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Well, a brand new 2021 Crosstrek Sport is now in the driveway. Getting a radio in this thing is going to be a real trial. I may just end up using a hand held and trying to find a way to clip it to the dash or something. Fortunately, I live in the Los Angeles area and we have tremendous repeater...

I figured under the seat would be the only real option. The dash space is pretty sparse as well. I'm considering a Motorola XPR with remote mic control head but I really wanted dual band. I hear you on the shifting. That's partly why I got rid of the Jeep. I'm looking at the 2021 with the auto...

Hello everyone, it's been awhile since I've been able to post. I used to run a Jeep with a Motorola UHF radio in it but will soon be getting into a Subaru Crosstrek. I'm wondering if anyone has managed to squeeze a dual band ham radio into one of these things? I'm sort of considering an Icom...

If you just want the radio for trail and convoy use then you don't need to get carried away with a big antenna. I use a tiny PCTel antenna on the cowling of my old Jeep YJ and it gives my a good 4-5 miles on simplex. I use it with a 5 watt Motorola radio so its good for repeaters and trail...

If you are used to a CB you'll be pleasantly surprised by the clarity of a UHF FM radio, even a 2 watt hand held. So you might consider starting with the hand held but you will likely want to add a mobile eventually. If you do then the hand held just transitions to a backup/spotter/loaner radio.

Can't really comment on the Kenwood but the Yaesu is an excellent radio. Both my brother and my best friend are running the Yaesu FTM-400 and they are extremely happy with them. The radio handles APRS really well. In fact, my friend just drove from Colorado to SoCal and I tracked him the entire...

I haven't personally used or tested an Anytone. But my buddy in Colorado has one. He was the communications director for the CAP out there and he's a repeater owner. Total radio geek like me and he knows his stuff. He has an Anytone D878 and was impressed by it . He said it was clean on his...

When Baofeng first showed up on our shores I was like everyone else. I got one...hell I still have it. I took it to my buddy with the analyzer and we checked it. It's barely within spec. Others I know have bought them and had them be way out of spec and still others got good ones. They are all...

Well, I'm just glad that more and more off-roaders are making the switch to GMRS and Ham. They are worlds better for off-road communications and much easier to deal with than the big antennas and the squelchy mess of CB. But, as we make the transition, those with experience in radio need to help...

Dilldog, you're not alone in not knowing. The average user wouldn't know because on your end they seem fine. On a scope it's a whole different story. As far as I know, the only way to really see what's happening with a radio is to put it on a service monitor. That's the only time you can see how...

Rose, don't take it personally. if you're happy with Baofeng then have at it. I did this stuff for a job and I know what I'm talking about so I can't in good conscience tell someone they are making a good choice when they ask about buying a Baofeng. This is a free country so do as you like.

Read the ARRL review of the Baofeng. Nine out of ten Baofengs purchased for review FAILED the spectrum analysis test. Don't take my word for it, spend five minutes on Google and see for yourself. I've spent over forty years working with radio and I've used just about every system there is. The...

"Also some people trash talk the little Boafengs but they do work." Those of us who are in the radio business do not hold Baofengs in high regard because they are poorly made. They have a proven track record of poor transmitters that are spectrally dirt and receivers that are wide enough to...

Plus one on the little Salt Shaker antennas! I've used them extensively and they work better than you might think.

When you say it work "worse" what do you mean? Is the receiver not hearing other signals? Is there a lot of noise? Are you not being heard on transmit? A five watt radio into a mobile antenna is plenty of power to get out fine. I run a Motorola Convert-a-Comm in my Jeep and the radio only puts...

For a good low profile antenna that won't get damaged take a look at these: https://sti-co.com/project/flexi-whip-antennas/ I used the UHF model on a van that had to go in a parking structure. The whip is so flexible you can tie it in a knot. Practically indestructible and they work just like...

Any of the wires attached to the radio my be acting as an antenna picking up RFI and bringing it in. Even the shielding of the coax can do this. Often this can be easily fixed by running all of the wires through separate torrid coils. These little snap on devices can bought cheap online and are...

I have mine mounted on the cowling right in front of the passenger side. I've used a Diamond B-10NMO antenna that is only 12" tall and it works pretty good on both VHF and UHF. Best of all it's very inconspicuous.

Coming from a background in public safety communications I would suggest the most likely they just want to limit the number of people that are walking in and out of the repeater sites. You never know what someone will do once there in those buildings at all hours of the day and night. The...

Ham, or ”Amateur“ radio is a series of three license classes that allow operators to use many different radio frequency Band. Ham radio operators can use radios on HF, VHF, UHF and even microwave frequencies. They can also use different modes of radio such as CW (Morse code), FM, AM, Side band...