. I'm troubleshooting this right now in my area.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

if you do uncle Charlie may know on your door the the F C C is in charge not you

3.5mm mono male to stereo female and plug it into aux port on the car stereo works very well.

Good test!

For the mobile install, get a good NMO mount antenna (like a 5/8 over 5/8) 450-470mhz by a quality commercial radio antenna company, place that antenna in the center of your vehicle roof.You will get excellent results. A limitations with the MIDLAND brand radios id that they are set permanently to narrowband, which needlessly hampers the GMRS performance.

What is the upgraded antenna that is shown on the vehicle? I am particularly curious about the antenna mount on the vehicle door. I am looking for something just like it. Thanks.

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question. It’s a Larsen antenna. Happy Adventures 👍

Very good tests. This video is very useful

@AdventureVehicleReviews

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback.

Great video thanks guys

The first thing you will want to do is get rid of the antenna that comes with the MXT115. It's more like a dummy load and the feed line is entirely too long. You can purchase a GMRS antenna from Midland or other providers that will greatly enhance the capabilities of the radio while maintaining power restrictions. I purchased a nice mobile antenna for the rig and put it on an SWR meter right away. The antenna showed 1.3 or less through the entire band. I also built a GMRS ground plane antenna using a SO-239 square surface mount connector, brass rod and a few stainless steel screws which I can use mobile and it was 1.2 or less across the band. For a durable GMRS antenna I built a GMRS J-pole antenna from copper pipe and it works well. That antenna will easily handle winds well over a 100 mph as long as it isn't hit by anything flying around. Just a few suggestions for antennas as they are the "key" to communications. One can have the coolest, latest and greatest radio but without a good antenna it's pretty useless. 73...Matt / WD7N

@JARyding

5 жыл бұрын

The feed line was too long? How do you feed your base antennas? My beam is at 50 ft.

Great video and content. Will that 115 mobile work with the T71 model? Thanks for sharing this video

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

I never herd about the 115 or the t 71 i am lost

when you are using a hand held for long distance you need to stand well clear of the truck

@danielbierwirth2190

4 жыл бұрын

and make sure the antenna is vertical. so many people want to look cool when using a portable radio, and hold the radio so the antenna is horizontal. This severely reduces your received signal at the other end, because it is polarized 90 degrees out of phase with the receiving antenna. The further away your target station, the more pronounced the loss will be.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

if you are with in a 20 mile range of tower your fine

I would get the Larsen dual co-phased 5/8's wave vertical antenna for the base and mobile with about a 500 watt"brick"amp on it for much better range.

@philwood9760

4 жыл бұрын

35 watt max power on gmrs.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

OR you get a VISIT from UNCLE CHARLIE AKA the f c c and louse every thing

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

and look forward to a big black truck at your front door looking to take your radios the F C C calles the shots not and it is federal case

Rolling Ready you ought to try and up the ante... Midland also makes the MXT400, which, when on GMRS 15-22 simplex or repeater mode, outputs a whopping 40 watts on high power. That would help out in some scenarios.

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

Buy a BF9500 for 140 dollars. Same radio different badge far more flexible.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

going in to several towers and the answer is a BIG Y E S f r s channels 21 is the simplex channel for channel 15 repeater ch.

Overall, you guys deserved 10 for this review. Thank you 👌

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

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Won't putting the radio between the seat and console cover the speaker?

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

John Ryding not exactly. The radio comes with the metal bracket for permanent installation. The bracket was on when between the seat. This creates about a one inch gap allowing the speaker to, not only be heard, but be somewhat amplified; in my opinion. Considering the close proximity to my placement suggestion, the sound has even more potential. In the end, the place meant was merely to show one common place for a temporary install. Thanks for the comment.

I have done 150 miles from summit of Mt Washington NH to Bar Harbor, ME on a 5 watt FT-60 on 70 cm, but this quite respectable for GMRS. Higher elevation would help - or using a tower.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

all or are transceivers are on a 150 ft tower as any thing over 150 need's a light on top F C C rules.

I feel as though if it says 36 miles a handheld radio should go 36 miles if not is false advertisement. Or how can I make it reach that far

Try stepping out the truck and use the handheld

So i assume the magnetic stock antenna uses the magnet for a ground plane?? if so what about us guys with aluminum JL Jeeps? will a regular CB radio antenna work?

