he speaks the truth!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:27 PM 1/7/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>Okay, a duel band magnetic mount will do fine. Most operation will be
>repeater based. So how far away are the active repeaters? Have a ham come
>over with an HT to see how he gets out. And your budget is an issue. If
>you buy a 50 watt mobile type radio, you will want a handy talky, but if
>you buy a handy talky, you will want a 50 watt mobile type
>radio. Eventually you will want both anyway.