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Congrats and welcome. I have seen it take about 12 days for a callsign to appear on the FCC ULS. This depends somewhat on how and how quickly the VEs submitted the tests.

IMO for getting down the trail a 102" whip IS the right antenna, it can take a beating. I wouldn't want to risk an expensive antenna. I run MFJ Hamtennas (hamstick type) on my Jeep and they get smacked against trees daily getting off/on my property. They are cheap too, 102" whips are about $30...

Not necessary to "see" them but they must be within arms reach. I can make most any adjustments necessary without looking at any of my radios so having to see them isn't an issue. However, I do prefer to be able to look at them if needed to see what channel, repeater, frequency I am on.

True, it depends on the operator/driver. I am use to driving with an antenna that is 12'6" in the air but as you said it's not hard to get out and secure the antenna down if needed.

Nope.. it's the same size as the threads on the bottom side of the antenna mount. (as circled and lined in pic) You could drill out the mount though to allow the bulkhead connector to fit. Bulkhead connector...

What you could do it use coax with a 3/8" nmo mount on the antenna end so that it will fit through the hole on the mount you already have. http://www.amazon.com/Tram-2250-Assembly-Mobile-Antenna/dp/B00TUG36UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463590278&sr=8-1&keywords=3%2F8%22+nmo+with+coax+with+pl+259...

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Maybe...barely. At that point you might be better off buying some of the FRS radios and throw one in each vehicle rather than worrying about mounting a CB and running coax and where to put an antenna...

There should have been an exposed wire in there that you cut to tune the antenna. Not relevant. Length of coax does not matter with a properly mounted antenna which I think may be the case here. Punisher: What is your SWR? Did you remove any paint from the mount and the body of the vehicle...

Worked a station almost 1200 miles away this morning while mobile, with a "beautiful signal" report. The antenna is mounted above the driver's rear taillight and the station was behind me and to my driver's side, completely opposite of the "ground plane".... I am ok with the sacrifice of having...

Not only that but I wonder how many people who bought a Baofeng radio and threw it in the bottom of their bag will know how to use it if they ever need to. After the radio being packed away for no telling how many years, are they going to remember how to set a offset and tone if needed...

Do your calculations take into account that the roof mounted antenna is a mag mount and the fender mount is not? I don't think the difference is what you state even if both antennas were permanent mount and performance would be much closer considering the roof mounted antenna is using a mag mount.

As others my left and right are the same. I have one of my Hyper Memories set with 146.52 on the left and the local repeater I use on the right. I have another HM scanning memories on the left and local repeater I use on the right. I have another HM with a UHF simplex freq on the left and the...

It will work, but may I ask your reasoning? A radio on receive won't draw enough to drain your battery and being able to turn the radio on without having to turn on the vehicle can be nice.

Unusedusername.... excellent setup both Jeep and Trailer.

I had seen a number of people complain about this on reviews, but it hasn't bothered me. I know where the buttons I use the most are, it's not like I am programming memories or trying to set up crossband repeat while I am driving. Been using mine in a dusty hot Jeep for almost 2yrs now with no...

Enjoying the build, keep up the good work.

A dual band mobile antenna would work fine with the Baofeng and then later with a mobile. The coax should be fine so it can be reused. I use a Browning BR-180 from Amazon and have beat it against trees weekly for at least the last year and it has held up fine. If you want to drop about 3x as...

For informational purposes the 8800 does crossband repeat as well.

Something like this? http://www.gamiviti.com/html/products_antennamounts.html Honestly you could probably make your own...