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I really like this radio, but I really dive much with GMRS. Must of the people I would be hiking with don't have a license. So I pass out MURS radios. I do have a ham and GMRS license.

I know this is a year old, but thanks for sharing from another 3rd gen enthusiast. Asking about the coax coil though. Wouldn't it be better if the coil was as close to the antenna as possible instead of near the radio?

Why do you think the wrist straps are junk? I always attach the wrist straps and use them when I carry the radio. I've never dropped a radio.

I cannot get it to work and I have my settings same as yours

Glad I found the long form video after watching the YT short yesterday. Thanks for the inspirations and suggestions via comments on the short. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the inspiration. Did you ever find ways to combine your love for the ham radio hobby with fitness, especially early on? I’m not ready for advanced hikes until I get weight off my knees.

Is this linked for each band?

Yes, use of a motor vehicle in any way to support your SOTA station is against the rules, be it for shelter from the elements, connected to its power or attached antennas or for antenna support, makes this an invalid activation, if you had guyed your mast instead it would have been ok.

Can you drive your vehicle away with out destroying your set up ? Maybe not if your pole is connected to the car. Technically contrary to the rules of SOTA ok for POTA. Thanks for doing SOTA as well as parks. I have 4 drive on summits I visit and I take a star picket with me and belt that in to support my pole if nothing else to hook my pole on to keep separate from the vehicle. Regards vk5cz ..

If thats what sota is in your country im in. Here we would call that pota at the very best lol. Lucky boy. Here sota is you dont see your car for 2 days. ZL

Make sure to watch your cahones when tossing it up there granny style there, bud. You got pretty close to your boys.

Looks like a nice compact option

Thank for this 73

The new DR-891 is made specifically for the 891. I just got mine in the mail yesterday. I can't wait to try it tomorrow.

The extra battery does come with its own belt clip. I got the 2200mAh battery and it had its own.

My two Radioddity GM-30 radios came with the antenna preattached and unable to be removed, although there is the little tiniest hole at the base of the antenna that supposedly loosens it so it can be removed, but I don't have a screwdriver that damn tiny so it's as good as fixed to me. Yours seems to have arrived separate... does yours have that little tiny hole at the bottom of the antenna base, just with no screw in it? I feel like I got screwed if other people were able to get this radio with the antenna not preinstalled, or with it able to easily be removed. If that is the case... then WTF, Radioddity?

Don't forget the pcv valve☝️

Great video; I'm looking at trying the 1 Hour Challenge for fun soon and it's good to see different setups - and thanks for sharing the "failure". It's good to remember sometimes things are just against us and it's all part of the fun.

Hello, Thanks for your time. Can I use 14g magnet wire?

Good video. What are the benefits of using the computer USB cable versus the green CAT cable that came with the Digirig?

Now, how's it do for lightening crashes and power line noise

Uhhh...I believe we may have some misconceptions regarding the GM-30's ability to do extra channels. As with most CCJ (cheap Chinese junk) radios, I could not get the factory software into my ancient computer. Weeks after purchasing it I learned that RT Systems has software for the GM-30. Tried programming it tonight. Channels 1 through 22 and Repeater 1 thru 8 (I thought GMRS radios were supposed to have a standard numbering system that included 1-22 and Repeater 15 thru Repeater 22?), as I do with all of my radios, I set to encode only a 141.3 tone. Then I got to the DIY channels. What a catastrophe! The DIY channels are hardwired where you cannot change the frequencies, only the Name and PL/DPL codes. My radio/software screen looked a bit different than yours in that you would have DIY 1 being Simplex for 462.550, DIY 2 being 462.575/467.575 Repeater, DIY 3 being 462.600 Simplex, and so on, on an odd-even-odd-even pattern of Simplex and Repeater capability. The odd channels are incapable of Repeater use and the even channels are incapable of Simplex use. Frequencies cannot be changed. Whoever thought up this firmware pattern was definitely not the brightest knife on the tree. As far as the remaining 95 or whatever channels, they can only be programmed to receive. They have no transmit capability, even on GMRS. For me at least, this is a 100% deal killer as far as buying a Radioddity GM-30 goes. Just more CCJ.

Is it the HF POWER which affect in digital mode?

Great Video, just getting into exactly these types of EFHW builds. So just to be clear, when you said you had the wrong size of ferrules and had to order new ones, in your opinion which is the best size ferrule for the 24awg wire, the 10awg or 8awg??

That earpiece comes in handy while hunting in the woods. Others in your party can keep your conversation to a whisper.

Awesome Brother thank for the advice I usually use my opek vertical antenna for my activations I bought a throw weight from Amazon I will use my EFHW antenna next week for my activation take care Pota on ! 73’ Sal / KM4PPV

You should check out rugged radios 4Runner A pillar mount that uses the hood hinge bolts to secure, passenger or driver side. Ty for the video

I really enjoyed this video - i'd admire how you show everything really clearly. plenty of practical advice, i'm looking forward to going out with my EFHW and trying this technique to get it in the tree !

Thanks 👍👍

I don't think anyone wants to really know where you are. If anything, the app wants to know for marketing purposes. I know they can come find me if they want, & I don't care. They will be sorely disappointed. I'm not that important. Few are. Love the speaker idea.

Why do you need the digirig I run mine off the computer audio

Hi my name is Brandon with Black Swamp Club K8BSR. Can you tell me what editing software you are using? I really like the way you did your video! Any info you can give would be greatly appreciated.!

I just worked at that site yesterday

I just activated there yesterday. We have some nice parks around

Hey My name is Elijah I am kk7gkg You had a contact with me I was Calling K7UVA with the Utah valley amateur radio club I could tell its me because of my squeaky HF voice. I am only 14 good luck and 73

I love those things. Got a bunch of them free with mail in rebate at Menards. I put them on my moon shade canopy.

Hey, thanks for working us - K7UVA. We had a 'potential' ham behind the mic on Sunday morning, which you talked to. His name is Elijah. His brother Jaxon is a new ham.

Awesome video. What band were you working? Cheers.

Would you possibly have a link to the 3D printed file? Great video!

Great WFD QRP activation! I did the solo set up last year in the WCF section. This year at a club site both years with a video. Great Channel content. 73

Great video! Looks like you had fun!

Excellent video Sir! I think you got excellent results with your FT-818!

Good day. What's the exact frequency that you used (40m - 61ft 6")?

Thank you! Your video was very helpful.

I’ve got one and I love it. 73

Presumably the batteries are proprietary. So, if / when the battery dies, the radio is useless. I have seen some battery packs that can be disassembled so the AA size batteries inside can then be replaced.

The symbol rate is dead, long live Pactor 4!

They voted and passed it today!!!

You, and everyone else, need to look at the RF safe exposure calculators. GMRS max is 50 watts. That's a high gain antenna. That is almost surely an unsafe amount of RF 2 feet from your face. Might be ok for 4 watts of CB, but it SURE as shit isn't fine for 50 watts of GMRS or anything else. You are also screwing up the radiation pattern. The antenna should be on the roof, with metal between you and the RF, with you not in the radiation pattern, and with the pillars and roof not blocking your transmissions.

Good job. Keep up the good information. 73 Jeff N9NJN