Well, right or wrong, I made a decision and ordered a Yaesu FT-7900R 2 Meter / 70 cm Dual Band FM Mobile Transceiver.
I talked to a local guy I know pretty well who is an old time ham. He thought a dual band 2 meter/ 70 cm would be a good choice for now.
So I ordered the radio from GigaParts. They had the best price I could find on the internet.
I'll probably use it most of the time at home instead of my truck. But I plan on also installing it in my truck occasionally as well.
I've got a 35 amp regulated power supply that I picked up at a yard sale a couple of years ago. I checked it with my volt meter and it puts out a tad over 13 volts. I figured I'd give that a try. And if that don't work, I'll order a better power supply.
Now for antenna recommendations. Due to the snow, frozen ground and extreme temperatures right now I'm not much in the mood to get up on top of my house or to climb my big oak tree and install an antenna.
So I thought for now I might get a J antenna from Arrow Antenna J-Poles and install it on a temporary 25' old fiberglass flagpole I have. After putting the antenna on top of the pole I can strap the antenna pole to a fence post.
Does that sound like a reasonable fix for a temporary antenna until spring?
John
I talked to a local guy I know pretty well who is an old time ham. He thought a dual band 2 meter/ 70 cm would be a good choice for now.
So I ordered the radio from GigaParts. They had the best price I could find on the internet.
I'll probably use it most of the time at home instead of my truck. But I plan on also installing it in my truck occasionally as well.
I've got a 35 amp regulated power supply that I picked up at a yard sale a couple of years ago. I checked it with my volt meter and it puts out a tad over 13 volts. I figured I'd give that a try. And if that don't work, I'll order a better power supply.
Now for antenna recommendations. Due to the snow, frozen ground and extreme temperatures right now I'm not much in the mood to get up on top of my house or to climb my big oak tree and install an antenna.
So I thought for now I might get a J antenna from Arrow Antenna J-Poles and install it on a temporary 25' old fiberglass flagpole I have. After putting the antenna on top of the pole I can strap the antenna pole to a fence post.
Does that sound like a reasonable fix for a temporary antenna until spring?
John