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If you are wanting it for vehicle to vehicle comms over some distance go with the roof mount, if done right it won't leak. The NMO mount has one o-ring and the antenna has another so as long as the area you put it is flat it will seal fine. Quick story... I went on a camping trip this last...

They carefully avoid saying a lot of things. :snorkel:

There are Quadband antennas though they are a big compromise for 10m (or in this case 11m/CB). The antenna they show appears to be a Diamond CR-8900 It is illegal but of course so is using frequencies that require a license without obtaining said license and that is generally what they support...

Android Tablets... :ylsmoke: There are many companies that make tablets running the Android operating system. I ran/run and Asus 7 and if I only used it in the vehicle it may have fared better but I carried it with me fairly often and it began to have problems. The screen would go white and I...

The gold standard is generally the Larsen 2/70. However I run Browning BR-180 antennas and they get smacked against tree limbs daily and have held up fine for years...and are less than half (almost 1/3) the price of the Larsen. Black- $26.54...

GPS on a Tablet and a ham radio... might as well get a Mobilinkd bluetooth TNC, download APRSDroid and run APRS. Of course get your license and get familiar with the radio and such first, no reason to add stuff to "complicate" things if you are already feeling overwhelmed. A lot of the ham...

Member of a local Jeep group posted about the Trans America Trail, further research led me here and I enjoyed the thread very much. You also have a lovely wife.

A 1/2 wave antenna is not ground dependent so a 2m 1/2 wave on the driverside fender would work fine, signal would be blocked to the rear but not much you can do about that given your set up. As far as CB antenna a bumper mount would work, may require some braided ground straps to make sure the...

Durability for off road a 102/108" whip and auto-tuner work, ok upto about 40m. A big screwdriver antenna will probably work the best and give the most range of use, but I didn't want to have something so expensive and seemingly fragile hanging off my Jeep. I live in the country and my antennas...

I wouldn't imagine that it would but I can't say 100% positively. If both mics don't have to be active at the same time a relay controlled switch box may be a better idea. A 12 volt switch to operate a relay (or a couple relays) to activate one mic or the other. The switch could be mounted in...

if you made a splitter box that included some diodes to keep from back feeding the mic not being used it should work. And not using both mics at the same time might be a good idea as well.

I would, still a little high priced for me given the few channels and how little power it puts out. The MXT-400 is too much as you can buy the identical radio and program it yourself for half of what they are offering, though that route is not legal. They look the same from the outside....would...

Except the Mobilinkd TNC does not do 300 baud needed for HF APRS. That would be too easy.....

Midland has released 3 new mobile GMRS radios. MXT-105: looks like the 100, 5 watts, with weather channels. $99.00 MXT-115: looks similar to the 100/105, 15 watts, weather channels, and repeater capable. $149.99 MXT-400: Looks like the TYT TH-9000/Baofengtech UV-5001, 40 watts, repeater capable...

As a Tech license holder you would not be able to use the 10m band on that radio as it is FM only. 6m can be fun but rare. Sooo... you could go with a 19" (1/4 wave on 2m) dual band antenna which could be roof mounted or any other dual band antenna that fits your needs. Sounds like you have a...

They operate on the same GMRS frequency/channels so as long as you are on the same channel and Privacy tone they will work.

I wonder if the MXT-400 would be computer programmed? It looks just like a the Baofengtech UV-5001 and the TYT TH9000.. if so you could program the weather channel.

Since Dave mentioned GMRS, Midland does offer a mobile GMRS radio and are supposed to be releasing a couple more models. The one that is currently out is the MXT-100 with 5 watts, a MXT-105 is due out soon...it is a MXT-100 with weather, a MXT-115 is also due out soon with 15 watts..weather..and...

The MXT-115 seems like it would be a decent choice, still small but 15 watts, repeater capable and weather. The MXT-400 though seems a bit high priced ($249.99) considering you can get a TYT TH-9000 (Identical radio) for $125 on Amazon and could program the GMRS channels into it. Not type...

The gas pipe and flange is going to be the most sturdy option, maybe not the prettiest. Unless the neck of an aftermarket mount is short it will move around with a control head or two mounted on top. I have a short mount that works decently well for my TS480 control head but still moves around...