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doctor · #1 12-21-2008, 08:02 AM

Anyone ever experience MURS mobile in other cities or areas and is there any activity????

DOCTOR/795

park · #2 12-21-2008, 08:29 AM

My wife and I use ch. 1 (151.820). We are located in the Austin / San Antonio area and to my amazement hardly hear a thing! I also drove to NE, MO, KY and back to TX earlier this year and heard very little. Didn’t hear much on 146.52 ether.

Wire Weasel · #3 12-21-2008, 09:14 AM

Most MURS use seems to so far be with the short range handhelds. But what the hey...WE like our big radios and extra power....so if you can swing the gear, why not use a full power mobile both mobile and as a base. All the ham 2 meters mobiles mod out to cover MURS. So there ya go, a 50 watt radio. I have a mobile for 2 meters/MURS/Business Bands in the truck and even more capability at the house with a rig that does 100 watts on VHF.

For a most used itinerant frequency, 151.625 is still the most used. Again the ham 2 meter rigs will shine here.

The only problem remaining for ham/dual use, is having an antenna system that will cover both ranges with a good SWR. A tuned-for-2 meter antenna will be seriously out of tune for even the 151mhz channels. Either need some sort of screwdriver arrangement, a really good VHF antenna tuner, or best would probably be two separate antennas.

Good luck and have fun with radios!!

That is an order! Carry on.

moleculo · #4 12-21-2008, 10:03 AM

Lots of MURS activity around Los Angeles....

park · #5 12-21-2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wire Weasel

Most MURS use seems to so far be with the short range handhelds. But what the hey...WE like our big radios and extra power....so if you can swing the gear, why not use a full power mobile both mobile and as a base. All the ham 2 meters mobiles mod out to cover MURS. So there ya go, a 50 watt radio. I have a mobile for 2 meters/MURS/Business Bands in the truck and even more capability at the house with a rig that does 100 watts on VHF.

For a most used itinerant frequency, 151.625 is still the most used. Again the ham 2 meter rigs will shine here.

The only problem remaining for ham/dual use, is having an antenna system that will cover both ranges with a good SWR. A tuned-for-2 meter antenna will be seriously out of tune for even the 151mhz channels. Either need some sort of screwdriver arrangement, a really good VHF antenna tuner, or best would probably be two separate antennas.

Good luck and have fun with radios!!

That is an order! Carry on.

Try the MFJ-1728B, it can be used for 2 meters and MURS at the same time with good SWR.

What is the 151.625 freq?

73

doctor · #6 12-21-2008, 01:06 PM

I tried simplex from here to Florida, it really worked<1 contact>, so installed a cb again in the car..lots of contacts, it wasn't a dead band again from here to Florida..

DOCTOR/795

Wire Weasel · #7 12-21-2008, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by park

Try the MFJ-1728B, it can be used for 2 meters and MURS at the same time with good SWR.

What is the 151.625 freq?

73

Hi Park,

151.625 is Channel #1 itinerant business band VHF channel

Been around forever. Heavily used by construction, land surveyors, hotels ect...

Putt · #8 01-04-2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wire Weasel

Most MURS use seems to so far be with the short range handhelds. But what the hey...WE like our big radios and extra power....so if you can swing the gear, why not use a full power mobile both mobile and as a base. All the ham 2 meters mobiles mod out to cover MURS. So there ya go, a 50 watt radio. I have a mobile for 2 meters/MURS/Business Bands in the truck and even more capability at the house with a rig that does 100 watts on VHF.

For a most used itinerant frequency, 151.625 is still the most used. Again the ham 2 meter rigs will shine here.

The only problem remaining for ham/dual use, is having an antenna system that will cover both ranges with a good SWR. A tuned-for-2 meter antenna will be seriously out of tune for even the 151mhz channels. Either need some sort of screwdriver arrangement, a really good VHF antenna tuner, or best would probably be two separate antennas.

Good luck and have fun with radios!!

That is an order! Carry on.

Yup, there ya go, uses excessive power.. screw it up just like the 27 Mhz CB band... You use ham gear for MURS?? Not type accepted is it?? Just about as legal as using Ham gear on the business bands...

Putt...

Putt · #9 01-04-2009, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wire Weasel

Most MURS use seems to so far be with the short range handhelds. But what the hey...WE like our big radios and extra power....so if you can swing the gear, why not use a full power mobile both mobile and as a base. All the ham 2 meters mobiles mod out to cover MURS. So there ya go, a 50 watt radio. I have a mobile for 2 meters/MURS/Business Bands in the truck and even more capability at the house with a rig that does 100 watts on VHF.

For a most used itinerant frequency, 151.625 is still the most used. Again the ham 2 meter rigs will shine here.

The only problem remaining for ham/dual use, is having an antenna system that will cover both ranges with a good SWR. A tuned-for-2 meter antenna will be seriously out of tune for even the 151mhz channels. Either need some sort of screwdriver arrangement, a really good VHF antenna tuner, or best would probably be two separate antennas.

Good luck and have fun with radios!!

That is an order! Carry on.

Not really...

There are several antennas that will cover from 146 to 152 Mhz out there with less than a 2 to 1 VSWR.. Wilson makes a mag mount mobile that will do it....

Putt...

doctor · #10 01-04-2009, 05:03 PM

I took a 2 meter 45 inch whip and cut it to 17 inches for 151.94, works great, also found out firestick makes MURS antennas around 9 dollars to 12 each, and you can order directly from the factory since it is a special order.

DOCTOR/795

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