Colorado B.S. Thread

The Kenwood 710g also has a GPS unit and is dual band with options that make it almost complete.

 

It's like a cricket phone vs a smart phone

 

Ok whats dual band?

 

Dual band, it operates on 2m and 70cm frequencies. Each license level has an increase in avalable frequencies or bands. Hf, uhf and vhf. Uhf and vhf are the less restricted most popular bands that we get access to with the basic amateur operator license. Some others are reserved for commercial TV and radio others for emergency services or businesses. All this will make more sense as you begin studying

 

That's where I got mine, and it was only $20. Of course, this was now 16 years ago. And theirs on Amazon is coming in at $80 (though some much more reasonable used offers on fleabay). Or maybe that's the step up from the one I have; I haven't seen it in a while. But there are several on Amazon in that price range. Seems like the step up from that level jumps to $100ish. Which I guess if you're whacking your antenna a lot or changing things and constantly needing to re-tune, sure. But I don't think I've even used this thing once a year, and that's counting doing other people's. I wasn't about to spend more on the meter than I did on the radio either. For that much I'd look for a radio with SWR built in.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/colorado-b-s-thread.131441/page-4130#post-11727429

Chatty in here this morning. Or was that yesterday and today... I was sick all last week and still recovering, so time has so little meaning.

Maybe we should have a 'communications' sticky for CB/Ham info/discussion. Seems to come up on a regular basis.

 

Mine is mounted on the bamf bed mount.

 

Does ham use the same antenna as the cb antennas

 

No.

 

Some antennas will work for multiple bands ie the one I have is for both 70cm and 2m so 1 antenna for the 710g and another for cb

 

who this?

 

From all this snow...one frozen squirrel causality...RIP

 

WTF!

Cut him down, dip him in some lacquer and let him live on forever as a hood ornament

 

Fo realz? Is he dead?

 

I am shipping this creature to you than.

 

Make sure to keep him frozen so I can fry him up.

 

I bought a couple BaoFangs, they work ok for the price.

http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

Still not as good as a 110W kenwood.

https://www.pciraceradios.com/products/110w-race-package-10?variant=7911460037

Make sure your truck is running when you key up to get the max power/range out of the radio.

I have an old Icom 208H in my truck. At 50W I could get 40-50 miles in flat terrain.

I have the Chirp software and program cable for the baofang's if anyone is interested.

 

Turn him into dip.

 

We will need a moment of silence before you fry it up

 

Cool Ranch Squirrel dip for the next mod day!