[GCARC] Going Mobile on VHF / UHF

[Tony Starr]

Thanks guys!

Good answers here, and keep 'em coming.  Karl, glad to hear that I am not
missing a whole lot if I don't go digital.  I have never felt that digital
voice modes were a good fit for ham radio, and having multiple digital
platforms that are not compatible is like the nail in the coffin. And
Vinnie, I was actually wondering if those Chinese radios were any good.
For that price, not a lot to lose just to try one out.  They certainly are
small.  I am still looking, and still considering all of the many options.
Again, thanks for the feedback. 73!

Tony K3TS

On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 8:49 AM Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings All!
>
> I recently replaced my old Ford truck with a very similar one that is ten
> years newer.  The first thing I thought about was putting a mobile
> transceiver in it. In the old days, I always had a 2 meter FM transceiver
> in my vehicles, up until about the mid 90's, but got away from that while I
> was QRT for 20 years or so. For whatever reason, I am now interested in
> doing that again.
>
> The problem now is, there are so many options, maybe too many.  Two meter
> only, dual band, FM only, C4FM, D-Star, etc. And while I prefer FM to any
> digital voice mode, I really want to be where the most activity is. I
> should reveal that I currently have an older Kenwood dual band FM only
> radio in the shack, and a newer Yaesu 2m FM HT, but I really want to buy a
> new or newer used radio for the truck, perhaps with more modes or bands, if
> possible. I just don't know what to get.
>
> So if anyone is currently active on the VHF and UHF voice modes,
> especially from the mobile, please reply and give me some insight,
> especially on where you find the most activity these days. And put it out
> on the reflector if you can, so that others who may be wondering the same
> thing can get the benefit of your feedback. I am looking forward to hearing
> from many of you very soon. Thanks and 73!
>
> Tony Starr, K3TS
>