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VHF/UHF Mobile Radios

Talk about VHF and UHF mobile radios, installations, programming, and amateur radio mobile setups.

  1. antenna mount options for a sedan - trunk lip vs mag mount?

    Rachel Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 85 views
    Contest King

  2. coax routing on a pickup truck — where do you guys run it

    Lisa Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    Steven Wilson

  3. finally got my 2m/70cm mobile sorted out but now getting weird interference

    Michael O'Brien,
    • 1 reply
    • 163 views
    Patricia Nakamura

  4. finally got the 857D mounted in the truck but now i have an annoying whine

    Brian Murphy,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Emily Davis71

  5. Finally got the 2m/70cm mobile sorted out but now getting interference on receive

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Lisa Patel

  7. antenna placement for dual band mobile — roof vs trunk lip?

    Andrew Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Mountain Ham

  8. finally got the 857d mounted in the truck but now i have an annoying hum

    Sarah Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Sarah Thomas

  9. antenna placement for dual band mobile — roof vs trunk lip?

    Michelle Baker,
    • 1 reply
    • 67 views
    David Thompson

  10. antenna placement on a pickup truck — getting RF away from the cab

    Kevin Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Rachel Martinez

  11. finally got my 2m/70cm radio sorted out in the truck — few things i learned

    Andrew Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Emily Miller

  13. finally got my first mobile setup done but the audio is driving me nuts

    James Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Michael O'Connor

  14. First dual-band mobile install - where to mount control head?

    Emily Thomas74,
    • 2 replies
    • 198 views
    John Mitchell

  15. FT-7900 keeps losing audio when i hit bumps — not the connector though

    James Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 74 views
    Robert Kowalski

  16. finally mounted my 2m/70cm radio in the truck but now i have a weird RF feedback issue

    Michael Peterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Jennifer Walsh

  17. finally got my 2m/70cm rig mounted properly — took way longer than expected

    James Holloway,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    James Holloway

  19. Finally got my 2m/70cm mobile sorted out - took way longer than expected

    James Moore18,
    • 1 reply
    • 59 views
    Robert Kim

  20. ran the coax under the carpet and now SWR is all over the place

    Christopher Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 70 views
    Karen Williams

  21. First mobile VHF/UHF install - need advice on radio choice

    Emily Davis,
    • 2 replies
    • 602 views
    Mike Rodriguez

  22. finally got my 2m/70cm rig mounted properly but now weird noise on receive

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 98 views
    Rebecca Martinez

  23. antenna placement on a pickup truck — where did you end up mounting yours

    David Anderson74,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Ashley Wilson27

  25. finally got the 578 mounted in the truck but now i have a weird hum on transmit

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Steve Johnson

  26. finally got my 2m/70cm rig mounted in the truck, few questions

    CQ Op,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Rachel Adams

  27. finally got my 857D mounted in the truck but the SWR is all over the place

    Sarah Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Amanda Garcia

  28. finally mounted the 2m/70cm radio in the truck but SWR is weird on 70cm

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Linda Wilson

  29. coax routing through firewall on my truck — did i do this right?

    Ham Fan,
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
    Sarah Mitchell94

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