@radiohobbyist13

4 жыл бұрын

No, a CB antenna would not work at all because CB radio is 27 Mhz and GMRS is 462/467 Mhz UHF. If you try to transmit UHF through a CB antenna it will your radio.

the radio range tests were helpful info. the continuous background noise really detracts from the video.

thanks

Good afternoon from Kansas I have the handheld I really like them. My question is has any one ever use the mobile for a base radio and if so what are the antenna options.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

I use a 45 watt moble with a mag mount antenna in my 12 floor window a ND I am line of site to the tower and no problums in two years.

what about in a city environment?

Was hoping to see you use 115 as repeater between the two handhelds in a real world use test. Would be much more informative on true usage.

@rondetten9252

5 жыл бұрын

The 115 isn't a repeater, it will work with repeaters, but is not one itself.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

to do that you need a trancever that is what is on the tower

Just bought this radio. Is it ok to shut the door with the antenna chord in the door frame like that? Or will it ruin the chord getting pinched in the door?

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

YES do not mess with the antenna it is stock and wont come off the radio is under F C C rules anyway.

Is the mxt400 and the mxt115 are they available in Canada and if so where

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

could not tell you what is sold in Canada sorry

I am new to this and thinking about getting the Mt115. Got a f150 wanting to mount in to keep it in. I was wanting to mount the antenna on the hood on the other side of the hood were the am fm antenna is. Will that be ok or does it need to be on roof? Just wanted to keep it away from my duel cb antennas that I have on my tool box. Thanks for help.

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Matt Oesterlei it always recommended to keep the antenna as high as possible to maximize propagation. My advice would be to remove the CB radio and their antennas since the MXT115 will be way more applicable and can communicate with a standard “walkie talkie.” After your first initial use, I am confident you will never want to use a CB again.

@KF0ICI

6 жыл бұрын

I use cb for things this can never be used. I am a truck driver only getting this for a 2nd way to communicate with family members that have the handheld.

@kevinkitts178

6 жыл бұрын

I've had this setup it will not reach 50 miles maximum 10 miles with line of sight portables (hand held) maybe 5 miles but never farther Unless line of sight with a base system on top of a high ridge. These portable radios will not work with a repeater for they cant be programmed to. For repeater use you may only use a much better radio or a ham radio programmed to the right frequency. This is a kids radio for cheap and is not ment for commercial purposes just recreation for the gmrs frequency you must be licensed and have a gmrs call sign from the FCC cost is $80.00 and will take up to a month to 2 weeks for approval.

A positive note to midland if you were higher on a hill or mountain the midlands would easy do 50 miles.. but the issue is these radios are not ment to do what older motorola radios do

@donalderickson-si8ww

2 ай бұрын

there repeaters in my town on towers these radio's work the same as the police and fire radio's do I run a radio 45 watts out put and I live 12 floors above ground with line of site.

Background music is not needed but what about the GMRS license that's needed to transmit on the mobile radios?

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

yes you do can do it over phone you need $35.00 dollars and you can do it over the phone as I did.

I would like 5 high power small radios( for car/ truck /equipment ) and 4 matching walkin talkin hand held . Don't need a lot of channels or bells& whistles or adjustments .NOT FOR PLAY,..... JUST FOR NESSARY BUISNESS AND EMERGENCY HELP AS I AM HANDICAP WHEELCHAIR ETC. BUT I AM AT RISK BY MYSELF IN WOODS ETC.

@donalderickson-si8ww

2 ай бұрын

look up my friends at rugged radio's thay sell radios only and there radios have no extra buttons as off road's don't need them

How would the FCC track these if you were using them in vehicles and four wheelers?

@markw4udx

4 жыл бұрын

In reality they probably can't. But if the law says that you need a license, then most decent law-abiding citizens will go ahead and get one. However, most anti-government paranoid prepper types will probably just go ahead and use them illegally. They do that with ham radio as well. So I guess it depends on what kind a person the user is.

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

Triangulation. But honestly no one at the FCC is hiding in the bushes waiting to write citations to people.

@MONNIEHOLT

4 жыл бұрын

If you plan on using your MXT-115 or MXT-400 with the thousands of available repeaters you will have to have a license, if you don’t the FCC will find you, and other GMRS radio operators will let you know real quick you’re not welcome to use the repeaters without a license

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

I go with him if you don't use you call sign some one would ask you to leave most hams have both ham and G M R S license any way

What kind of antenna bracket is that on the Dodge Ram?

