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Lots of good advice in the comments here. Things to look out for: Ground plane issues eliminating things from the equation to see if it gets any better. Moving it away from the other antenna Coax length/quality. Along with the connectors as well The route of the coax could be too close to conductors.

Chinese never advertise the correct lumens on any part. It's probably 500

A lot of assholes on the CB. Have nothing better to do. Talking none sense

Keep up the good work! 🎉

Yes and the cell phone replaces everything else.

Just bought a 24 TRD Offroad Premium in same color as yours. Super happy with it and fell better since hearing about all of the engine issues the newer turbo motors are having. Plan on keeping it for a long time.

great video you will prob catch more on AM mode then FM at this point, Because FM was just made legal for CB radio FM i feel will help CB come back alive

`put it on comfort mode and it will cut on and off like a house unit it will not run 24/7

I wish my stop Tacoma fog lights look like what the forerunner stop all the lights look like on my 2019 TRD Sport I just really like the way the start fog lights that I don’t know what that is that rubber housing from the front when you’re looking at your lights on the Toyota four runner Toyota forerunner I love the way the they look you might have LED bulbs and this is the first video I watched of yours I’m gonna check out some more right now 👍👍👍👍

If you have the stock bulbs in there you can buy Led bulbs some really good ones that you can get a decent price on they make bulbs for your headlights everything everything your truck has they make LED bu Bulbs LastFit they actually make fog light bulb they’re calling to switch back where you couldn’t drive with your fog lights clear can you turn them off and switch them back on and it turned Amber and color but it does it make your actual lens look Amber like you’re doing now so I think you might be able to get a cheaper fog light bulb from last fit just don’t get the switch back LED just get the clear LED bulb because you already have the amber colored lenses and watch some videos on CZcams about them they’re really nice they make really like really bright bulbs they come with the fans I think they have a two-year warranty like everybody with Toyotas most of them lasfit is a company a lot of people use

Those come in handy

Heating the wheel is cool for the snow for suuure

Yes CB radio still The King of the road and always will be

My right ear really enjoyed the audio

Did a similar clean on my Panasonic bath exhaust fan cage, amazing how much it was caked up. Now I know how to clean my mini split thanks to your video - thumbs up

You should have removed the 1/4-wave antenna from the roof entirely prior to running the test with your new antenna. Even though the 1/4-wave was not connected, it was still acting as a reflector or a director, as if it was an element on a Yagi, or beam, antenna. You have have been having a null spot which was affecting the performance of the new antenna. BTW the new antenna is a "stacked" collinear-array of 5/8 wave verticals, which gives approximately 3 - 5 dBi of gain over the 1/4-wave vertical. 73 de Larry, K3LT - WSDI872

How long did you let the coil cleaner sit before rinsing, and then sit again before turning back on? I don’t think I’m going to rinse out my inside unit, but I’m unsure of how long to wait before turning it all back on

CB is stillthe go to communication but even truckers are going away from it with cell phone tech. figure back inthe day it was a drivers only way to cummunicate, or for entertainment listening to drivers fight lol................ not the case now as we can listen to radio stations on apps that don't drop out every 30 miles, we have pod cast we can listen to and such. GMRS is great while traveling in a group or while out hiking, or wheeling in the woods or such things. Over all though I don't think people use GMRS to just get on and chit chat to pass time.

You must have a massive amount of interference over there. I can hit a repeater 30 miles away with my handheld and be legible. My Grandson and I talk on simplex at 7 miles in the city with very little break up.

Is this why people keep blinding me at night ? 😮

doing this today, nice and simple

I think issue is that many people want GMRS to be something it wasn't designed for, causing some to get disappointed when nobody will talk to them. There isn't really a single GMRS frequency (like CB 19), consistantly monitored by users accross the U.S.. Using a GMRS repeater "might" capture a few more contacts, but you need to have all the repeaters along your route pre-programmed in the radio, then manually change channels as you drive from one coverage area to another. This kinda requires that you know the area. Even if someone hears you, doesn't mean they will respond. GMRS wasn't really intended to be a hobby service, or a place to make random contacts. CB or Ham Radio works better in this situation. I think you'll find that GMRS is mostly used by people that already know each other; i.e. Family Members, Clubs, Service organizations, Farms, etc. For a travel radio you'd probably have better luck with a CB. Now that the FCC has allowed FM mode on CB. Seem like it would be more enjoyable to use.

Yes, yes, it is better. Because CB and FRS do not require the governments permission to use. That makes a huge difference to decent Americans. And they are economical. They are the most widely dispersed platform. Cheapest? Most widely used? Reliable? It is a no brainer.

Your audio is only on the right channel

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My suggestion: Don't run your coax along the downspout. I'd try to slip it behind that plastic corner flashing instead. You don't want your coax taking that long of a path along a good conductor. Yes, your cheap little SWR meter is probably not doing you any favors either. Find a local ham radio operator who has a device called an antenna analyzer. He can "sweep" your antenna system and find out what is going wrong with it. I'd also change your coax to high quality RG-8X type such as Timewave LMR240. If your not a ham radio operator, contact your local ham radio club and I'm sure they'll be more than happy to get you sorted out. 73 de Larry, K3LT GMRS: WSDI872.

