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Subject: Re: [TH-F6A] GMRS bands

 

 

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"Blowing the final" refers to putting constant stress on the final transistor to the point where the radio shuts the power down. Repeated usage in this fashion can do permanent damage to the final in the radio. The antennas for the handhelds are not very good even in the ham bands. If you decide to operate in the GMRS bands, you might be subjecting the radio to REAL high SWR's. If the radio gets real hot after transmitting for a while that is a good clue.   73, Gary N8GJK       ----- Original Message ----- From: Sean T. Peotter To: TH-F6A <at> yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [TH-F6A] GMRS bands yes i do realize it, i have no choice for what i am trying to accomplish.    what do you mean by "blowing the finals"?   sean   - On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 7:58 AM, otterouttawater <sean <at> onsupport.org> wrote: > Hi, i am planning on purchasing this radio to be able to use it in > conjunction with the 462.5 GMRS bands after i have gone through the > mod. my question is, is there a better antenna to use for this > frequency? > You do realize that the radio is not type accepted for GMRS so it's not legal to transmit there. Mods are not needed for receive. Also, since it is outside the band it was designed to work in, there's an increased risk of blowing the finals.