kayn1n32008
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Sorry for essentially repeating what you said already, your advice is spot on as always. I didn't see your response before I replied.
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Best Portable/Mobile ecosystem: NX-5000 line vs Motorola R7 + XPR5000e
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mmckenna
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No, I'm glad we agree.
Really like my 1/4 wave antennas for these applications. I'd suffer out in the flatlands….
kayn1n32008
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I really like them too. They just work, and they are low profile.
If you're possibly dropping your headliner (even part of it) to drill and pull in the NMO mount cable, I'd honestly suggest going ahead and drilling both holes and mounting both NMO mounts now in a single shot. You can always put an NMO weather cap on the unused one, tag the cable with "left" and "right" (or however you want to notate them) and have it ready for later installation of a second radio whenever you get around to it. And you will.
You'll thank yourself later when you don't have to go through the installation again. Kind of along the lines of measure twice, cut once. Measure twice, drill once, install both, done!It will negligibly (if at all) effect any resale value of your vehicle having the extra mount even if you never use it.
kayn1n32008
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Good call. No point in doing it all twice. Us having the second one in already will probably make the OP want to install a second radio faster.
DeoVindice
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Here's a third vote for simple quarterwaves, especially in rough terrain and when operating with high-site repeaters. I have a Laird QWB450 and QWB144 on my service truck, both perform great. Flatland performance is good enough, 3-6dB on the mobile side generally won't make or break things except far out in fringe areas.
Regarding equipment selection, try reading the operator's instruction manuals for each radio. You may find that you prefer one manufacturer or the other's way of doing things.
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