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  1. Your best bet would be a commercial license and commercial grade radios. Almost all the radio dealers can help you decide on exactly what radios and the number of frequencies you would need. My suggestion is for VHF itinerant band radios and frequencies, unless you are going to be in the same area for more than a year or two. Then you would want regular business channels still in the VHF band for coverage. Your HQ or base would need a base station and commercial grade antenna system. Be aware though that just having the radios doesn't mean you'll always have contact with your base or handhelds because of the terrain you'll be working in.

  2. 50 minutes ago, WRZE995 said:

    A true 50 watt radio at 13v needs just under 4amps.

     

    All the 50W rated radios I've seen (and used) all need better than 10 Amps but less than 15. I sure would like to know what radio you've got that puts out 45 - 50W on UHF and only draws 3A.

  3. What do you mean when you ask for next steps? For a graduated understanding of radio basics, look to your local Community College. They may have electronics courses that will teach you about how the guts work inside the radio, but not much about antennas or signal transmission or reception. The course IS the basic building block needed. Ham radio courses can teach you about transmitters, receivers, and antennas, but not the electronics behind them.

  4. 2 hours ago, Sshannon said:

    No, those battery tabs are not Anderson Power Poles.  They’re Faston connectors, which are more commonly called quick disconnects and they’re available at almost every hardware store.  They’re available in two sizes, 187 (3/16”) or 250 (quarter inch).  The ones in the picture look like they’re the smaller size. 

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTON_terminal

    I didn't say they were Power Pole connectors. I said Power Pole connectors would fit on them.

  5. 1 hour ago, nokones said:

    Where did I state a location dictates the class of station?

    You have stated it many times with your interpretation of Fixed Station. You have stated several times that a station that doesn't move is, by definition, a fixed station. That is an incorrect interpretation, as fixed stations are primarily used to transfer data from one fixed point to another. A control station triggers another, usually remote, station to begin or cease operation, while a base station is used to communicate with either other base or mobile stations. Pressing your PTT to trigger a repeater to carry your information automatically renders your station a control station, as it is controlling the operation of the repeater. Simplex between two stations is classified as base-to-base traffic or base-to-mobile traffic, depending on where the remote unit is located.

  6. Kenny, You are flat wrong in stating that a transmitter location defines how it is classified. The use of the station determines the class. If a station only communicates with one other station, then you could consider it a fixed station. Yes, some fixed stations do communicate with more than one other station, but the others are usually receive only. Golf course or farm sprinkler systems are examples of one-to-many, while microwave is an example of a one-to-one system. Radios used under parts 95 and 97 are either base stations, control stations or repeater stations.

  7. 8 hours ago, WSAA635 said:

    I really prefer the versatility of an actual transceiver vs just a scanner since I scan so few channels. 

    Also,  if I'm going to be limited to UHF only then maybe the KG-805g would work just as well as the 905g, Plus it'd be $20 bucks cheaper. 

    It's odd though that the 805g has an FM Radio but the 905g doesn't and neither have NOAA Weather Radio.

    You are suffering from "analysis paralysis" in that you are so wrapped in your comparisons that you've lost sight of your original objective. 

  8. 7 hours ago, WRWE456 said:

    The problem with the "one radio to rule them all" concept is it's the "jack of all trades master of none" thing. For one thing to get good results with all the different bands you need antenna's for each band. An antenna for FM is not going to work well on AM and vice versa. That's likely why the KG-UV9P did not work well on the AM air band. He even says that on the Better Safe Radio site. That you will need a different antenna for air band to work well.

    A common misconception. Tuned antennas are needed for transmitting, not for receiving. The radio receiver tunes any length of wire to the desired frequency but the longer the receiving antenna is, the stronger the received signal. (More surface to pick up signals.)

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