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Absolutly GMRS does not replace the CB Radio you can not talk accross the country like I can ..

If you ever for some reason come up to Maine, we have the best GMRS repeaters anywhere. People WILL be on the repeaters and get back at you for radio checks. Our repeaters statewide are very active and I have one up myself.

ODmaster let me clone h8's

Comment #2: Some of those 20 watt mobile radios are stuck on "narrow" modulation. They will sound like you are whispering on repeaters set to "wide."

70s CB was the rage before cell phones. Now my family uses FB Messenger to do live video chats on the road. Amazing. My "kids" [28-35] can't understand my radio hobby. CB & GMRS are great for family, clubs, caravans, county fairs, swap meets, National Park emergency services, etc. HAM linked repeaters are probably best for constant off grid road coms. Here in SoCal when the big earthquake SHTF, cell phones will be worthless.

H8 is a solid radio. The multi-band antenna can't compete with one tuned to GMRS. Either radio will be a mystery to those used to the Wal-Mart FRS bubble pack radios. Best to program the radio and lock it so NOOBS won't be intimidated. Get or make a base station antenna. It's warmer inside, LOL.

I really like that 15 watt system and the small antenna. Store it in an ammo can let your friends use it on road trips. Zero installation problems using the 12v cigarette lighter. Me, still saving for a 50 watt mobile.

if you were hoping to hit repeaters, most people probably didn't hear you because of privacy tones. each repeater likely is using different privacy tones as well. you should have tried simplex with no tones on both send and receive.

Bought the 8K version. I had a lot of trouble trying to run it off an Ecoflow River 2 Pro (Lithium Ion battery station), which has a max output of only 10AMPs. (I suspect I also connected it to a cheaper 10/15AMP cigarette lighter adapter as well since the copper wire was so much thinner.) After reviewing the docs for the heater, I noticed it says 20 or greater AMPs.🤦🏻‍♂️ Assuming I need to run this off a separate deep cycle battery? Looking for recommendations from anyone.

What kind of battery are you using to run this? I had a lot of trouble trying to run this off an Ecoflow River 2 Pro (Lithium Ion battery station), which has a max output of only 10AMPs. After reviewing the docs for the heater, I noticed it says 20 or greater AMPs.🤦🏻‍♂️ Assuming I need to run this off a separate deep cycle battery?

Hey Paul how they holding up.

how do u get the one filter to work on both hot and cold water ?

I think we should vacuum out the area before installing the filter

How about vacuuming out before the filter? Would that be a good idea?

Thank you for sharing your experience. I am in the process of purchasing a diesel heater.

In the Navy and Shipyards, we use the amalgamating tape, Electrical tape to ensure the end stays put, and seal everything with rubber cement. This prevents corrosion from salt water, rain and etc. For enclosed hollow mast poles/antenna housing like you are using, we normally drill a small hole in the base somewhere to prevent condensation buildup. For a good demonstration of condensation buildup, heat shrink a coke bottle over the ends of a piece of pvc pipe and leave it in the sun for for a month or so. I do that to prevent snakes and etc from making homes out of the pipes. Hephaestus93 had the wrapping procedure correct for how we do it. If you use this method the union and the braid will never degrade and last for a long time.

What about the clicking

Great video. I enjoyed the part where he was explaining to the viewer and his wife why he was doing this. Wife “this is boring”

Range testing should be outside of the vehicle. Unless you're using an outside mobile antenna.

Thanks for the test, Paul. I have both the H3 and two H8s - both GMRS. I absolutely LOVE the Bluetooth programming! It makes it super easy to program variables when I'm away from my laptop.

Not Likely. You have to get a License for GMRS.

Thank you Paul. A group of retired Rabbis drove from NYC down to Miami a few weeks ago. They each had GRMS radios in their Cadillac vehicles. Told me that they experienced the same results as you did - only talk among the five vehicles in their Hebrew convoy. They could not raise anyone on the radio. The Rabbi in charge of communications was a RTO Sargent in The Korean War so he knows proper protocol and equipment setups.

Hi. Did it shut off on its own when it got low on fuel, or did you stop it yourself? 👍🏾🇬🇧

GMRS radio has to have a license. Cb does not.

Slim jim build with a ladder line. I did the calculations for a GMRS dipole and it is nearly 1 foot. 465 MHz doesn't require that long of an antenna. That short 6 in antenna might be all you need since it is already a halfwave.

