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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: priyohere on January 07, 2022, 08:04:50 AM

Title: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: priyohere on January 07, 2022, 08:04:50 AM
I found a few threads but nothing on a setup picture that I could find. Trying to decide b/w Midlands or Wouxun and the YT reviews are not helping - they are mostly paid content from one company vs another. So wondering what set up members here are running and how are you mounting it in your rig
Title: Re: Shoe me your GMRS setup
Post by: extremetownie on January 07, 2022, 08:20:09 AM
This is what I run in the race car.
https://www.amazon.com/TYT-TH-9800-Cross-Band-Mobile-Radio/dp/B00I53VUEY/ref=asc_df_B00I53VUEY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385628990861&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10885105427538175431&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013711&hvtargid=pla-808524329652&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=76780761257&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385628990861&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10885105427538175431&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013711&hvtargid=pla-808524329652

It has a removable faceplate , that made mounting easier for me. It is very powerful. We use Boafang handhelds in the pits.
Title: Re: Shoe me your GMRS setup
Post by: Jeepster1407 on January 07, 2022, 08:31:35 AM
I've got a few of the Baofeng UV-5R+ handhelds. I keep one in the truck and one in the jeep at all times. In the Jeep I also have a hard mounted Btech UV-25x2. I chose this unit due to its small size and where I wanted to mount it. Its been great. SEVERAL others here use this same radio.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMZ2QCF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

https://baofengtech.com/product/uv-25x2/

Title: Re: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: Trailabite on January 07, 2022, 09:15:13 AM
I've got a few of the Baofeng UV-5R+ handhelds. I keep one in the truck and one in the jeep at all times. In the Jeep I also have a hard mounted Btech UV-25x2. I chose this unit due to its small size and where I wanted to mount it. Its been great. SEVERAL others here use this same radio.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMZ2QCF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

https://baofengtech.com/product/uv-25x2/

Are these easier to change frequencies than the hand held ones?
Title: Re: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: Jeepster1407 on January 07, 2022, 11:41:47 AM
I've got a few of the Baofeng UV-5R+ handhelds. I keep one in the truck and one in the jeep at all times. In the Jeep I also have a hard mounted Btech UV-25x2. I chose this unit due to its small size and where I wanted to mount it. Its been great. SEVERAL others here use this same radio.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CMZ2QCF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

https://baofengtech.com/product/uv-25x2/

Are these easier to change frequencies than the hand held ones?

Mine are all easy since I programmed in the channels I wanted  ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: TravisMac on January 07, 2022, 12:02:18 PM
Pretty sure Midland (like Rugged) doesn't give you the 1/2 watt channels (GATR 8-14 IIRC). I bought a rugged on black friday and ended up returning it because they told me they couldn't enable those channels.

Baofeng/BTech and TTY have all of the channels
Title: Re: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: Raisinhead on January 07, 2022, 12:45:06 PM
Btech UV-25X2 for me. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220107/4b0229f36288667624af30c0c53d4ea0.jpg)
Title: Re: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: msnajkowski on January 07, 2022, 01:31:29 PM
I have a Baofeng handheld.
Title: Re: Show me your GMRS setup
Post by: tcdawg on January 16, 2022, 10:42:48 AM
BTech Mini UV25x2

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220116/f42a977e1122fff8bc6d8b4f274296fb.jpg)