Good afternoon,
I'm new to the hobby and passed my tech exam 2 months ago or so. I picked up an ft-8900 last week and I'm looking to get it up and running.
Initially I'm going to hook this up in my vehicle. I know there is an antenna made by Diamond specifically for this radio and based on reviews, it seems to do an OK job on the 4 bands it covers. I'll probably drill another hole for an NMO mount in the roof.
I'm mostly interested in the 70cm/2m bands but I don't want to limit myself by purchasing only a dual band antenna. On the other hand, I'd like to have one that does pretty good on the 70cm/2m for my vehicle and if I decide to move it in to my home, perhaps then I'd be interested in something to cover all bands.
Also, I'm probably going to need a power supply for my home at some point. I have a Pyramid PS12KX but, that only does 10a continuous/12 surge. Any recommendations on what I should look at?
Thanks!
Rob
I'm new to the hobby and passed my tech exam 2 months ago or so. I picked up an ft-8900 last week and I'm looking to get it up and running.
Initially I'm going to hook this up in my vehicle. I know there is an antenna made by Diamond specifically for this radio and based on reviews, it seems to do an OK job on the 4 bands it covers. I'll probably drill another hole for an NMO mount in the roof.
I'm mostly interested in the 70cm/2m bands but I don't want to limit myself by purchasing only a dual band antenna. On the other hand, I'd like to have one that does pretty good on the 70cm/2m for my vehicle and if I decide to move it in to my home, perhaps then I'd be interested in something to cover all bands.
Also, I'm probably going to need a power supply for my home at some point. I have a Pyramid PS12KX but, that only does 10a continuous/12 surge. Any recommendations on what I should look at?
Thanks!
Rob