Go Richard!
Holy Smokes, that makes three FSWers that will have tested in two months, Mac says no less than
five met on the air, this morning, and two more studying up for the first test!
I just picked up my GMRS license and sit for the technician test on 9/8. I bought a Wouxun 6D handheld and am starting the search for vehicle units. It would be nice to have the sub-forum to serve as a radio friendly discussion group and to act as a FSW freq coordinator for all of us.
Just went through all this, HCM2B, and it was great fun thinking through all the options. You could
stick with your Wouxun and connect it to a VHF/UHF antenna mounted on your car (The handhelds
don't work well when used inside the vehicle) or really go for it and try to setup for HF in the car, as well.
I've setup a 'ham box' in the back of the truck with the radio and a spare car battery that powers
everything and gets recharged when the car is running. The cool thing about that is the radio can
be run without the car running and the spare battery can also power lots of other things for
outdoor adventures (Without risking running down the main car battery).
I'm still vetting HF antenna options for the truck but VHF/UHF is working very well!
Terence