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    plenty of extra room "down his pants"
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    What "hand held" do you want? What do you want to do on the trail??

    For VHF/UHF, Id go with the Wouxun KG-UV6D, such as I have. Easy peasy to program with software, full bore 5W on VHF, at least 4W on UHF, water proof, pretty durable and Ive had great luck with it on the trail... It may cost a dollar or two, but brown water makes a KILLER pull up J-Pole for dual band!! The one I got from him is kick ass, and you WONT have a fraction of the performance with the "rubber duckie" on ANY hand held, so do at least make sure you have a good alternate antenna!!

    For HF, pick a band... Mine is 40m because its a day and night, and all season band! Its the primary workhorse band! Id go with an MFJ, dipole, a hand of coax and a decent battery...
    http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Produc...uctid=MFJ-9440
    This is a 12w rig... 100w is only 3db over 10w, so yeah... you can talk on it!!

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    I'll most likely shit myself



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    I have a Yeasu FT60 for a HT. Had it a long time and still being produced. Dual band with 5/4 watt output. Built to Milspec standards so it is pretty rugged. Yeasu also has a newer HT VX 8. It's waterproof to 3' and has some extra features mine doesn't. But nothing you really have to have. It is a little more than the one EB mentioned.

    For HF the Yeasu 857 is a better rig than the 706, but new will cost +1000. Used maybe 750 if you find a deal. Niether would make a good "hiking" radio. Yeasu makes a pretty nice low power rig for HF, FT817. Built for mountiantopping, so much easier to carry. None of them would work well for contact while moving. 5 warts max, but that makes the battery last much longer. For HF your antenna is the key anyway.

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    For the Love of Cats


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    wow... itès like you guys are all speaking another language
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    plenty of extra room "down his pants"
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    I still say 10w and a dipole minimum, but thats just my opinion...

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    Come on T, you got your ears on?

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    ^now that I understood! 10-4 good buddy!
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    Cat's are food... not friends!

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    Wants to know if that is a nut tool for a fire hydrant nozzle


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    Alright. My list is growing.

    For CB's, should I go standard or single side band? And what brand?

    Everything I'm reading about Cobra is that it ain't what it used to be.

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    SSB will give you more options for a cb. No clue on brands. I know Ranger made good SSB rigs years ago.

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    plenty of extra room "down his pants"
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    NOTHING is like it used to be...

    Ive never tried sideband on CB, I think most activity is standard AM... but... you can give it a try and see... same power supply and antenna!

    You can even run a dipole.

    EB
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