[GCARC] Going Mobile on VHF / UHF

[Herb Dyer]

Get one with a big display. Driving and tuning is hard if it's not big.

Herb KT2Y

On Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 8:50 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
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