What do YOU run in the mobile?

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In truck, on AM, a Galaxy 959 through a KL-60 with dual 4' whips.
In car on SSB, a Bearcat 980SSB through a KL-203p with a TS-2500S.

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Hey guys; just joined in forum and getting into radios. Mounted a General Lee in my freightliner Cascadia yesterday. I'm using a predator 27" antenna mounted on a bird perch mirror mount. Used good coax(18') and had swr's set when radio installed. All is good with sound(send & receive) but still not getting out very far. And ideas?
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Just thought I'd post an update......I'm currently running that Uniden 980 SSB I was talking about in my first post along with an RM Italy KL-203P with a K40 magnet mount antenna. The SWRs are around 1.2 couldn't be happier with that set up. Been using it for about 3 months now and have gotten really good reports on recv and trans. I'll soon be getting a SIrio 5000 or a Wilson 5000. I think for "getting out" more, I would suggest that you might want to consider a longer antenna. In my experience height is might! You might also try a linear amp but make sure your antenna and coax can take the wattage the amp will put out......73's :cheers: :cheers:
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So far that's what i got. just picked up the 200 a couple days ago, still figuring out some of it's features.
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In my big truck I am running a Connex 3300HP with Space Cadet mods, and a 48" Francis, and in my pick-up I'm running a Cobra 29LTD Chrome with a 36" Francis. I have 2 Palomar 250's that are yet to be installed.
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CRE 8900 to RM Italy KL 203P to Syncron TVI/300NLS Low Pass Filter to Astatic PDC1 100 Watt SWR Meter to Wilson Little Wil Antenna
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2012 Hyundai Sonata running a Cobra29LTD, peaked and tuned With a K-40 Management mount antenna.
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kept it clean,
i took out the ashtray and simply slid in a radioshack unit, hooked to a base-loaded avanti on the roof.
i also run 10-40wt in it :clown: :biggrin: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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443 Arizona wrote:kept it clean,
i took out the ashtray and simply slid in a radioshack unit, hooked to a base-loaded avanti on the roof.
i also run 10-40wt in it :clown: :biggrin: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hey Arizona, does yours have the speaker on the bottom? Does it echo being confined in the ashtray compartment? I'm thinking of doing similar
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I have a Cobra 29 lx with a Li'l Wil Wilson on the roof.
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Uniden PC78elite. With tune up and a Wilson 500
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galaxy dx 959b and a Wilson 1000 mag on a 08 f150
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Uniden 980ss, Firestik II using a galaxy mic and a TC-300 when I need a little boost. Also run a Galaxy 94hp sometimes, but that is a big, heavy radio and it usually is sitting in my ham shack being used as a base.
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