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zap_p25 t1_ja5l87k wrote

Reply to comment by iheartrms in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner

GMRS is UHF (some countries have a similar service called UHF CB).

In the US you can run up to 50W legally and use repeaters. CB is limited to 4W AM/FM and 12W SSB. While 11m does offer performance beyond line of sight, CB generally suffers from poor antenna installations and excessive noise.

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CypherFTW t1_ja5l3ei wrote

Reply to comment by Kevinsound27 in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner

CB radios don't ground to the earth to work, only to the chassis of the vehicle. Those straps were "Anti Static Straps" designed to dispel the static build up from your car. I don't think they were ever proven to work and people pretty much stopped buying them by the end of the 90s. I think one of their claims may have been "improved radio quality" but they had a lot of weird claimed benefits that were largely marketing.

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apathy-sofa t1_ja5hver wrote

Reply to comment by samfishx in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner

When my wife and I go to the backcountry, we often don't have cell service. So, if I go for a trail run away from camp, or she takes the kids out on a raft, we use radios. They're also helpful on super long climbing routes where the parties have to separate.

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SgtEddieWinslow t1_ja5geq0 wrote

Reply to comment by Every-Swimmer458 in Maintain your water heater just once a year; it will last forever. by flyeaglesfly777

Once a year flush it out. It’s a very easy process, and the cost of materials isn’t expensive.

Get one 5 gallon pail, a submersible pump and two dishwasher hoses. You can either use vinegar, or buy a bottle of cleaner. The vinegar works fine, but you need to flush it out longer than the specialized cleaner. I just use vinegar as it’s half the cost typically.

Basically fill up the pail with the cleaning agent, turn off the gas to the tankless unit, unplug it from power. Your unit “should” have two maintenance ports for a cold and hot water line.

Basically connect the pump into the cold water port, use the second hose from the hot water port and have it drain back into the pail.

Takes about 1-2 hours with the vinegar. And 30-45 mins with the commercial cleaning agent.

When done. Disconnect the pump and hoses. Close all maintenance ports. Turn the tanks power and gas back on, and run your hot water for about 5-10 mins to drain all vinegar out of the lines.

YouTube your specific unit. Most are all done the same way.

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dzlux t1_ja5bhia wrote

Reply to comment by Zugzub in Been in every car I’ve had since 1986. by 710dabner

You are welcome to have opinions, but arguing about range shortcomings without very specific parameters is pointless. I am traveling down the Texas coastal region today and regularly have 5-10 mile unobstructed line of sight - even a modest monopole antenna will outperform your claims in this area.

> And a full wavelength in the 11 meter band is 32.125 feet not 40.

If you want to be more exact about full wave length in an effort correct someone, then you moght consider explaining how you arrived at “32.125 ft”

CB is 26.965 Mhz - 27.405 Mhz. Which ranges from 36.465 ft to 35.879 ft for a full wave.

Your 32.125 ft would be appropriate for ~30.6m Mhz.

Not that the correcting for exact length adds anything to my comment above, or the one above it……. but whatever. Enjoy yourself.

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