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bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 7:40 am: | 
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I picked up on sale at radio shack for 30 bucks several 19-1210 moble radios that will cover MURS anyone using MURS is there a calling channel????? |
ryan
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 11:09 am: |
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whoa. is there some kind of sale on them?
ive been wanting to hit up murs
of course i *could* have 10 watts on MURS  |
bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 1:18 pm: |
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check your radio shacks they will soon be gone |
Boxcar
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 9:02 pm: |
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Hey Bruce,
What exactly is MURS anyway???? |
Tech808
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 9:18 pm: |
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Boxcar,
MURS is:
Multi-Use Radio Service
A Low power short range VHF Citizens Band Service in the 150MHz Band.
Click on the link below for more information.
http://www.provide.net/~prsg/murshome.htm
Hope this helps answer some of your question's.
Lon
Tech808 |
Elmer J. Fudd
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 6:37 am: |
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I use murs almost every day. I talk to my "better half" as she is on her way home from work. I do a lot of base to mobile work with a range of up to 15 miles at times, generally up to 8 or 9 miles reliably. Mobile to mobile I get about 4 to 5 miles. I am using the 2 channel Radio shack mobile units. I had to have them set at 2 watts (what your allowed) because when I got them , they put out less than a watt. For a base antenna I am using an antenna from Hustler called a GC-144. It's a 2 meter mobile antenna that offers about 5.5 db gain. I had to trim it of course. I mounted it on a ground plane that I made myself from a cb antenna bracket that accomodates a 3/8 - 24 thread. It works excellent at only 18 feet above ground ! For the mobile, I use another 2 meter ham antenna, it's made by Larsen, the NMO 150-C a 5/8 wave on an nmo type mag mount. I trimmed it down and it works great ! I would HIGHLY recommend MURS to anyone, I am suprised that the MURS channels are still very empty. It would be nice if we could find someone out there to talk to on the weekends or something ! |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 8:23 pm: |
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mr fudd email me |
Elmer J.Fudd
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 6:11 am: |
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Hello Bruce, I can't do email. I'm on a computer at work and I don't think it will allow me to. But I would be glad to communicate here with you. I can check this board during lunch or early morning. |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 10:07 am: |
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im tring to get the maint manual on that unit WHAT a buy for 30 bucks!!!! as soon as i find it ill look into how i could use these sets to play with no matter what its a cute toy! im hearing lots of stations on 154.60 and from what im seeing your right 5-7 miles is not uncommon
bruce |
Elmer J. Fudd
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 12:11 pm: |
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I wouldn't know if there is a service manual available but you could ask a rad shack person. After all, you've got questions , they've got -well something... Anyways, that radio at $29.99 is a great deal ! It does the job once you set it to 2 watts output. Both units that I purchased wher transmitting less than a watt. I think that the recieve on the radio is a bit below par but hey , the price is right ! Your best bet for a good quality radio is to look at some comercial land mobile equipment. Vertex/Standard has an HT that is MURS compliant. No doubt that it has real good recieve specs. There may be others as well. I think murs is great and I can't wait for it to become more popular ! |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 12:54 pm: |
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COOL look what i found!
MANUAL SERVICE 19-1210 12108254 $18.72 |
Highlander
| | Posted on Friday, May 02, 2003 - 4:26 pm: |
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Elmer Fudd, how do you set the radio to do the higher power on the MURS band? The Manual states that power is limited on the "dot" frequencies, but I dont't see where to change it. |
Conduit1
| | Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2003 - 9:12 pm: |
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yes elmer how do you change it over to get 2-watts i have one also. |
Spock
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 6:10 am: |
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The blue object on the circuit board would be a logical choice. Live long and prosper. |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 6:59 am: |
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just worked one of our group....mostly non hams... using the radios at 1 watt using a 5/8 wave on the car and a 5/8 wave at 30 foot at his house we worked 10 miles! Yep the FCC has a winner in MURS! |
Elmer J. Fudd
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 12:01 pm: |
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Yes , Spock is correct,(what else is new)! My radio tech friend says the blue thing is for watts. There is also an adjustment for modulation. not blue however. |
Highlander
| | Posted on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 6:42 pm: |
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Blue Thing, huh? What, is it a VR, or what? |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 12:59 pm: |
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its the round blue pot |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, May 09, 2003 - 9:35 pm: |
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got the book today on the 19-1210 rad shack and a MURS-25 HT i bought new on ebay now im set! |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, May 10, 2003 - 8:45 pm: |
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well got to test out the MURS25 ht it got 3 miles to a moble! not bad !!!!! |
Slim1
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 11:30 pm: |
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anyone got more info on the "blue pot" for wattage adjustment? is it the only blue trim pot
in there? also,what about the modulation pot?these
can definitely use more mod!!!could y'all be a lil
more specific,for us mudducks!!! thanks guys,
SLIM |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 4:49 am: |
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Slim1
The power adjust is the blue pot closes to the antenna conector. As for deviation remember the FCC limits that so dont be so quick to crank it up. Also they use a condenser mike so a direct swap can be done but you would have to adapt what ever your were using We have found no lack of audio in any of the 12 radios i bought but the tone squelch is a bit tuchy. I have the service manual from radio shack it also shows how to program the radio from 151-159mhz .... if you have a need to do so. And remember the key word ANTENNAS if you skimp you lose.
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Highlander
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 7:49 am: |
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My manual says that the power is limited only on the actual MURS frequencies...Anyone verified this, or are they all the same level based on the adjustment of the blue pot? |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 10:31 am: |
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the pot will max out at 2 watts now the schmatic shows a power control line comming from the microprosser hummmmmmmmm?????? |
Slim1
| | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 2:01 pm: |
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thanks bruce!much apreciated.i have to agree
w/ya about the tone-squelch;what a joke!even w/
some of us as close as 1/4 mile,the tone squelch
is an absolute joke!very dissappointed to say the
least.also,the switch in the mic is terrible.
why would they use a tact switch for these???
el-cheapo i reckon!!save some money.but hey,
for $30,who can complain! anyways,thanks again.
Slim |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, May 24, 2003 - 6:32 pm: |
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slim1
beside the 19-1210 ive got 2 murs25 ht they are great but about 100 bucks each but at 30 bucks the rad shack is a winner ! and i have 2 that are surplus so i dont have any problems with being without one MURS is a winner and if we do it right
its going to be fun, |
applejack
| | Posted on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 10:24 pm: |
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radio shack in ohio sucks. i went in asking about MURS and nobody knew what i was talking about (as usual). every time i go there i come out grumbling about them being stupid and me being a dumb*** for going in there |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, June 07, 2003 - 11:49 pm: |
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applejack i went into one today and with a 3 band ham ht, a cphone and a MURS ht on me the guy STILL tried to sell me a cphone and when i was looking for conectors for my computer tv card when into the satalite song .....I wonder why do they call the place RADIO shack? |
Wyatt_Earp
| | Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2003 - 11:58 am: |
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I use MURS every once in awhile. I've got a base, 2 mobiles and 2 HT's. |
