Recent content by lazydrake

Thanks for all the replies. Will most mobile radios pick up the emergency bands? I really dont have a desire to set up a base radio. My neighborhood has some crazy covenants on antennas. The reason I suggested the vx8r was for the aprs and the ability to take it where I go. When you...

Hello. Great site here, have learned alot over the last couple of weeks. Anyway, I plan on taking the tech exam in the next week or so. With that out of the way I am going to be needing my first radio. I have read that alot people recommend getting a mobile as your first radio. But it...