I love that 83” antenna you mentioned earlier. I’d have to stick that on my car’s roof though. I hit enough branches already with the Tram 3500 I have on my truck’s roof lol
NMO Antenna
Base-load permanent is always the “safe” bet.
What makes permanent-mount Larsen or Laird so appealing is that must meet commercial and governmental organizational requirements.
NMO34b + 64” WD640b whip + Springb cover a “best compromise” for nearly anyone. The two above, or Joe Commuter.
It’s tall enough on the one hand, and it’s tough-enough on the other that overhead clearance isn’t such an issue.
It’s low-key.
It can be removed and capped off quite easily.
All antennas need tuning. The availability of VNA (Nano-VNA) makes a PITA task a much simpler process as this antenna combo isn’t set to CB length. It needs more help than the NMO27 normally recommended. But that’s a combo that’s short, and you’ll find complaint from those who’ve tried (not new guys).
Hi-Q BATT connection, and best antenna system. Every rig deserves it.
Here’s roof underside in one like mine. The access point is thru the dome light. I’d want it to be just a little behind that rib for best exterior appearance, but leave that to the owner.
This is a dedicated tool to make that installation clean & easy. Low risk.
The radio in discussion is impressive. There’s no reason to shortchange any aspect.
One can go up in height & price from here, but this is an excellent start.
Best start, unless I miss my guess.
The vacationer isn’t going to notice a difference assuming he’s willing to
also install the right external speaker, and to install his radio where access is easy. I’m assuming that AM/SSB is the minimum in an integrated-NRC radio.
What’s to be heard on the highway is pretty far off from this. It’s not until men get serious that this level is appreciated.
My take is that the better the radio rig the more enjoyable is the experience of use. Better radio rig just gets used more.
The point.
Use is that there’s no radio service or cell app that prevents
stupidity. That’s everyone in tbe left lane seen here. High risk for no reward.
Emergency room physicians will tell you that one can live a nice long-life as an obese chain-smoker with a drinking problem
compared to those who are gunshot or in a serious (not even fatal) automobile accident.
Best radio has many attributes. First is that it trains one to be more attentive.
The rest tends to follow once learns to maintain maximum vehicle separation the day long.
It didn’t take long for the maroons seen above get around the U-Haul family moving themselves and their goods.
Don’t you love the respect the maroons had for man, wife, and children all arranged in a major accident pile-up so as to include them?
I waited and was easily around them a bit later. All alone. As it should be.
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