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An 8 watt HT. Tonfa? Looks just like a BF

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JCNHB

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Ok. thanks. I just didn't want to get so caught up in the hobby that I buy a bunch of stuff I won't use ultimately.

I'm going to play with what I have for a while and save up for mobile unit.

I have a drill but I think professional installation of the antenna mount will be better.

Thanks everyone again. It helps me get some direction in where I'm headed with this hobby.




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Ok. thanks. I just didn't want to get so caught up in the hobby that I buy a bunch of stuff I won't use ultimately.

I'm going to play with what I have for a while and save up for mobile unit.

I have a drill but I think professional installation of the antenna mount will be better.

Thanks everyone again. It helps me get some direction in where I'm headed with this hobby.




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One thing about this hobby, you can never have too many radios :lol: I'm sure you'll find a good use for just about everything you can buy.

I agree, if you're not too comfortable drilling into your car, get a radio shop to do it for you. When I had mine done, it was a brand new car and I couldn't bring myself to drill into the roof of a new car. I had the local radio shop in town that installs the local Police radios do my install. For about $50 they drilled the hole, supplied the NMO mount, coax, and PL259 connector and ran the coax through the headliner and down the frame to where I had my radio installed.
 
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