[Elecraft] portable radio recommendations wanted

2011-01-14 Thread dave
what mobile/portable radio do you recommend for using during a field day or using during a trip? what is a good antenna for using with a mobile unit? elecraft offers a buddipole and buddistick antenna have you used this type and what is your opinion of these? everthing will need to be

Re: [Elecraft] portable radio recommendations wanted

2011-01-14 Thread Mike WA8BXN
With a technician license you will be band limited. You get mostly CW on the HF bands, and some voice on 10 meters. Probably you will start out on VHF/UHF. I would therefore suggest a combination 2 meter/440 MHz FM transceiver. It could be hand held if you want but that would be lower power A

Re: [Elecraft] portable radio recommendations wanted

2011-01-14 Thread Fred Jensen
On 1/14/2011 11:49 AM, dave wrote: what mobile/portable radio do you recommend for using during a field day or using during a trip? K2. KX1 if the trip is on foot. what is a good antenna for using with a mobile unit? Put RF current into it and anything will radiate. Tom, N6BT [of