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

ask him not me it is his show

So do I still need to get a license if I just use this to communicate with my friends radios (walkie-talkies)?

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

on family service no if g m r s yes you do need one 35.00 dollars

Is there a similar product I can run on ac power from Home?

@boprosplumbing

4 жыл бұрын

These radios make great base units. You just need a power supply between AC voltage and the radio. Midland actually makes one specifically for this type of install. Personally I love tinkering and I removed the power supply from an old useless desktop computer, (there are KZread videos on how to make a benchtop power supply from pc) took one of the 12v wires and used that. Input power is supposed to be like 13.5v (power most vehicles have while the alternator is running/engine on) and so midland's power supply has an adjustable output voltage. For my little 5watt MXT105, PC power supply has been fine. I can transmit out over 5 miles with 20-30' tall trees and my antenna about 15' high.

@boprosplumbing

4 жыл бұрын

The duracomm lpx-14 idk if midland makes it actually, but they sell it and explicitly mention making a mobile unit into base station with this power supply midlandusa.com/product/micromobile-base-station-power-supply/

REVIEW THE M.2. FIFTY CAL! GET SOME!!!!!

Just to clear things up their is no longer a license requirement for gmrs radios. As of 2017 the US FCC changed the requirements renaming the radio service the FRS/GMRS radio Channels 1-22 no longer require a license to operate. Under part 95 E it states you are allowed 2 - 5 watts of power on allowed channels 1-22 channels 23-30 require a license for repeater operations and the license allows for up to 40 watts of power. The fee is 75 dollars renewable every 5 years. effective January 1st 2018.

@drrogue

4 жыл бұрын

Vicky Geagan you still require license for GMRS. No FRS/GMRS radios will be further certified by FCC, but existing FRS/GMRS radio with less than 2W will be classified as FRS (no license required for those)

@VickyGeagan

4 жыл бұрын

@@drrogue thank-you. I went to the fcc website and read the regulation and it was very confusing the way it is written. At least to me.

One downside is the fuse holder its very outdated and not as easy to get as blade fuse. And how does this compare to the President Bill radio?

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

President Bill is CB. A completly different service and band.

Can MidLand Radios Pick Up Other Radios that Are Not MidLand Brand. For Example if I bring MidLand Radio to work can I use The Midland Radio To Talk To Other people at Work using Kenwood Radio?

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

KingTheGhost as long as the radios are on the same frequency, there should not be a problem.

@KingTheGhost1

5 жыл бұрын

@@AdventureVehicleReviews thanks so much. If there not on the same Frequency How Can I Get It to be the same Frequency? Sorry Am Kinda New Never Used A Radio Before

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

KingTheGhost these midland radios are preprogrammed and cannot have additional frequencies uploaded. The only option would be to email Midalnd and obtain the frequency which is used and program it into the kenwood radio at work. One of the radios needs to be able to be programmed.

@rondetten9252

5 жыл бұрын

They Ca communicate with any brand of GMRS radio, the only brand issues you may have are with the privacy codes.

The mic is not a lapel that would clip to your lapel interesting distance tests.

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

Already been addressed in prior comment. Thanks though.

I'd like to see the same tests on the MXT400 to see how it compares

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

Its a rebdaged Chinese BF9500 radio you can buy online for 140 dollars. 🤷‍♂️

@danielbierwirth2190

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeepinbanditrider I don't believe the BF9500 is FCC Type Accepted, which means it has a dirty transmitter and wastes a lot of transmit power on spurious signals.

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

Without actually testing a BF9500 there's no way to know. Various websites say it is FCC certified but offers no FCC ID number and searching the FCC website for equipment authorizations without the ID number can be an exercise in frustration. Even if it did have FCC type acceptance it wouldn't have Part 95E acceptance since it's sold as an Amateur radio. Even still it doesn't get away from the fact that Midland is just taking existing Chinese radios and relabeling them and programming them for their uses. They don't even give you the ability to go wideband (all of the MXTs are narrowbanded right now) or use split tones on repeaters. For many this won't be a big deal but for the GMRS community that uses repeaters this makes the MXTs less useable. Supposedly Midland is going to fix this on upcoming versions of the radios.

