reedeb
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SAY WHAT???
MURS
Channel Frequency MHz
1 151.820
2 151.880
3 151.940
4 154.570
5 154.600
WHERE are they narrowband? MURS is NOT covered under narrowband requirements!!!
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SAY WHAT???
MURS
Channel Frequency MHz
1 151.820
2 151.880
3 151.940
4 154.570
5 154.600
WHERE are they narrowband? MURS is NOT covered under narrowband requirements!!!
W2NJS
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Read the emission designators for channels 1, 2, and 3. It's spelled out in the MURS regs if you take time to read them. Here's a good place to start:
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/multi-use-radio-service-murs-0
And, copied directly from 95.632 itself:
(b) The authorized bandwidth is 11.25
kHz on frequencies 151.820 MHz, 151.880
MHz and 151.940 MHz. The authorized
bandwidth is 20.0 kHz on frequencies
154.570 and 154.600 MHz.
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/multi-use-radio-service-murs-0
And, copied directly from 95.632 itself:
(b) The authorized bandwidth is 11.25
kHz on frequencies 151.820 MHz, 151.880
MHz and 151.940 MHz. The authorized
bandwidth is 20.0 kHz on frequencies
154.570 and 154.600 MHz.
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A guy near me just used a 50 watt midland mobile radio and a a roof mount ground plane antenna on a TV mast / tripod and can talk to his fellow MURS people up to 8-10 miles away but can't always hear them with the little two watt radios. I guess it is technically not legit but I doubt that anyone is going to come track him down for having 50 watts instead of 2.
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50 watts and only gets out 8-10 miles? he must be in one hell of a hole!
W2NJS
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It's so strange on this Board how when someone flames you and you point out his mistake that the flamer is never heard from again. I wonder why that is.
I agree with you and if your make or counter his comments or say anything against them the thread is closed be the moderator and the flamer continues to post on other threads even when a majority of posters asked he be banned......
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Want a good antenna go for the copper j-pole on ebay
Or just build one from 1/2" copper tubing. I have two that I built about 29 years ago, one on 2mts and the other for aviation band. Easy and simple, google Copper Cactus and you can find a calculator, a tubing cutter, propane torch, and little solder.
The area that I live now strickly prohibits antennas of any kind (except sat dishes). They specifically state "no scanner, cb, or amature radio antennas of any kind".... what a bunch of self rightous buffoons.
So my j-poles are in the top of my shed as receive only.
Good Luck
Yep when i received it i found out i had everything to build it.
I have a couple of older radio shack btx-125 vhfs that i use for murs service. With my GMRS license and the ability to use family under my license, not to mention 5 watt power and repeater access, I find myself using GMRS much more then MURS.
Plus MURS here in my city is a mine field of retailers using those freqs on licenses grandfathered in when it was still business band. I rarely have trouble having to share my favorite GMRS repeater.
Plus MURS here in my city is a mine field of retailers using those freqs on licenses grandfathered in when it was still business band. I rarely have trouble having to share my favorite GMRS repeater.
James_Bond_007
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i wish the government while passing out all their socialist dictates would force CCR's/HOA's to allow ham, cb, and scanner antennas
50 watts on MURS?
To be honest, I do have a problem with someone running 50 watts on MURS. Five watts I can live with. But 50? Really? This is exactly the kind of issues that will ruin MURS for the rest of us.
Let me make it clear, I'm no radio prude, but 50 watts is ridiculous and even annoying. There is an area "gentleman" "Ray" or "Rick" who proudly proclaims to be transmitting in MURS with high wattage. Well, let me tell you: his signal sounds awful, strident and is causing bleedover into adjacent frequencies.
To me, there's great fun in running a couple of watts, a nice tall antenna, and pushing your signal out there to see who answers. You'd be surprised how far that signal can go!
73s.
To be honest, I do have a problem with someone running 50 watts on MURS. Five watts I can live with. But 50? Really? This is exactly the kind of issues that will ruin MURS for the rest of us.
Let me make it clear, I'm no radio prude, but 50 watts is ridiculous and even annoying. There is an area "gentleman" "Ray" or "Rick" who proudly proclaims to be transmitting in MURS with high wattage. Well, let me tell you: his signal sounds awful, strident and is causing bleedover into adjacent frequencies.
To me, there's great fun in running a couple of watts, a nice tall antenna, and pushing your signal out there to see who answers. You'd be surprised how far that signal can go!
73s.
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There used to be a couple of guys here in the Phoenix area a couple years ago that could be heard over a large portion of the north and northwest Valley. They either got bored, or busted for using too much power.
There used to be a couple of guys here in the Phoenix area a couple years ago that could be heard over a large portion of the north and northwest Valley. They either got bored, or busted for using too much power.
I HAVE TWO MOTOROLA MAXTRACs ONE IN VEHICLE AND ONE BASE USING A COOPER J-POLE @ 30FT CAN TALK TO MY FRIEND 15 MILES AWAY WITH NO PROBLEM AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A GOOD ANTENNA,I HAVE TALKED TO A GUY IN A TOWN 25 MILE TO THE NORTH.
The following link shows what can be done with a half-watt transceiver for distance under the right conditions. It's all about line-of sight for communications. A two watt radio with a good antenna (meaning tuned and in a good location with good height) will give you greater distance than a 50 watt mobile radio in a valley.
RADIO SHACK SIMPLEX REPEATER REVIEW
To further emphasize line-of sight, if you have a scanner, listen to the public safety agencies- their 5 watt ht's usually sound as good as their mobile units in their cars (usually 50 watts)- because they go thru a repeater coupled to an antenna or antennas in a good location with a good height. When they go on "direct" which is simplex and does not go thru the repeater they sound like crap and cannot be heard more than a couple of miles away....so 50 watts and 8-10 miles really isn't unreasonable.....its all about location...location...location.
Cheers
RADIO SHACK SIMPLEX REPEATER REVIEW
To further emphasize line-of sight, if you have a scanner, listen to the public safety agencies- their 5 watt ht's usually sound as good as their mobile units in their cars (usually 50 watts)- because they go thru a repeater coupled to an antenna or antennas in a good location with a good height. When they go on "direct" which is simplex and does not go thru the repeater they sound like crap and cannot be heard more than a couple of miles away....so 50 watts and 8-10 miles really isn't unreasonable.....its all about location...location...location.
Cheers
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ratt
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I got a 13b2 beam at 50' I use a icom 5121D you get this you can get 30 or 40 miles
James_Bond_007
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I see two problems. one 13b2 is for 144-148 two if that icom can't do narrowband and be set for two Watts and be set for the five murs channels thdn it fAils to meet the tech requirements. Then iirc any radio after 2001 even meeting tech requirements won't meet grandfather requirement and must be certified for murs in addittion
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