[What base antenna is the best bang for the Money?]

just came to add my 5 cents. has anyone tried a jpole? i had very good results on jpole but for other frequencies, i like it as an option the same as a 1/4 wave ground plane. 

[New GMRS HT Pending - Wouxun KG-UV9G]

congrats on your wouxun and your HAM ticket. i got the same HT last week and agree with u about the screen issue but i don't care, i like full duplex and cross band features it has. for instructions i looked for videos in youtube. i made one on how to use the fm radio.

The GMRS version is on sale on the twowayradio website, i think its a great option for gmrs being a 5 watt HT with great receiver. there's other options, like retevis or motorola, but this one wins in my opinion. 73 kd2ovm wqwc248