@roguedalek900

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeepinbanditrider The Midland is type certified right on the radio. The Baofeng is not.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

there is compares all F R S AND G M R S radios sold in big box stores are the same in side by F C c rules the outside changes and the extra buttons along with it.

Did you guys set the swr on the mobile

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

ask them not me

The walkie talkies have great range for what they are.

What was the mount on the dodge?

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

only he knows the answer

Small rig radio, nice.

I would like to see it in the woods TEST

@bygoran

5 жыл бұрын

of course there is no test in woods because the range will be barely 1.5 miles

@alec4672

4 жыл бұрын

@@bygoran Testing in an urban area is much more of a challenge then testing in the woods.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

thay would would be better no building to bounce off of.

Test 2 wasn't "mild obstruction," it was mountaintop to mountaintop with a perfectly clear line of sight. At 10:40 you actually state that the other radio is a straight shot directly to your East and then at 11:48 you say that you are at an elevated position.

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

William Ahlers While Allen’s position was a “straight shot” it was meant to describe his cardinal direction from Devin’s position. There were several buildings and some terrain between them. Allen was not at the top of the hill, He was located at the foothill with no “clear line of sight.” of Devin’s position. Additionally, the coordinates for both positions were provided for those who would like to see for themselves. I would like to see your video of the same test and compare results. Thanks for the comment. Hope you enjoyed the video and I hope your comment was meant as constructive.

@billoftt1

5 жыл бұрын

According to the terrain profile I made based off of those coordinates, (I am a ham, I measure stuff like this) there indeed were several buildings more than 600 feet below Devon's position. My post was meant as constructive in the context to help potential buyers make an informed decision. I see there is a random peak of 1780' in the center of the relatively smooth plain between the two positions. GMRS is UHF and UHF is interesting in that it is a line of sight frequency like VHF, but it also can "refract" off of a hard corner such as a mountaintop or a concrete, brick or steel building and bend a bit when it hits it close to parallel, similar to how light refracts with water. UHF can also "reflect" off of those hard surfaces if it hits it perpendicularly, which is why UHF is commonly used in urban settings. I just don't want people that don't understand RF getting their hopes up and then bad-mouthing you guys or Midland USA when they live in the Southeastern US and can only get 3 miles out of these on account of all the rolling hills and trees everywhere. Also, trees contain massive amounts of water and water will block all of the RF. If you would like, I can e-mail the terrain profile to you sometime to illustrate things better. I can't put it up here.

CAN I PLAY "" OUT BACK"" OR JUST SIT AND WATCH TV TILL I AM DEAD?

@concernedpatriot9314

3 жыл бұрын

NO PUT ON YOUR MUZZLE AND OBEY YOUR MASTERS 🤣or Remember in America it’s our country, WE THE PEOPLE 🇺🇸⚖️🗳⚖️🇺🇸

Is the mxt115 in the NXT

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

sorry no answer from me ask him

try the 50 mile test on a cloudy day

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

there is no change as long as you can get into the tower you are in I run 45 watts all day long and no truble

The antenna mount that is

@AdventureVehicleReviews

6 жыл бұрын

Diamond Antenna Mount. I put a link to the mount in the video description.

No FRS or GMRS handitalkie can reach more than 1 mile or so unless each person is on top of a hill and the transmission is line of sight. 50 miles is a deceptive claim. I would stop making it.

@VickyGeagan

4 жыл бұрын

The power level has been increased from 500 milliwatts a half watt to 5 watts and with a high gain antenna. As of January 1st 2018 under FCC part 95 E regulations. With the higher power and gain antenna it is possible. direct line of site without obstacles. even further than that with sporadic e layer propagation.

@emmanuelcavalcante3451

4 жыл бұрын

No it's not possible.

@VickyGeagan

4 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelcavalcante3451 It is their is a couple of guys in the UK that have done it of course their distance was in metric they have a youtube video up on it. If I can find it again I will post the link. They did it on a couple of hills in the UK directly across the water with only around five watts. They did not have any structures in between them. The water acts as a ground plane. They get that distance under ideal conditions also with the aid of Repeaters.

@emmanuelcavalcante3451

4 жыл бұрын

Are you saying they got 50 km?

@VickyGeagan

4 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelcavalcante3451 No 50 miles kilometers is different I have to work out the conversion.

