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I am going to toss another monkey in here. You want to keep in touch with folks via email. I cannot help with surfing the web (you might be best served with cellular connectivity there.) As for social media posting I might suggest when many folks seem to do. When write lots of blogs and take...

I wish QST would realize how much of ham radio is outside. SOTA, POTA, Off Roading, and LandOps all are very good examples of hams getting up and getting out. (I am sure there is a lot more I am missing.) Instead of the 400th version of a dipole, maybe a column about ham radio outdoors (other...

It’ll be hard to bond the hood to the car but I’ve seen that setup done. I think the bull bar is safer and stronger with the quarter panel still best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The VX7, VX8 and FT1 series radios are popular with the SOTA crowd due to size and weight. All are made by Yaesu and the main differences are the bands and modes you might want to use.

FWIW I am running iOS11.3 on an iPhone 6s and an iPhone 8 PLUS. No issues at all running the app. The only glictch (if you can call it that) was when I ran into a dead spot in coverage (I use TMobile) which corrected itself with refreshed maps in 1/4 mile. I run several layers at once and use it...

If the tab is welded to the bumper no need to run anything to ground the antenna. Just use an insulator to avoid shorting the antenna to the car. Then focus on tying the bumper, frame, muffler and engine into a single circuit. That web page talks a lot about grounding and noise mitigation...

Ok makes it clearer. I was thinking a rear bumper for some reason. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

K0bg.com is your best resource. I’d rethink the mount. I used to have a Tarheel Model 75 on a bracket mount that was welded and riveted to a Ford Escape. Did it work, yes. Was it structurally stable, absolutely not. I know the Little Tarheel II is lighter but you can’t argue against physics. As...

Sorry this was a bit gibberish. I was using voice-to-text. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

When you’re doing the flagpole running you get up out of the hollow on top of the mountain you guess get hammered with tons and tons of other people using FRS and GMRS. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What snare said. Basically, use your mobile device du jour (whether tablet or smart phone) load an app such as Gaia on it. Get a mount and pay for a subscription and off you go. Just make sure whatever mobile device you use is cellular capable. You do not need to be on a cell network but the...

So I'll bite. What current Midland models run the 2w? If nothing yet, anything in the pipeline? The only bad thing I can see is the channels are already a mess when you are on a high spot. I hope folks spread out more and get off just the lower channels. The only reason I use FRS/GMRS is with...

Not sure how your mobile is getting wet unless you are running through really deep water with doors off. If that is your normal use, then just get a commercial radio. Used ones are under $200 easily and do 50w. You might even look into used military gear. I have less familiarity with them but I...

I agree with integration of APRS and Gaia. I'd actually like an overlay of the Grid Squares, that would be fantastic. I can see 2 use cases here: 1) People who do Summits on the Air activities can use the Gaia maps to see the topo features and get the information on what grid square they are...

Fwiw here i run a 5100a. DR mode. When you set up the rig get the file from DStarinfo.org. Load it into the radio with the free software and an SD card. Enjoy. Seriously you can load tons of repeaters in. I time flat. Easy to edit in excel. You don’t need to run DStar ever. You get a really...

RepeaterBook or just got research ARES/RACE and SKYWARN along the route. They always use popular relative wide coverage and monitored repeaters. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

ham V/UHF for now eventually HF will go in along with swappable GMRS/FRS. Why you initially bought it - My first hobby was ham radio and I have my primary station in the vehicle. What type of radio you chose - Currently I am using an ICOM ID5100 mobile VHF/UHF rig. Three reasons for this...

Part 90 is commercial and Part 95 is CB/GRMS/FRS. You need to be part 95 certified for use on GMRS/FRS. The big thing is FRS cannot have a removable antenna and GMRS has limits on modulation types and power out. the newest rules (not sure when they are enforceable as I have not looked at the...

SWR, Impedance are not the only measures of antenna performance. Looking at take off angles, radiation lobes and such are bigger considerations. SWR measures how efficient the circuit is getting energy from the rig to the airwaves. The pattern of lobes is key to performance. If the lobes are...

Best suggestions: 1) always program simplex in a bank and set a VFO to scan V/UHF analog simplex. Monitoring 146.52 can find folks and is the Wilderness Protocol. 2) If I do not know the area I look up ARES/RACES and SKYWARN groups for those counties along my route. The repeaters these folks...