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I have another meter that is for 2m and, if I remember right 70cm. I had a pretty good one for CB, but it got stolen along with my other radio gear/tools/crimpers/etc. In short, SWR meters have frequency ranges themselves. Also, a SWR meter is 'frequency dependent'. All of that non-transmitted power goes right back down the antenna 'feed line' and back into your radio and burning out the 'rf finals'. For example, CB you do NOT want your SWR to be above 3!!! Even at/near a 3 is pretty bad. Your $$$ radio won't do you shi* if you have a CRAPPY antenna system.ДЄs said earlier, you want your SWR to be as close to 'matching' (i.e. Anyways, antenna is very, VERY KEY into a good radio system setup. Not sire if you are close enough to hit those repeaters or not.Д¬lick to expand.I have CB, HAM, and GMRS/FRS (blister pack radios. My ht is a Alinco DJ-MD5GP dual band DMR radio.Д®dited to fix the pics that didn't show for some seems to have a decent GMRS linked repeater system in your area. I run APRS on the radio and on my phone for visual map spotting other hams. Of course there are also a multitude of repeater up there so I could easily get someone if I needed them by changing freq's. I didn't hear anything on the repeaters in Atlanta today but I didn't make a call either so someone could have been there I wasn't aware of though. Here we have a very active ham community. With ham you also have the ability to go through one repeater and connect to another one along with the added APRS use with digipeaters in the area to broadcast your location to the internet through rf. Ham kicks it up another notch with more power and repeater connectivity. GMRS moves up a notch to where you can access repeaters for better distance range if you are within contact distance or can use direct radio to radio. There is a distance issue with cb though.

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Most common will probably be cb because it's cheap and no license requirement. What it depends on more than anything is what comms the one's you wheel with are using. Ham seems to have a lot more coverage across the state also.Д«ut like as been said before. Not sure if you are close enough to hit those repeaters or not.

They are cheap and if you do a mag mount antenna, after thw trip you can remove everything and store it with your gear.ДЄgain if any one wants photos shoot,me a pm and ill take seems to have a decent GMRS linked repeater system in your area. Handhelds with a antenna on the roof will prob work if you just want to talk with a group within a short distance.

Id say if your using it just to wheel, go small. I know some people who buy the baofeng handhelds that don't have a ham license (im not telling you to do that). Waiting to get a roof rack and bed rack before i add more antennas.

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Plus with this, ican use it as a repeater i read so if i go hiking, i can take a small handheld like the baofeng which has shirt range and talk via mu truck to extend the range.

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My goal is to run this and bluetooth the aprs to a tablet with gps/maps so i can plot people on it when out in the woods and no cell signal. it does require the test, but out of the box it does aprs and i can do 2 freqs at once. I do get ignition noise but havent really looked into it since its my backup comma and if wheeling, im not trying to go 0 to 60 in record time. Not sure on hiw far i can transmit but I heard a semi truck 10+ miles away. Ran with a 4ft tunable fire stick antenna. I have it mounted on the back of,the center console under the cover.

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