Our friend, XMD (Explorers of the Mojave Desert) member Jumping Jill Hayes doing what she does best all over the desert of Southern California.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-wOHvELte4
In this video I compare several very popular mobile GMRS antennas to see how they compare against each other.
You can get the Midland MXTA26 - 6DB GMRS antenna here:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/midland-mxta26.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=RUk4R0ppVEhZcGs9
Get the Browning BR-450 5.5db UHF antenna here:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/browning-br-450.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=RUk4R0ppVEhZcGs9
Get the Midland MXTA25 -3DB GMRS Ghost antenna here:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/midland-mxta25.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=RUk4R0ppVEhZcGs9
Get the Nagoya UT-72G 3.5DB Dual Band GMRS/MURS antenna here:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/nagoya-ut-72g.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=RUk4R0ppVEhZcGs9
Get the small Midland MXTA13 2.1db GMRS antenna here:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/midland-mxta13.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=RUk4R0ppVEhZcGs9
The Wouxun KG-XS20G:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/wouxun-kg-xs20g.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=VUpiZ3lSYkR3QWc9
The 12V DC power-supply that I use:
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/samlex-sec-1235m.html?cmid=amsreGRvTmttM0k9&afid=MTc0SmRGN2tRQW89&ats=VUpiZ3lSYkR3QWc9
Suercom SWR and Power Meter:
https://amzn.to/3DcTAEU
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The OK Mine is an abandoned mining complex near Joshua Tree National Park, in the Old Dale Mining District. There are 3 or 4 ways to get to the O.K. Mine. Two or three are via very narrow shelf-roads from Doberman Mountain Road/Gold Crown Road side. The "easy" way is from Brooklyn Mine Jeep trail on the other side of the mountain.
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Technically it's a Naval Station, and not a Navy "Base". Built in the 1940's, used for atomic bomb-shape testing as part of the Manhattan Project and abandoned since the 1990's the Salton Sea Navy Base is an incredible place to explore. We show you some of the interesting spots including The Pier, the "Power Station", "Building A-1", two ammo bunkers (technically, "ammo magazines") and the building that most people aren't aware of, the "Dogsite Building" where they loaded the dummy atomic bombs onto the planes for testing.
We show you how to get to each spot including GPS coordinates, and let you know how hard it is to get there. Due to some washed out roads and deep sand, to get into the Salton Sea Navy Base you need 4-wheel drive and good clearance - any stock Jeep can make this trek easily.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wal44j1wtpQ
In this short informational video I warn you about a Pofung Radios website that claims it is the new Baofeng. Specifically "Pofung Radios, formerly Baofeng Radios". Baofeng is known as probably the largest manufacturer of low-cost ham radios, GMRS radios and amateur radio equipment - so did Baofeng go out of business or has it been taken over by the Pofung Radios company? I show you the website making this claim (WARNING! Do not go to that website) - and I explain why you should not believe everything you see on the internet.
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As you may know, the new Baofeng UV-5R radios are "locked" and cannot transmit on GMRS frequencies or FRS channels (which are the same as FRS). But many online experts and know-it-alls have been spreading a rumor that you can easily hack the new Baofeng UV-5R radios and make them transmit on FRS and GMRS frequencies through this "one simple trick" in the CHIRP software.
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Blade Hildebrand with Empire Racing has been racing since the age of 4. In 2016 Blade won the Southern Nevada Offroad Enthusiasts 5 Unlimited Championship title and earlier this year won first place at the Best In The Desert Desert Classic race in Laughlin.
The Empire Destructive race shop has just completed Blade's new Lucas Oil Pro Lite which he will be racing along with the single seater 10 car in Best In The Desert along with racing at Perris Auto Speedway in his new 360 Sprint Car.
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Peggy taking her 2005 Jeep Wrangler up one of the black-diamond sections near Heartbreak Ridge in the eastern Big Bear mountains.
This short, rocky hill is about about 50 yards long but the rocks are very large and it is quite steep - much steeper than it looks on the video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge_ietpPXOw
I compare a $30 Baofeng UV-5R ham radio to a $5,000 Motorola Commercial LMR P25 Digital/Analog Radio. I explain the FCC rules for using the XTS5000 on GMRS, and go over some of the features of this Motorola P25 radio including Encryption.
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