Russell- Congrats on the Tech license. You started an interesting thread. As I see it you are on a sport bike looking to keep in contact through varied terrain with 12 or so other bikes. I'm a Gold Winger, with over a decade on the marque, and we use our CBs, contrary to some comments here. It's not always easy and there are limits with distance and terrain. I seen some pretty amazing HT VHF/UHF set-ups on Wings-APRS and all! You speak of requirements and I'm not sure what exactly you need. Reading between the lines, there seems to be a direction to be in contact with all riders on the ride 100% of the time. The rig has to fit on/in your scoot. An unspoken requirement is that every rider on the ride is a licensed ham. A potential requirement is to able to contact emergency responders whenever needed. I don't think that any of these is a reasonable requirement. Sport riders in the Front Range near Denver/Boulder/Ft Collins most often are seen with the FRS clip on transceivers. I have seen no sport rider using CBs. Still there are areas and terrain where communications are minimal-even with satellite phones!
When the problem looks insurmountable, perhaps a requirement revisit is the answer. First, 12 bikes in a group presents certain risks to all on the road-cagers, too. Operating a radio while riding twisties is a distraction that I think may be counter productive. I suggest that there are other ride models that may be more beneficial to you and your friends. Breaking into smaller, more manageable groups-say of 3-5 bikes, might be suggested. Smaller groups are more likely to maintain a closer distance lead to drag. Tighter groups would be able to maintain contact with each bike in the group at a lower wattage. FRS helmet radios are less expensive and are designed for your application. If you do find a radio that will fit the next problem will be an antenna and installation that won't make the scoot look trashed. Good luck with the problem. Jin KC0TRK -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Could-this-operate-on-a-motorcycle-tp7588505p7588588.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
