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Comms on trails?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by 19taco4x4, Nov 17, 2018.

  1. Nov 19, 2018 at 7:36 AM
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    Realoldfatguy

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    Note: ham and CB use different antennae.
     
  2. Nov 19, 2018 at 7:36 AM
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    Can't wait to go ..image_014095c4-091e-4f42-af7a-778501d13484_800x.jpg
     
  3. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:17 AM
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    What is THAT!? Where did you get it!?
     
  4. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:18 AM
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    Oh, and I'm referring to the mount, btw...
     
  5. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:26 AM
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  6. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:32 AM
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    Awesome! Thanks. Christmas may come a little early for me! I assume the install is pretty simple?
     
  7. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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    Disregard, I see the install video now. Thanks again!
     
  8. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:34 AM
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    Unexceptional
    There are zero radios that can do ham and CB legally. The radio he linked to is a Yaesu FT-450, which is a multi band ham radio. It can receive CB out of the box but will not transmit on CB unless you modify the radio.

    The FCC in September came out with directives about illegal radios and caused an uproar because they cited the amateur radio exemption, so it's on their radar for enforcement. Buy a CB for CB and a ham radio for ham radio, please.

    Also important to note that the FT-450 is an HF + 6m radio so does not cover 2m (VHF) or 70cm (UHF) FM that most of us use on the trails. Radios that can receive CB and work on 2m FM ham are like the FT-818, FT-857, FT-991 and IC-7100.
     
  9. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:38 AM
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    Be like Dave, get your License, know what you're talking about.
     
  10. Nov 19, 2018 at 9:58 AM
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    RFI is horrible on 7-28mhz (hf ham bands) in my 2017 tacoma. Has anyone experienced/fixed this issue in a 3rd gen
     
  11. Nov 19, 2018 at 10:02 AM
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    where did you get that back shield for your TPAM.
     
  12. Nov 19, 2018 at 10:22 AM
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    They sell it now
     
  13. Nov 19, 2018 at 10:32 AM
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    nice I will look to getting one I was thinking about make one out of sheet meatal.
     
  14. Nov 19, 2018 at 11:11 AM
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    In our local off road group, we've mostly all switched to GMRS (despite my efforts to go ham). Some are using the Midland GMRS radios, paired with permanent mounted antennas (the little mag mount that comes with them works, but isn't ideal); some are using the Baofeng handhelds like the UV5R (not technically legal as they're not type certified for GMRS, but many use them for this purpose); and some just use the little bubble pack radios.

    Cost a lot more to get a GRMS license, but there's no test involved, and it also covers your immediate family; just go online to the FCC website and cough up the money.

    We got fed up with CB, as we tend to get a lot of interference, and/or a lot of people that would never bother tuning or checking their installs.
     
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    I've got a Yaesu FTM-100 (Ham) mounted in my truck.
     
  16. Nov 19, 2018 at 4:05 PM
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    It's at that expedition site listed a few posts above
     
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  17. Nov 20, 2018 at 3:46 AM
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    While VHF/UHF Ham Radio should be (more or less), line-of-sight because of the VHF/UHF frequency range; in desert country, or hilly country it can go much further through repeater towers on hills, in fact there are around fifty Vhf and/or Uhf Repeater towers around this area alone. I have no blind spots.
    CB is short ranged in hills; I go repeater to a tower on a hill,and it sends my signal on from there to a wider area. Same other way around, other ham operator to me via a repeater tower.
    Between this area, and all the way to San Diego, I have 65 repeater towers programmed into my Kenwood VHF/UHF Radio, and it has a scanner function to see who is active.
    CB? good luck in hills to go beyond a few miles. Have CB anyway in my rig for areas of no hams, or traveling cross country on roads.
     
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  19. Nov 20, 2018 at 7:52 PM
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    Longest repeater contact

    Hogback MTN, VT to Portsmouth ,NH via K1CA repeater.

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