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Oh..one last question for the night. So I was looking at some cheaper HT's while I save up for a TH-D72. I notice that the Baofengs, specifically the F8HP, 8 watts, can use 2m-70cm BUT you can also manually punch in FRS frequencies. I know technically this is a no no, even after lowering the...

I've been reading a lot about repeaters and still don't think I quite understand. What I think i know: Ham radios can reach super long distances because of repeaters which are basically giant transceivers way up high. You can chat with someone far away using that repeater BUT everyone else...

Thanks. Its encouraging to hear. I was pretty disheartened reading that the old folks like @J.W. only get on HAM to talk about equipment, politics, and the weather. Good to know I can actually use this "tool" for my intended purpose and have a side hobby with it as well. I recall at least two...

I did not think about the power usage. I am obviously fairly oblivious to many of these concepts but I'll give it a shot. I am assuming that by using less power, you are not broadcasting as far. And if you are not broadcasting as far there is less chance of you intruding on someone, and less...

Hi. First of all I want to say thank you all for the warm welcome/answers. I was half expecting some umm.. less then pleasant banter with the way the WWW is these days. So yeah, appreciate the patience shown from everyone! Back on topic. So is it fair to say that out away from heavy populated...

So.. I've been doing a lot of reading, prepping for my tech test, even ordered a mobile unit to put in my vehicle ahead of time. Every time the question is ask about which way to go: CB, HAM, GMRS, people seem to almost scream HAM. So that's the route I went. There are just so many pro's to it...

I am going for a semi hoisted solution. Below for video of what I am talking about. I'll report when once I try it. The only thing different I will be doing is that I will have the RTT on a folding table to remove some of the travel distance. I think I can alone pick up the back end.. swing it...

Helloo! My first post here. Just getting into the overland scene. So I have a RTT mounted on a rack, on top of a truck topper so its pretty high up. I believe the tent sits 7" 2-3 inches up in the air? In any case I got it up by flipping it onto the tailgate and then flipped again onto the roof...