UHF propagation is line of sight. over open water - across the bay the curvature of the earth falls off at 22 miles. If one of the stations is in an elevated position you may have a line of sight over the radio horizon - but only if you are high enough. Additionally on land the signal scatters around trees and hills. This would help "see" over the horizon - past 22ish miles. On water you won't get scattering - you will get ducting as the signal may be guided like skip over the 50 mile range - out a hundred or more miles. - Past the horizon propagation is an art and a science.

Use the gain Antena f

Use the channel that has a local repeater. Find the repeater map online

... "And now we are on Test 4. I have driven to the airport and I am currently on a plane to Oklahoma to test the range on high power. OK! I have just landed and with the help of a friend here in Oklahoma who already has the same radio and antenna setup in his truck, will be testing this out. I have just called Alan on my cell phone to let him know we are going to start the radio check... Alan, this is Devon on the mobile, radio check. Hmmm. Alan, this is Devon on the mobile, radio check? Nothing. Well I just called Alan again on my cell phone and he told me he heard nothing on his end."

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

well played. I agree, cell phones are better in urban areas.

@gchsbus

5 жыл бұрын

Haha Thanks! Great video by the way.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

there are 100 G M R S station's on the east coast it takes an hour to do the net

@gchsbus

3 ай бұрын

@@donalderickson-si8ww There was no reason to comment on this. This was a joke.

Actually....the cheap $15 hanhelds are FRS frequency radios. The X-Talkers and the 115 are GMRS radios. By FCC theyre not supposed to operate on the same channels (frequencies). And...you need a license for GMRS radios...but one license covers your family for either 5 or 10 years.

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

FRS amd GMRS share the same frequencies (with different bandwidth and power settings) as of 2017.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

the share channels are off repeter channels ch 15 on G m r s is repeter on and off repeter is 15 FRS.

GMRS is the future

@MONNIEHOLT

4 жыл бұрын

TheChico868 I think it’s great, there is two repeaters within 25 miles of my home and one of the repeaters has a 60 mile range I use mine every day talking to friends, it’s a great way of communicating, I have one in my car and one as a bace station

Work those rigs in. A normal non desert environment and you’ll get a mile at best

How much is a gmrs license?

@ericbourgeois2092

6 жыл бұрын

$70

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

70 dollars and its good for 10 years. And covers your whole family.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

35.00 as of 06/03/2023 when I received my license with no test needed

Oops, I meant to say hand mic. A lapel is refers to a hand mic which incorporates a clip.

@kg5radio716

5 жыл бұрын

You guys ought to do a review of the Midland MXT275. It is just as good as the radios used, except it has a different form factor, with the radio speaker and the button all on the mic. (sort of like a Cobra 75WXII CB radio)

Anyone know, is there a portable battery that the mxt115 radio can be plugged into so it can be placed into a backpack and be made into a portable radio?

Look in Amazon for the Tram thru-glass antenna model 1187. It will allow you to mount a better antenna for this radio without drilling holes or maring your paint with a magnet. About $32.

So after much research I’m learning this MXT115 is crap...the antenna needs replaced and there is horrible hit or miss radios coming off the line and about 50% are lemons

@rondetten9252

5 жыл бұрын

I got 2 of them both work fine, yes you can upgrade to a bigger, better antenna but the included antenna works, they will get twice as farc as the handhelds alone, about the same as my hh ham with a similar antenna.

you should have used repeaters in the area

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

then thay would be 20 miles range

FCC License is required for GMRS frequencies. They don't use their call sign that they would have if they got the license. This is what happens when they get T&E equipment for free. They should follow their own advice and read the documentation. They had better hope that the FCC isn't watching this video. They will hit your ass with a fine.

@jeepinbanditrider

4 жыл бұрын

As a license holder for.HAM and GMRS i can tell you the FCC isnt hiding in the bushes and for the most part doesnt give a crap as long as youre not causing harmful interference. Even then someone has to report you.

@checkmate440

4 жыл бұрын

Don't care

"And a few additional essentials." What the hell does that mean? Why wouldn't you just tell us what parts are not included to install the radio?

@AdventureVehicleReviews

5 жыл бұрын

blueslove61 sorry your dissatisfied. This video was not intended to be an installation tutorial. Perhaps we will make that tutorial in the future. With so many different opinions and vehicle variations, a single tutorial to cover every option would be difficult.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

that is a good question thay did not read the book on a seven yea old radio does sound right

Maybe the mobile 40 watts will work at 50 miles....

