Thread: Recommendation for basic in-car UHF

Originally Posted by wizard1963

Got to agree with all the guys saying Icom. Best bit of kit out there built to mil. Specs great heat sink superb unit. I've had GME &Uniden not a patch on the Icom. As for send/receive distances, this is Ariel / cable quality related. You get what you pay for. I run 2 different ones around town is a 6db benelic on big bush trips it's a 9db white stick costs a bit but we'll worth the effort when in the sticks.

Yes the aerial and the coax play a big part even more so aerial position

Elevated feed aerials work better IMHO than the big fiberglass posts as they have less wind resistance and don't flop around as much

I also have found that for coastal and hilly areas around here the 3db whip which is only 6in long works the best on my elevated feed I also have 6db aerial I carry for when I head out west over the range and I carry a 9db for trips away and they all screw onto the elevated feed out on the front bar

Originally Posted by lokka

Yes the aerial and the coax play a big part even more so aerial position

Elevated feed aerials work better IMHO than the big fiberglass posts as they have less wind resistance and don't flop around as much

I also have found that for coastal and hilly areas around here the 3db whip which is only 6in long works the best on my elevated feed I also have 6db aerial I carry for when I head out west over the range and I carry a 9db for trips away and they all screw onto the elevated feed out on the front bar

Back in the day of the ssb cb radio I had mine mounted on a roof rack bar middle of the roof best reception ever. Of course it was tuned as well. I ran a little rubber gutter mount for local and a big whip for distance work. Those were the days. I know a truckie says he still runs an AM radio for when he wants to chat to other drivers, stops the dick heads coming in over the top all the time. 1 does get ****ed off with all the crap on UHF. Still have my old Dick Stick for ssb cost a fortune in the old days, not worth a cent now.