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That's a very cool setup Mark, I like it! you did a great job and you are very wise about the grounding, tnx Man!

Nice and clean install! I did some antenna / cable work outside my station and I ended up disconnecting the ground for a short while while I was feeding wire info my house. No storms, just cold and windy. I ended up taking in a huge amount of static build up inside my station. I ended up connecting the ground again and it slowly went away. That wind and cold air is just as dangerous, if not more than a near by strike. People don't understand those "lightning arrestors" are only designed to bleed off static build up from the mast, nothing more. Also, I use a ground bar inside my house and bond everything separately, no piggy back as a ground loop or other bigger issues can happen. If you radio has an electrical fault it will touch all of the devices in the chain instead of it's own path to ground....but follow your local code not a random comment.

I live on the extreme far western edge of Humble. I’m operating with a non-grounded GMRS fiberglass 17” vertical antenna mounted on a 20’ pole, and, it’s performing so much better than I expected. I’m hitting many of the repeaters and talking to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, California, Missouri, and, all over Texas to name a few. The radio I’m using is a BTECH 50V2 mobile [as a base unit] and also have UV-5R PLUS and UV-9G HTs [using the Nagoya UT-308UV 21” mobile antenna with them in the truck]. Nice video! Stay safe! ~Jim WRXY695~

Great video, gave it a thumbs up and subbed👍

Mark, I've talked to you several times, Now seeing you in person was great. I'm the problem child that can't seem to get my radio equipment correct, anyway, I liked your video, Edwin WROZ446, Willis, TX. Happy Easter

What are some reputable resources for the repurposed Kenwood radios?

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Great video Mark, hope to hear you on the radio sometime WRUD453.

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Thanks for the video. Clear and concise!

Nice setup and well-presented.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪🤪🤪...LOL....Regular 9-5 ...24-7...Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, Sunday..in NYC...! ...the city that never sleeps.!...small wonder.!

Hey Mark...Now I'm able match the name with the face and I'm definitely a subscriber to ur channel...LOL...I accidently ran into ur vid while searching the net so I can get my little "piece meal DIY " GMRS radio contraption working and on line...(sometimes we gotta work with what we got)...I almost cracked myself up and woke up the neighbors busted out laughing when I associated your name and voice with your face...For me it was like looking at a long lost friend I haven't seen indecades and we picked up where we left off....I'm on the NYC Broadnet out of the 625 Bronx repeater and try to attend the Broadnet GMRS night roll calls...( Which I REALLY appreciate you NET Controlling when ur available)....I became involved in CERT and as a result have stepped up to do Net Controll and take on the Comms resonsibilities for my CERT division for Redio operations inspired by they way you manage the NYC Broadnet GMRS meetings....That being said you can probably tell by me searching YT that I'm trying to get my rig up and going and learn all I can ...I have Juan 347 helping whenever he can by offering great tips and advice...it's a work in progress for me, however I'm motivated to make this work...it's a Pleasure to meet you in a strange and convoluted way, but thank you for sharing your experience for all you do in helping and encouraging us all to progress forward in GMRS and HAM radio....the best to you and ur Family...sincerely from **** 525

How is your swr on the comet antenna? WRPZ890

What is the range you can get base to base or Base to mobile or portable

Nice!!! I keep telling my friends to ground the antenna

hello mark....nice station! DE YC0INU

I’m in Northwest Houston and I just got my GMRS license and installed a Midland MXT 275 and I need a forum or some way to learn the ropes

Nice to hear you this evening Mark. I look forward to learning from you guys.

Very nice set up, very useful video with simple explanations

thanks nice video

I recognize those voices anywhere 😂 WRNX261

One problem I see with your grounding. Where you have your lightning arrester running to ground. And then, running your equipment (radio, power supply, and audio amplifier) to the same ground rod could potentially cause RF damage from a close lightning strike. Or serious injury to anyone within the household in a direct hit. It should be run (your Radio equipment) to a separate ground rod at the lest, 6 feet away. Then Bond that to your house ground! A Second ground rod, 8 to 12 feet away is overkill but, better safe then sorry. Just saying 💥

Wish there was a NET repeater here in N California.

I think I have the same antenna CA-2X4SR, but mine doesn't transmist on the repeater channels. How did you get that antenna to transmit on the repeater channels? It even says it only goes tup to 465 MHz.

Clean install !!! THIS is real ! Why does everyone have to run out and get an ICOM 7300 ? I'm subbed ! 👍

Nice videos Mark. I didn’t know you had this channel until I overheard you telling someone about it. Steve WRFI782

Very good video and a very nice install good job

Only buy ready mady factory ends on your coax do not waste your time with these solderless junk connectors. If you want your radios to work 100% buy good ready made LMR 400 with factory (molded) ends or in your car or truck use the LMR 240, do it right the first time use ready made cables.

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I was under the impression it was illegal to modify a different service radio to transmit on GMRS? I thought the radio had to be originally built for the GMRS system? I’m no expert on this and don’t know this for a fact could be just Internet rumor but I thought I’d throw it out there.

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I wish I knew how to build all that .

The grounding is absolutely wrong!

Nice rig, Mark! I'm running the same antenna and coax and it works wonderfully. Have you experimented with running a mic into your garage as well?

Was so glad you went into the grounding. Too many leave out.

As others have mentioned, you should never daisy chain grounding wires, nor should you run one grounding wire to several pieces of equipment! The common ground in the radio area should be a separate piece of metal that you attach a separate piece of wire to each piece of separate equipment. Keep in mind, the way you are doing this could create ground loops. This is textbook poor grounding of equipment. Also, flat strap is far better for grounding equipment than simple wire.

Did you have to tune the antenna ? What did the swr get to?

I lived in the Cypress Fairbanks area of Houston. I was a Firefighter/Paramedic with Cy-Fair Fire. Nice area. I now live in Arizona where the weather is a bit better year round.

Some people are just crazy. WRJF717

At 5:55 "If you have a lightning...surge spike, you immediately have the same potential..." During a lightning hit, nothing is immediate. The rise time is such that you could have several million volts at the point of entry aloft and instantaneously have 0 volts at the ground rod(s). Contrary to incorrect belief, grounding/ bonding is for household AC purposes - not lightning protection. You should also have a home run from your radio AND your power supply (not a daisy chain).

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Thanks for sharing!

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Someone cut the wires too close when they were stealing it out of some poor sap’s car???

Thanks for the info I didn't know kenwood made this and will now do a little research. Unfortunately where I'm at in the North East repeaters are few and far between but I still use GMRS handhelds with the family on hikes where cell reception is a big fat ZERO. Even in the mountains I can get a couple miles with a 5 watt radio and good antenna.

Awesome, y’all sound like hams.. looking like y’all are having UHF fun lol

You can field program that radio with the front keys, and it also has a roger beep.

do alot of ppl simplex there on GMRS or repeater duplex ?