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Originally Posted by CreeperSleeper
LOL! Thanks for the advice. The problem that I have with getting a mobile first is I have 3 wheelers and am looking at picking up another one. I don't want to be moving the radio from my 80, to the buggy, to the 4Runner, to the 40, etc...
As far as dual or single band, I just need 2M and to be able to monitor 151 mhz
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I used the same reasoning. FAIL!
I really wish I had gone with a cheap mobile first. I did an FT2800 install for a friend two weeks ago and really like the radio. It is simple to understand and easy to operate while driving. My VX7R in contrast is impossible to adjust while driving, I have to stop to change power or squelch settings.
I don't think it would be a huge deal to rig up a quick mount bracket and move a mobile from rig to rig. You would have to chop off the factory power connector and replace it with power pole connectors but the power pole connector is the standard for all emergency HAM agencies anyway.
You will want a mag mount antenna for the HT anyway so thats a wash. I doubt you could get a HT with a speakermic for the $130 that the FT2800 sells for.
Another consideration is the 5W power you typicaly get with a HT. Sometimes I can hear everybody but they either don't copy me at all or my signal is so faint they can't understand me.
Hope this helps.