Im new, need help w set up!

[Borage257]

55 minutes ago, WRUB458 said:

Do you guys know if any other decent stores to buy these mobile radios from besides buy two way radios and mygmrs?

Radioddity.com, Baofengtech.com. search Ebay for used higher end radios.

[Radioguy7268]

Call your local 2-way radio shop. Shops like mine sell good used Motorola or Vertex analog UHF mobiles all day long at under $200, tested, tuned, and ready for install. We don't bother with eBay anymore due to all the seller fees and payment charges. 

[wayoverthere]

I think a few other users can vouch as well, they aren't necessarily the least expensive option, but I've had good dealings with https://used-radios.com/ , including via eBay (username Erac1). Bought 4 radios from them, zero issues, and quick to respond on a couple after sale questions I had.

[WRUB458]

Well I did it. I purchased the Wouxun KG 1000 from buy two way radio. Done. That and my 905’s …antenna is all that left for the 1000….thoughts?

[SteveShannon]

15 minutes ago, WRUB458 said:

Well I did it. I purchased the Wouxun KG 1000 from buy two way radio. Done. That and my 905’s …antenna is all that left for the 1000….thoughts?

Congratulations!  I think you’ll enjoy it. 
 

This thread by another forum user makes the Tram 1486 antenna sound good:

It really depends on how you want to use your radios. If you only want to talk between work and your house, a directional antenna like a Yagi, on a mast at your house and pointed at your place of work might be just what you want. 
If you want to be able to travel in any direction around your house, you’ll want an omnidirectional antenna like the Tram. 
People even use magnetic mount vehicle antennas on steel pizza pans. 
Half the fun is figuring it all out. 

[BoxCar]

2 hours ago, Sshannon said:

It really depends on how you want to use your radios. If you only want to talk between work and your house, a directional antenna like a Yagi, on a mast at your house and pointed at your place of work might be just what you want. 
If you want to be able to travel in any direction around your house, you’ll want an omnidirectional antenna like the Tram. 
People even use magnetic mount vehicle antennas on steel pizza pans. 
Half the fun is figuring it all out. 

Whichever antenna or mount you decide to use, the key is to mount it as high as possible as height increases the range you will cover when transmitting.

[KAF6045]

5 hours ago, Sshannon said:

It really depends on how you want to use your radios. If you only want to talk between work and your house, a directional antenna like a Yagi, on a mast at your house and pointed at your place of work might be just what you want.

Worth mentioning is that you'd want that Yagi oriented for vertical polarization to match mobile or HT orientation, not horizontal (like old TV antennas tended to use).

 

[SteveShannon]

10 minutes ago, KAF6045 said:

Worth mentioning is that you'd want that Yagi oriented for vertical polarization to match mobile or HT orientation, not horizontal (like old TV antennas tended to use).

 

Great point!