Cheap Comms - Baofeng Radios

[brutal]

from a ways back on this thread:

A few resources I've been using to study for the technician license:

Older (third edition) of the ARRL manual:
http://w2sbp.weebly.com/uploads/6/5/...nse_manual.pdf

Very concise study guide:
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/upl...guide-v1-1.pdf

Practice Exams (free registration required):
http://arrlexamreview.appspot.com/index.html

And other practice exam / study site (free registration required):
https://hamstudy.org/

This is the video I watched.

https://youtu.be/RGluTpM7_K8

Took practice tests off of hamstudy.org and hamexam.org

Thanks!

[DenverGP]

from a ways back on this thread:

A few resources I've been using to study for the technician license:

Older (third edition) of the ARRL manual:
http://w2sbp.weebly.com/uploads/6/5/...nse_manual.pdf

Very concise study guide:
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/upl...guide-v1-1.pdf

Practice Exams (free registration required):
http://arrlexamreview.appspot.com/index.html

And other practice exam / study site (free registration required):
https://hamstudy.org/

[00tec]

For you more experienced folks: Do reasonably decent antennas exist that could be used for a 25w radio on a truck that aren't tall? I have considered putting a radio in the truck, but dont want to deal with a whip that will get screwed up in a car wash.

[DeadElephant]

For you more experienced folks: Do reasonably decent antennas exist that could be used for a 25w radio on a truck that aren't tall? I have considered putting a radio in the truck, but dont want to deal with a whip that will get screwed up in a car wash.

Antenna needs to be matched to freq you plan on using. Assuming 2M and 70cm this is really popular Larsen NMO2/70B. Its about 35".

[Irving]

There is a certain image that people with 25W HAM radios in their vehicles have, and "car wash" isn't it.

[brutal]

There is a certain image that people with 25W HAM radios in their vehicles have, and "car wash" isn't it.

Takes all the bumper stickers off.

[iego]

I've been researching antennas for my truck too, and I have pretty much settled on a fender mount like this one.

I've been thinking about two of these, actually, one for each side of the truck. One to run the 25W 2M/70cm? HAM Radio Antenna on, and one (on the other side) to run a CB Radio Antenna to. Both Antennas, plus power, can then be run through the firewall to the actual radio mount, which I am thinking of doing on the center of my dash/console using a bracket like this one.

The only other one I am considering is one that mounts behind the third brake light, but as you say, that makes for a mighty tall antenna.

-John

[brutal]

I'm struggling with antenna mounting (on the cheap) with my Dodge.

I have a fender bracket on the driver side for my cb antenna now, but they don't make a mirror copy for the passenger side.

[iego]

My 3D logic is not very good, but can't you just turn the bracket around and voila, it mounts on the passenger side?

-John

[brutal]

My 3D logic is not very good, but can't you just turn the bracket around and voila, it mounts on the passenger side?

-John

Negative, angled - compound bends due to the curved sides of the hood.