WRXR255

Kinda my thought as well, but I have to admit I think a properly affixed HT to your hip, within FCC requirements VIA belt clip... Im going to contrary to the look however. I think you will impress those as they will look at it thinking - they know what they are doing, and ask, are you on Grindr?

AKA Tiger Tail / Scorpion Tail... I hear and see mixed information on if something like this helps or not generally on HT use. I am mixed personally on it as I have sometimes had one hanging off my HT, and I THINK it helps a tiny bit, but I wonder if that's a kind of radio voodoo placebo effect. What are your thoughts?

Thanks everyone that suggested the Lido option. I had never heard of them before but they look quite promising and better yet, the prices are reasonable.

That might work. Ive had the car less than a week and not spent much time in it yet to think about that spot at all, so will assess that possibility tomorrow. I do know that spot is normally a micro black hole. Drop a pen, a Bic lighter, your wallet, change, your ex wife... You never get it back out again. You can almost touch it digging in, but it just moves a bit, you never get a grip on it, and just when you think you have it, it slips and you never see it again.

My replacement rig for the Subaru that got totaled in late January is a 2017 Ford Focus - yeah. In the Sube I just screwed it on the dash. Radio is a Btech 25X4, so its got a small footprint, but all the surfaces in this car make the dash impossible to see or access the radio because it would be at a weird angle, and keeping it out of the sun on a hot day is a good idea anyway. The radio is about 4 x 2 x 5 in size at roughly 1 lb. Would mounting this through the headliner work ok in your opinion? Right now, its just sharing the two center consoles cupholders facing up and flopping around some in that hole. It works, but its not the best. Curious on ideas and/or how you did a mount in a weird location.

Yeah, im just wanting to tune some of my crap closer enough. Im hitting a repeater with a UV-5R and the stock antenna at 7 miles from inside my house. When I get serious with my mobile rig is where i want to do a bit better, but im not looking to go pro for sure. Thanks for the feedback.

As the title implies, any recommendations or thoughts?

Sounds like a decent antenna rig, mind sharing the model of it?

This is something I have yet to actually attempt yet but was thinking about it last night, as I have just got a new mobile radio to replace one I had with dual band antenna. That rig was on my last car that got totaled in January taking the rig with it. So, I was just brainstorming if on the new car a dual antenna setup would be more efficient. I was also, as I asked the question, thinking the same thing if the two antennas would cause issues with proximity to each other.

I have a mobile radio that can do multiple bands, specifically for my needs will be 2 Meter and GMRS. I also have two mag mount mobile antennas tuned for those bands with PL-259 connector off the radio for the antenna. Curious if there is a source to buy a ready made switch that would work in a mobile setting that instead of having to pull over and switch the CoAx off the radio from one to the other, I could flip a switch/toggle/lever that could work in a quick and seamless way. I could build one myself I think, but if there is a source out there already, even better. Miss the days you could walk into a Radio Shack(tm) and tell the guy you needed a 10 Pico Farad capacitor, and he would find one. Last time i was ever in one I asked something similar, and he asked if i was needing batteries...

Quick and to the point. Thank You! Will Message them and go from there.

So, double checking my profile info, it shows my current license info for 50% percent since I don't have a HAM, as it is meant. However, I think I transposed my actual license during that step of the profile filling out, So, instead of WRXR255 it shows WXRX255. Cannot find a way to edit/fix this. Im guessing its going to be an admin level fix, or am I missing it?

HT: Lots of Baofengs. UV-5R's, BF-F8's. I bought lots of 10 of each kind when the rumor mill started up about the FCC's banning them. Those got a few of each sold off since then, not sure what my exact number in stockpile of each is currently. Need to pop over to the storage lot and inventory at some point. Bought a few singles of the 5R since then, some I had to 'jail break' with the three key hold/power on method. Not bought a single in a while so do not know if that trick still works. One Btech UV-5X3 - no idea on what I would need that extra band for, but I have it. I had bought a 5R years before all that to use at work. Figured out the frequency, the DCS codes and how to program it, and was fine for a while, but it was a drug... we all know where that rabbit hole leads... Soon after I dug deep into radio, and by proximity the HAM community. Started studying for my Technicians and General. Found the local clubs website and they had a test date coming up, and I e mailed the coordinator several times before then with some questions, but never got a reply. Guess they were just busy like everyone is, so was a bit put off, but let it slide. Showed up on the test day, walked into the room where they were having this shindig, Heard lots of chatter as I approached, but when I walked in, you could hear a pin drop. Before I could even ask if I was in the right place, someone said "Your in the wrong room probably..." I just said "Yeah, I definitely am." and left. Mobiles: Had one of Btechs very first mobiles and cant recall the model, with whatever mag mount they recommended. It got lost when my Subaru got totaled. Right now have a Btech UV-25X4, no antenna yet. Debating still on if its going mobile in my car, or I make it a base unit. I kinda live in a bowl so LOS is not good anywhere, but who knows. Will probably make it mobile.