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That's about as good as it gets. Nice meter too!

I have had issues with SWR and proximity to metal objects. Many years ago, I put an AR10 Ringo Ranger onto a mast that was side-mounted on a 9 foot iron roof vent pipe 9 (apartment building). The only thing that lowered the SWR was getting all of the antenna above the top of the pipe. I...

Transvestite hooker in a red dress, that is.:tt1:

Does the whip bounce back and hit the cab?

Follow up for Wireweasel and Longhorn Thanks for the detailed replies. I am inclined to try the 102" for starters. Longhorn mentioned issues with sway. Does the 102" ever actually hit the cab? How does it do at highway speeds? Thanks again, JD

Thanks, dudes. Yah, I'd use a rear stake hole, but there's always been something about that aesthetically that I don't like. The predator coil is probably a little too conspicuous, but then again 102" is pretty bodacious. I just got a Magnum 257 and I'm itching to get on the air. My...

Hi, I'm looking at putting a stakehole mount in my F150 (Breedlove EZN) and I'd prefer to use the stakehole in the front of the bed by the cab. I'm concerned that SWR will be a problem because of the proximity of the cab. I'm considering one of the following: 1) 7' Firestik 2) 120" whip...

Reliability and cost are not correlated precisely. Have you ever used a satphone? They are very positionally finicky and susceptible to call-drop. Amateur VHF/UHF gear is cheaper than export gear, especially when factoring-in the cost of base antennas. I argue that with the majority of...

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Do you live in Columbus? We should try some local comms sometime. I'm in the Hilliard area.

It's a tricky one, because a $60 difference on a $300 is very significant. If it was half, I'd say WTF. Too bad sparky gets a bad rap, because his prices are excellent. Same with copper. I guess you get what you pay for.

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I emailed with him, and his price was the same as Walcott's. But, I'd have to spend Ohio sales tax and gas to get there and back, adding a total of about $60 to my final price. I really want a 2950dx that hasn't been tortured by a tech who doesn't care what he's doing.

Robb, Just playing devil's advocate: Is using a non type-accepted radio and running >4 W am power a RIGHT? If it's against federal law, 10 out of 10 judges would say that it's not a right. I'm just sayin'........

Yes, gamegetter, I saw that. It says "I don't think I want to..". Perhaps he was mistakenly under the impression that the the test is difficult or expensive. Alternatively, maybe he is a tax-evader or a felon. Those would be other reasons to not try and get licensed.

Great point! 2M beam antennas are inexpensive and very easy to put up if you wanted to make SSB really work. - even on a TV mast. However, the rigs capable of 2M SSB are a bit more spendy than the average mobile VHF radio.

VHF ham gear is much less expensive than exports, not to mention the potential legal fees you could pay if you choose to operate illegal power from a fixed and thus easily triangulable position. I suggest that you go to: Amateur Radio Repeater database - Updated daily to see if there...

Cost of two amateur 2M HTs = ~$200 Using repeaters, 60 miles doesn't even merit this long of a discussion. Export radios plus beam antennas on towers = thousands. We're not even factoring in the fact that you'd be breaking the law with export radios running power from a base station...

I assume that you're referring to the free status of the USA before the Pilgrims got here. Get your ham license. No mobile CB or Export is going to get you 50 miles between mobile stations unless one of them is sitting on a mountain top.

That makes this much easier - I live in Columbus. He's 45 minutes away. Think I'll give him a call.