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The benefit of DStar is that there is actually extensive worldwide infrastructure widely supported by local folks. DMR is rapidly catching up to DStar. It's cheaper, sounds better, and has a lot more manufacturers at reasonable price points. I'd say P25 is probably a distant third for digital...

I'd imagine the basket at VHF/UHF is fine. Anything below 100MHZ is where I begin to wonder if there is enough metal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nice rack LOL...You need to understand that for VHF and UHF that set up is fine. For CB you are asking the questions "What type of compromise am I willing to accept?" Ideal solution is put a Breedlove ballmount and plate on the rear quarter panel, lock in a 102" or 108" steep whip and use that...

Larsen NMO270B...Flexible, Indestructible. Uses NMO. Cheap enough to buy more than 1.

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Yeah that checklist is good. I'd do a 30 second continuity test. See if you have a broken connection in the coax, antenna base or the magmount. I had a VHF multiband antenna go sideways once because the tab cracked and no longer was closing the circuit between the center conductor of the NMO and...

While I am not entirely sure it matters at VHF based on your basket layout, the loose side can wriggle and leave a gap where high voltage can arc. If you are running mega power at 2m might be an issue. If you are running 100w on HF it would definitely be an issue. Not sure you usual 50w radio...

There is a product called coax seal. It is non-conductive and a goopy rubbery compound you cake on where the mount pinches and where coax connections are found. That hardens to a hard substance between a rock and a hockey puck.

Welcome to the hobby! There are lots of threads on here and T4r.org about mounting antennas that should help. I'd avoid that since you cannot ground the antenna properly. If you are still trying to assess how to set things up consider a lip mount on either your tailgate or the engine hood. Then...

What mapping software are you using?

Ham radio is more than repeaters. Quite a few folks carry low power rigs for HF into the field. The lightest of these weigh under a couple pounds (antenna and batteries included). Those stations are almost exclusively More Code based. A bit heavier and you can do voice. Rigs are a bit bigger...

If you are interested in APRS and are interested in the V71a spend the extra bucks and get the TMD 710. Same radio just a different control head. If you are worried about output power on 70cm then lean towards the Icom.

In ham radio why not is as good a reason as any to try it. Gotta confess a curiosity in how that experiment goes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not entirely true. If you are 90 degrees out of phase you can be down that much. However, if you are only 45 degrees out of phase you only loose 3db or half an s-unit. So yes, I have to ask, why not scrape a bit of the vinyl off and load it up. I'd think you could put an insulator or two and...

Except the magnets are not part of the circuit. They may have an indirect effect but it is not like a ball mount or NMO where you are integrating the vehicle as part of the antenna. Now, by doing this, you will find that the antenna works much better and more efficiently because its more...

I agree with the threads consensus on the Yaesu line. I have an 8900 and found it very durable. The Yaesu mobile rigs are hard to beat when it comes to handling heat, jarring, and the "general beating the crap out of" factor. If you really want APRS, the Kenwood TMD710 is a bit more refined...

Ripping one of the Breedlove or original Motorola (not current wanna be) ball mounts would require removing the panel of the vehicle. I am sure it's happened but really would not want to find out what it took. As for grounding, there is a huge misunderstanding in your assessment. Instead of the...

Personally I am all about comfort. Try and find someone in a local club to see if you can try their rig. If not see a local ham radio store and try it. That is the best answer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A mag mount provides no ground for the antenna. That means you have only half the antenna. The car is the other half. With a magmount you look at damage to your vehicle and, as it flies off, too someone else's. Having had small vhf/uhf antennas on magmounts intended for fire sticks fly off on...