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OK, first off I've been through the thread below for Communication Radios about 4 times.
http://www.maverickforums.net/forum...ccessories/1770-communication-radio-s-12.html
I'm pretty certain I'll be going with the Kenwood like Glamisfan and doing the diode mod to get vhf freqs. I'm interested in antennae stuff like how did you guys mount them and what type did you get. I really don't want a long or fat antennae so I'm hoping there are some that will work with my needs. Since I'm just looking at using this for rec riding and not racing out in the desert anything over 2 miles range is just a bonus. I'd also like to not have to mount it above the roof line since I hit lots of low hanging branches so if I mounted it somewhere like on the harness bar how much would that degrade the signal and range? Also all those low hanging branches mean I do ride in the forest and since all those trees degrade signal distance I guess thats something to take into account.
Also will need an adapter cable to connect to my Rugged Radio RRP500 comm box. I think Glamisfan listed the one that he ordered but never stated if it wound up working or not. Hope you're reading this GF or I will be sending a PM on that point. Not sure if there are any other cables I need to get other than antennae cable.
http://www.maverickforums.net/forum...ccessories/1770-communication-radio-s-12.html
I'm pretty certain I'll be going with the Kenwood like Glamisfan and doing the diode mod to get vhf freqs. I'm interested in antennae stuff like how did you guys mount them and what type did you get. I really don't want a long or fat antennae so I'm hoping there are some that will work with my needs. Since I'm just looking at using this for rec riding and not racing out in the desert anything over 2 miles range is just a bonus. I'd also like to not have to mount it above the roof line since I hit lots of low hanging branches so if I mounted it somewhere like on the harness bar how much would that degrade the signal and range? Also all those low hanging branches mean I do ride in the forest and since all those trees degrade signal distance I guess thats something to take into account.
Also will need an adapter cable to connect to my Rugged Radio RRP500 comm box. I think Glamisfan listed the one that he ordered but never stated if it wound up working or not. Hope you're reading this GF or I will be sending a PM on that point. Not sure if there are any other cables I need to get other than antennae cable.