Bobsled84790
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I’d give you the thumbs up emoji but I wouldn’t want to come across as passive aggressive
I just installed a Midland TX275 in TJR. Very simple radio. Haven't had a chance to use it yet.
Just adding this one to the mix. I randomly found the early (ham) version of this radio and programed it for GMRS. Not the most powerful or even easiest to mess with through the handset, but the form factor is great and features (if you can figure out how to access them) are extensive. It's like a Chinese version of the Midland MXT-275 but the display doesn't suck. I installed is in my wife's van and it's very unobtrusive.
Other radios I'm looking at Wouxun KG-XS20G plus, Radioddity DB25-G. Obviously cheaper radios but still has lots of functionality. These get good praise from NotaRubicon.
I want a base I can mount and hardwire and forget about it. Easy to use and I won't have to worry about quality or if it's going to work right or not.
MIDLAND MXT500 or WOUXUN KG-1000G PLUS
I don't need the full capability of either one, but I live a "it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it" philosophy.
For someone who talked so much shit about Midland, NotaRubicon sure did get his pockets greased from Midland with his MXT500 review. He's even wearing a Midland shirt.
Maybe someday in the future I will use it more often than not.
Other radios I'm looking at Wouxun KG-XS20G plus, Radioddity DB25-G. Obviously cheaper radios but still has lots of functionality. These get good praise from NotaRubicon.
I want a base I can mount and hardwire and forget about it. Easy to use and I won't have to worry about quality or if it's going to work right or not.
Yea I noticed the ARR website no longer exists. I have the antenna mount. I don't even know what the radio mount looks like.
I've seen someone use unistrut channel and simply attach it to the windshield support bars using u bolts. Works just as well as my ARR mount.
Everybody seems to have the mentality of exclusivity that they need the coolest newest gadget they can brag about because nobody else has it yet.
This is another option for a mount but if I end up getting a super cheap CB radio as well just to have and take up space and collect dust I'll want everything in the same place. Up high out of the way.
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You know me so well. I can talk for hours at the trailhead talking about my lastest greatest mod.