Those hood mounts are truly cringe worthy. Why would anyone want that RF being pumped straight into their retinas, I'll never know. Do yourself a favor, take your car to a local Motorola radio shop and have them install an NMO antenna mount and good quality coax cable. I've done that a few times, with excellent and long-lasting results. Never a problem with leaks or rust, either. 73 de Larry, K3LT

I have a difficult time believing that your "ghost" antenna has 3 dBi of gain. If you had said - 3dBi, that I'd believe! I have no doubt that a standard-issue 1/4-wave antenna will out-perform the "ghost" antenna under all conditions. And since you're using a mag-mount, I don't get why you're concerned about car washes. I've been a ham radio operator for 42 years, and I've always taken my cars -- including brand-new ones, to a Motorola radio shop and had them install an NMO antenna mount right on my roof. I've never had any problems with leaks or rust. The last time I had this done on my then brand-new 2014 Subaru Outback, they installed the antenna mount and a 30A power cable, with the power lead and coax ending right under the front passenger seat where my Yaesu FT-100D dual-band transceiver has lived ever since. I just received my GMRS license two days ago and have not bought any equipment yet, but I'll probably go with the Midland, just a higher-power version. And I may also have a second NMO mount drilled into the roof of my car just for that radio. 73 de Larry, K3LT

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scan the CB channels, FM is too modern stay on AM. GMRS is family radio & need a license.

What people don't realize is CB is not dead CB is a tool that truckers use to communicate with other truckers about road conditions stuff of that nature now if you got a cb and you're traveling and there's an accident and traffic at a stand still CB will come alive thats what its for

The thing I hate about CB is it may be active but the class of people that use it can turn pretty nasty real quick. A simple conversation can turn into a firestorm in seconds, with threats and vulgarity. GMRS is great for Off Roading and certain events but as far as using it for travel, you have to be in the right place at the right time. Ham Radio has a better chance of being heard while traveling.

I may've missed it ... be useful to know your fuel tank capacity in order to make sense of run time/fuel consumption. Cheers.

Get it up a little higher. Get the obstruction from the ground plane area. It will disrupt the signal dispersion Are you running a rx and tx or just two radios . ? I love building stuff. I currently have my yagi about 46 ft up off the corner of my house on some fence top rail tubing. About an 1 1/4". I built a yagi and some j poles. It's fun man. J poles are awesome base antennas and are easy to make. Do you own an swr meter ? My max reach on repeaters in my state with land blocking me is about 32 miles. Gmrs

I did that when I first got into gmrs didn't work well at all I used different coax cable still no good results.

9:25 the art of trolling lol

I have both GMRS and CB, never ever hear anyone on GMRS except occ commercial 2 way talk. CB still gets some air but not much. The only talk I ever did on GMRS was with a repeater, and it was the owner! Cool thing with GMRS is you can talk with walkie talkies, family, kids, etc. GMRS can go out further since they allow more power but no one is there!! Going back to CB in my Jeep and truck.

LGB!

Several things could be wrong there. First, if moisture has gotten into your coax it will cause random swr readings like that. You should always wrap some electrical tape around any outdoors connections to prevent rain from getting in. Also there’s a lot of metal near your antenna, that will cause issues as well. The coax running along that metal drain pipe could cause issues. I’d start by taking the antenna (with mount) down and setting it several feet away from any large metal objects and checking swr again. If it’s still high, it may be your coax. If it’s normal, then you need to mount the antenna somewhere else, I’d try putting it up at the peak of the roof and run the coax straight down to your entry point into the house. The lightning arrestor is going to be useless until you connect it to a ground rod. You can get one at Home Depot or Lowe’s. Should be 8ft copper or copper plated. Then use copper wire to connect it to your house ground rod which is usually right next to the electric meter.

honestly gmrs is good for traveling in closed or small private group's its suprising to me how readily available a gmrs license is and not as widely used. at least near me

Build a J beam antenna out of a j Pole antenna mite work better

Yep the antennas are too close together.

I would not place two antennas that close to each other. When one is transmitting, the other will be subjected to excessive RF energy, even at a few watts. That can cause issues in your set-up and to whatever other device is connected to it. Good Luck!

Side band Chanel 38 lsb 37 lsb . Alot of cbers are using lsb on cb. And it sends and receives farther. Nice vid.

My wife has a 2019 4Runner and I have a 23 tundra Toyota is hard to beat. I was afraid of going to the 23 but have not saw some of the issues out of mine that others have so far.

Nora rubicon did a test on the ghost antenna against 2 other styles and it is surprisingly very competitive with the others

I would definitely try a different meter and see what’s going on I would also probably bump up to at least a RG8X coax on that long of a run

Two antennas that close to each other will effect your SWR in negative ways. Separate the antennas a larger distance and see if the SWR changes. I'm betting it will.

Hey Paul, are any of your antennas tunable? When I mounted my base antenna (Tram 1486) I had to do some clipping and tuning to get my SWR down to a useable level.

Are you guys using a repeater or is this the radio to radio