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VHF/UHF Mobile Radios

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

  1. First mobile install on my truck, few questions before I drill holes

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    John Johnson16

  2. mobile VHF/UHF setup — antenna placement driving me crazy

    Sarah Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Steven Wright

  3. Grounding mobile VHF/UHF antenna on painted roof rack?

    Sarah Johnson,
    • 2 replies
    • 140 views
    Sarah Johnson

  4. finally got my FT-7900 mounted properly but now weird noise when i key up

    Emily Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 162 views
    David Davis41

  5. Finally did a proper dual band install in the truck — few things I learned the hard way

    Gregory Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Brazil Ham

  7. finally got the 2m/70cm mobile sorted out but have a question about the antenna placement

    Amanda Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Sarah Garcia

  8. first mobile install on my truck — did I screw up the antenna placement?

    Sarah Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    David Park

  9. coax routing through firewall on my truck — anyone done this cleanly?

    Michelle Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 105 views
    David Chen

  10. finally got my 857d mounted in the truck but now i have a weird noise issue

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    David Wilson59

  11. finally got my 857d mounted but the audio is driving me crazy

    Jennifer Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 54 views
    Steve Wilson

  13. antenna mount options for a sedan — what are you guys using

    Bob Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 58 views
    Jessica Davis18

  14. finally got my 2m/70cm rig mounted properly — took way longer than it should have

    Emily Wilson23,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    Nancy White

  15. finally did the dual band mobile install in my truck — few questions

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Tom Wilson

  16. First mobile installation - help with antenna tuning and SWR?

    Catherine O'Brien,
    • 2 replies
    • 370 views
    Michael Stevens

  17. FT-7900 mount location driving me crazy

    Nicole Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 84 views
    Ashley Johnson

  19. Dual band mobile comparison: Kenwood vs Icom vs Yaesu reliability

    Morse Coder,
    • 2 replies
    • 361 views
    Morse Coder

  20. antenna placement on the truck — roof vs trunk lip vs hood

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    James Anderson

  21. First mobile install - power vs antenna question?

    Karen Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 190 views
    Karen Williams

  22. FT-7900 install in my truck - coax routing question

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Microwave Guy

  23. antenna mount options for a sedan — whats actually worth doing

    Brian Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 80 views
    Rachel Adams

  25. antenna placement on a sedan — running out of good spots

    John Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    CQ Op

  26. finally got the FTM-500 mounted but now i'm getting a weird buzz on transmit

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    John Patterson

  27. antenna placement on my truck cab - getting weird SWR readings

    Contest King,
    • 1 reply
    • 79 views
    Contest King

  28. finally did a proper mobile install, few things i learned the hard way

    Ashley Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Sarah Mitchell

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