N4JKD
Amateur Extra
If you have one of these radios, here are accessories I personally recommend:
1. Speaker Mic- The Wouxun mics are not good, as I went through 3 and the wires at the plugs all broke, but Kenwood pinout mics work perfect with these, so I recommend a kenwood mic for versatility and great use for if going mobile
2. Battery Eliminator- This will allow extended use, and draws directly from car battery or home power supply. Remove the battery and put this in its place and talk for as long as you please. The only downfall to me is the fact the cable between the plug and eliminator itself is short.
3. SMA antenna adapter- As you know, this uses a reverse SMA adapter to the bottom of the antenna as compared to the top of the radio, so you will need a female adapter to either a BNC, SO-239, or a double sided female SMA adapter.
4. Spare battery- These batteries last a very long time, but it never hurts to have a backup.
5. DC charger cord- This will plug into the back of the drop in charger, and charge your battery via a car battery. This makes nice for if you are out and about camping, away from the car a short bit, or if power is out for a while, you can charge one battery while using the other.
6. Programming Cable and software- This is pretty much a necessity! Programming through the menu is hell and takes a while. The software allows you to put the info in, plug the radio in and dump the info to it. I have several frequency files saved for different places I am going. Makes programming a dream and saves alot of time. If travel alot, find frequencies for where you are going and repeaters in between, save them in the computer, and keep em for next time.
1. Speaker Mic- The Wouxun mics are not good, as I went through 3 and the wires at the plugs all broke, but Kenwood pinout mics work perfect with these, so I recommend a kenwood mic for versatility and great use for if going mobile
2. Battery Eliminator- This will allow extended use, and draws directly from car battery or home power supply. Remove the battery and put this in its place and talk for as long as you please. The only downfall to me is the fact the cable between the plug and eliminator itself is short.
3. SMA antenna adapter- As you know, this uses a reverse SMA adapter to the bottom of the antenna as compared to the top of the radio, so you will need a female adapter to either a BNC, SO-239, or a double sided female SMA adapter.
4. Spare battery- These batteries last a very long time, but it never hurts to have a backup.
5. DC charger cord- This will plug into the back of the drop in charger, and charge your battery via a car battery. This makes nice for if you are out and about camping, away from the car a short bit, or if power is out for a while, you can charge one battery while using the other.
6. Programming Cable and software- This is pretty much a necessity! Programming through the menu is hell and takes a while. The software allows you to put the info in, plug the radio in and dump the info to it. I have several frequency files saved for different places I am going. Makes programming a dream and saves alot of time. If travel alot, find frequencies for where you are going and repeaters in between, save them in the computer, and keep em for next time.
