[GCARC] Going Mobile on VHF / UHF

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-----Original Message-----
From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of Herb Dyer
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2021 7:22 PM
To: Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com>
Cc: GLOUCESTER CLUB <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [GCARC] Going Mobile on VHF / UHF

Get one with a big display. Driving and tuning is hard if it's not big.  <--
Excellent point, Herb.

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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