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

yes it will through a tower system are tower's are 60 watts each and total 6 towers in three county's cover 6 city's and the tower's are linked together

10x die Türe auf und zu, dann ist das Antennenkabel ab.... close the door 10 times and the cable is off... Es ist 70cm, ein Berg und dann war es das.

I m 72. But aint dead yet!

YAW NEED TO PUT SOME FIRE IN THE WIRE

Are the X Talkers Repeater capable?

@aaronlawrence3127

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Huffnagle , only the MXT115 and MXT400 are repeater capable. I own both and they are great, especially with a quality commercial antenna from Midland or DPD Productions

@Adamdaj

6 жыл бұрын

Will the MXT 115 and MXT 400 do split PL ?Example Rx 462.550 CTCSS 100.0 Tx 467.550 DTCSS 311

@aaronlawrence3127

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Huffnagle , In my experience most repeaters have the same tone for Tx and Rx.

@Adamdaj

6 жыл бұрын

Yes most Repeaters have the PL Tone on TX and RX, but they're some GMRS repeaters that a split PL or No tone on RX

@kevinkitts178

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Huffnagle it's not able to be programmed there for no

look into curve of the earth calculations, vs. real pictures. globe calculations are false... pls look into it

@MrMattydavee

4 жыл бұрын

It is flat

no the ocean isnt the best place to test that, walkies lose range out on the water

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

when the sky and water meet together

Wonder how well Brass&Bass is handling the latest round of anti-2A legislation passed by CA.

@davidbrock4104

4 жыл бұрын

Watched the last test, important to note, there is over 30ft of curveature in 50 miles. This is why repeaters are needed or one or both transmitters at a higher elevation. It would be fun to see how much difference a vehicle mounted repeater would make at the midway point of their last test

under the most optimum situations.....

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

using a repeter yes

I have 2 of these radios. This test is misleading. If you live around trees you will be lucky to get 2 miles.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

that is what it rated at orders from the F C C rules

You said nothing about license requirements GMRS needs a call sign used when talking on these type of radios.. People are breaking FCC rules by not doing so Just saying.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

THAY DID NOT READ THE BOOK PEPOLE NEVER DO or pass along stuff from2017

AND A BIGGER ANTENNAS

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

my antenna is a mag mount at 13 &1/2 inches for a 45 watt radio.

Horizon is a fact! Watts don’t mean sh!t

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

I live on the 12th floor building when I look out my window I can see the tree meet the sky and that is about 20 miles away from me.

Definitely atmospheric condition will contribute to your propagation where you are what type of land you are you had a great atmospheric condition not much humidity however you also have to deal with the curvature of the Earth basically you are losing six feet every 3 miles so you are losing a bit of height there for you may be able to see your partner on the other side potentially but you still are losing I I did a contact on 500 many watts using a Uniden walkie-talkie the same type of system you guys have however I did 32 miles roughly 52 km and line of sight however the person that was carrying the other walkie-talkie was a 1700 m altitude and a high mountain so definitely you can achieve 50 miles another example combining a baofeng radio to receive the signal and a Uniden to transmit the signal 112 km altitude 2500m when it concerns those sectors I even heard of cases of people doing 380 km some people doing over 300 miles on the same type of system however you should have tested the bigger antennas you're dealing with a roughly this is a 70cm band you're in Tanner has got to be at the same height when it concerns being on top of your truck you antenna should be 70 CM High that would help altitude is your friend power with only delivered so much it has to do with the type of antenna you need to have a counterpoise it should help your signal propagate the truck is used as a counterpoise however it is not calibrated for this you would need to have an external counter pause and definitely you might exceed the limits these radios mainly work line of sight so the higher you are line-of-sight the better you will get propagation otherwise video us excellent definitely like the fact that you radio can connect to the looks like gsmr frequency as well FRS radio on low-power which is great as far as when it comes to Communications becoming more prevalent as we're going with unstable economy so it is important thank you for the video and I think that one of these days you'll be able to achieve further than what you say you can do you might do 50 to 70 miles no problem just change your antennas

Get 50watt radio's and see how far you can get.

@donalderickson-si8ww

3 ай бұрын

from Minnesota I can talk to the east coast on a link up every two weeks with a 45 watt baseon line of site to a town 10 miles away.and linked ton the west coast

Never trust your life to a handheld going past 1 mile.