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  1. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:13 PM
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    You can use a handheld but then you’re limited in power, some features, and you’ll need two antennas unless you want to swap those as well. Antenna is the most important thing with radio, I can beacon 80+ miles at 5 watts with my truck antenna, but only around 6 with the smaller one.

    Unless you just want the radio laying around somewhere or you have cubby space in both vehicles
     
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  2. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:14 PM
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    Agreed. I might just jump on an external antenna for my handheld first, its pretty weak when you're trying to use it from inside a metal box.
     
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  3. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:16 PM
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    The antenna already articulates on its own. You don't need a folding mount. You pull up on the antenna a little bit and the antenna hinge comes out of the base cup, then it folds over.
     
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  4. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:18 PM
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    UV-5R is $27 with connector. Haha. There's always options.


    And regarding power poles I'm not sure to be honest . I hacked some weather Pak plugs
     
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  5. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:25 PM
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    DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!!

    But seriously, I just watched a youtube video and I see what you're saying. I was more thinking of that mount so I can put any antenna up there easily. And I need a mount anyway. Where did you get that plate you're using.
     
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  6. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:25 PM
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    Which SAT Freq's are you transmitting on?
     
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  7. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:28 PM
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    I think there's only 2 right now. Psat and .....forget the other. Unless the ISS is back up
     
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  8. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:28 PM
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    Fair consideration I suppose.

    It's actually a backer plate for an ARB air compressor I had laying around. Already drilled for 1/4 inch hardware, so it just made sense to cannibalize it.
     
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  9. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:29 PM
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    so the major downside to a prinsu mounted antenna is lack of good ground?
     
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  10. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:30 PM
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    It'll work ok for the upper range of 1.25m and lower range of 70cm. .mil satcom traffic you can see the radio receive, but it is just static because I don't have the crypto board. The powers that be tend to keep those under wraps.
     
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    I can reach out just fine with mine mounted on the prinsu .and I'm on a corner rail. I've got 38 miles simplex
     
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  12. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:33 PM
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    what did you use to mount up your antenna?
     
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  13. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:34 PM
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    Uh crap. Lemme dig into the photo archive
     
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  14. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:35 PM
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    My antenna doesn't need a ground so it works just fine.
     
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  15. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:35 PM
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    Those are both VHF, no? 144.xxx?
     
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  16. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:36 PM
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    IMG_20180626_193119.jpg IMG_20180626_193101.jpg IMG_20180622_125631.jpg
     
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    thank you. I'm rolling with that exactly then.
     
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    Uh I think one of the Psat birds is a uhf downlink
     
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  19. Mar 7, 2019 at 2:42 PM
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    I spend a lot of time bushwacking ( a new truck haha ) and it's great because it's a piece of cake to fold down.

    They give this metal sheet for the clamp screws. I burried the screws right into the aluminum. With that being said I've also got a half way antenna up there too so.
     
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  20. Mar 7, 2019 at 4:01 PM
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    Isn't the x-wing just a part of the antenna?

    123_1-7.jpg
     
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