Northern Virginia Roll Call

@the.sight.picture @PyritePirateBill and me are the closest to peters mill from this board. They both had their trucks modified heavily; i roll stock through peters mill every couple of weeks with the boys; by myself; middle of the night... you will be fine taking it slow. get a skidplate and you will be good. I might join sunday depending how things go.

 

I just got my truck recently as well and took them off for that reason at the same time I took the TRD Sport front skirt off. Too much stuff hanging down that's easy to rip off

 

I'm considering taking them off generally but I gotta imagine the moment I do is the moment I get seriously unlucky on the highway or something lol

 

i ran a sport front valance for a while that thing is ultra flexible and wont break at peters either

 

Looking for it but it seems like the communication may have been regarding ham bands only... Either way, it's up to you and it's a negligible risk so long as you're not being an ass while using them. Baofengs are rated to roughly the same wattage as handheld GMRS radios so as long as you stick to the true GMRS frequencies and avoid FRS (where you're limited to 1W) then your odds of getting caught are probably up there with winning the lottery.

 

this much?

Actually, I'm just joking with Jerry, because his heart is bigger than yours.


Yours is.............well..............

 

Anyone have any experience with this?

Midland - GXT1000VP4, 50 Channel GMRS Two-Way Radio - Up to 36 Mile Range Walkie Talkie, 142 Privacy Codes, Waterproof, NOAA Weather Scan + Alert (Pair Pack) (Black/Silver)

$80 Midland GXT1000VP4 - 50 Channel GMRS Two-Way Radio - Long Range Walkie Talkie with 142 Privacy Codes, SOS Siren, and NOAA Weather Alerts and Weather Scan (Black/Silver, Pair Pack)

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001WMFYH4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JDicFbT9ZKN62

 

get a cb/ham radio setup and you will be good. handhelds suck with dead batteries we used to use them with the audi crew during drives.

 

This radio business is a whole new world!

 

It's a whole world itself lol

 

So for the CB/HAM I am running one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/AnyTone-Smart-Meter-Amateur-Radio/dp/B0140QP3VU with the solder modification shown here: https://simonthewizard.com/2016/01/31/anytone-smart-1011-or-10m-or-eu-norms/
Also have the baofeng for firehouse duties and rolling with this crew:

$25 BAOFENG UV-5R+ Plus Two Way Radio, Long Range for Adults Rechargeable with Earpiece, Walkie Talkie for Outdoors, 144-148 420-450MHz, Qualette Series, Black

https://smile.amazon.com/Baofeng-UV-5R-Plus-Range-Radio/dp/B07CMZ2QCF

Also have a set of Motorola Talkabouts T5100 https://smile.amazon.com/Motorola-2-Mile-14-Channel-Two-Way-Radios/dp/B00005LPSB/ and other generic FRS radios.

 

Front skirt also came off because I thought it was ugly. Id also like to get into some more technical wheeling fairly soon.

 

Didn't even realize there was a cheaper BaoFeng available. Appreciate this list of goods, very helpful!

 

buy the 8w if you dont have one already. You can never have a bigger .....(antenna whip)

 

Will flip a coin and weigh the pros and cons. Likely won't have anything for Sunday but I def need something for future going.

 

Think I'm about to fail inspection because of the leaf springs I trimmed for the hammer hangers.

 

wtf that would be the most ridiculous failure ever

 

Just operate it on the approve GMRS frequencies...aside from that I can't comment

I'd ask to see the code citation!

 

I don't even argue with them anymore. I just go someplace else. He also showed me there's a little movement in my upper ball joint. On my JBA control arms. I'll do some looking when I get home.

 

That's nice...now put the RED 21 STICKER ON damn it!