No cb still rules the roost. It’s a true legend that still works now with fm. The GMRS is not good if you need emergency help. Some areas are very busy with GMRS but others it’s not.

I Have A GRMS Radio, And Absolutely No Idea What Can I Should Throw It In....😅

Excellent advice! I actually learned something here. I will be running the heater on high power for at least 10 minutes before shut down. But what I really came here to learn was, what happens if you disconnect the power abruptly and the heater doesn’t go through it’s proper shut down? Anyone? And don’t be guessing if you’re going to respond to this. I want scientific, mechanical knowledge. Sending thanks in advance!

Nice video and you were pretty funny trying to get someone’s attention. You should be a comedian 😅

Thanks for the video it was very helpful. I may stick with the cb for now

I have programmed the CB frequencies onto my TD-H3 GMRS radio. I never hear anything but static coming through on those frequencies, the static isnt constant so I think it might be a transmission, because it comes in loud then goes away, but maybe I just am not close enough or some other reason not sure. I would love to find out if this radio actually will pick-up CB like it claims or if there is something wrong. I put the CB freqs on my radio so I could listen to Truckers on the road but never hear any talk. As far as GMRS talk, it's sparse in my city and there are two large repeaters but none that are DLOS to me so I cant really use them until I leave me house and drive into the city. I do hear people talking especially as I get close to the downtown area, generally warehouse worker chat and sometimes individuals. Other than that it's very sparse. Which is fine, Id rather have the airwaves open when I need them rather than have to find a channel no one is talking on.

It does have a thermostat built in. You have to put it in thermostat mode by hitting a combination of buttons on the controller. However, it only will go from low to hi, never turning off when the set temperature is reached. This is where the Bureck comes in.

Just a heads up the coil cleaner is like 3-5x cost on Amazon vs regular hardware stores for same brand, I know for fact lowes has that exact brand

Where is the vertical radiator? I only see the ground plane. 😆

Where is the rest of the antenna? I don’t see any construction. Thanks.

Cb has better range watt for Watt especially in the woods and mountains but only with correct large antenna s and tuning. With a modest 100 watts which is kind of the norm for an expert market cb. You can do a lot. Get yourself 500 watts and talk a long way. But no repeaters and CB handheld are useless because of the antenna size for the band.

GMRS is cool, but no one talks on it outside of their own network.

To my mind, the fuel filter should always come BEFORE the pump, not after it... You don't need crap going into the pump and if it's clean through the pump it will be clean going into the heater.

Channel 16 gmrs

More gmrs coming

Here in Las Vegas, it seems that most of the "living in a bunker under my single wide" crowd loves 19. It is very entertaining if you can tolerate the language and banter.

Why the WAZE app? How does it enhance the GRMS en-route experience?

Nice job on the video. I live in Eastern MA and was hoping you would fare better. We have a 35ft motorhome and have started travelling more in the past couple years. We have used simplex in a group, but I haven't tried repeater contacts. I will say that when out West, we heard conversations (over flat land) on a repeater which covered 70 miles of our trip! Of course I am also limited to a "through glass" antenna on my class A motorhome. No ground planes on fiberglass!

Does it cause condensation on walls with hot air going on to cold walls etc ?

Now that you mounted it, you dont need the flex pipe, just use 1 inch EMT or copper tube.

Nobody talks on any of the GMRS repeaters near my location. HAM however are very active all day and night long. I'm not a HAM so I just listen.

GMRS works well if you have a local repeater or if you were talking to another vehicle traveling along with you. CB will work better for what you're doing here, but if you really want to reach out get an amateur radio license.

I only use my cb at night when you start getting tired good to talk to another guy heading in the direction but I can def tell when a car has a cb vs a fellow trucker.

If this is an inbetween device than there is not reason they couldn’t make a thermostat inside a remote.

I would be curious to know did you hook a SWR meter to your Ghost antenna, and if so what was the reading. I have a Midland 50 watt with there antenna coax to a Calie Rays ditch light mount. I ordered a Midland 6 DB gain antenna and the Ghost antenna. The SWR at this point was 3.0 on the ghost and 1.65 on the 6DB. I contacted Midland they sent me a new Ghost and suggested I run a ground wire. Now the Ghost is 2.5 and the 6Db is 1.05. For day to day running around I would prefer to leave the Ghost on it but can not get a clear answer from Midland if this is going to hurt my radio using it with this high of a SWR. Any help would appreciated.