Lets talk Radios again... Pioneer takeover!

[Chooglin]

i finally ditched my mag mount antenna, I had mine mount in back up high and got sick of it getting beat up by branches. I have the same antenna on my truck (uhf mounted) so I know they work good so I bought a nmo mount of the same antenna (https://www.amazon.com/NR770HBNMO-Mobile-antenna-70cm-40in/dp/B00AR09XBK/?tag=sxsweb24-20) to put on the pioneer. I already had made the mount for the led cube so I just made a tab to put the nmo mount on. View attachment 90840 View attachment 90841

I like that , very nicely done.

 

[Admin]

 

[allgm1]

I like that , very nicely done.

thanks @Chooglin it will be better off up front in front of me so I can deflect branches away from it. Plus it has a fold over feature for those boonie bashing type trails

 

[Chooglin]

Mounted the radio and antena today. Tomorrow I hope to get it all wired.

 

[Mudder]

RF emissions near head? Fender mount or at least move a bit away. Depends on wattage output. Seen some 25-50 watt output units mentioned. Maybe some of the more experienced members know more, I’m new to the ham hobby.
Enter parameters - Power Density Calculator - VP9KF/Hintlink

 

[Chooglin]

View attachment 91019 RF emissions near head? Fender mount or at least move to center. Depends on wattage output.
Enter parameters - Power Density Calculator - VP9KF/Hintlink

Thanks @Mudder I will give that a look. I spent probably an hour trying to figure out where to mount this thing

 

[Mudder]

Just punched in some numbers as an example. Maybe others can punch in more more accurate values, like I said, still new, so no warranty on results, LOL.

 

[ohanacreek]

Just punched in some numbers. Maybe others can punch in some examples, like I said, still new, so no warranty on results, LOL.

View attachment 91047

There’s really not a way to be in compliance with a 25+ watt radio on a Pioneer.

 

[Mudder]

From a careeer in Radiation Protection/Health Physics, the ole, Time, Distance or Shielding concepts are stuck in my mind. Even for non ionizing RF, would not recommend significant wattage output next to the body of a friend. Just something to consider with antenna placement for higher wattage mobile radios.

 

[ohanacreek]

From a careeer in Radiation Protection/Health Physics, the ole, Time, Distance or Shielding concepts are stuck in my mind. Even for non ionizing RF, would not recommend significant wattage output next to the body of a friend. Just something to consider with antenna placement for higher wattage mobile radios.

Not saying you’re wrong but TIME and maximum allowable distance may be the ticket.

If it’s short burst on rare occasion may be significantly less to worry about.

 

[Mudder]

Spot on @ohanacreek , we used the ALARA concept, As Low As Reasonable Achievable, for the conditions. Hazard may not always be eliminated, but minimized if practical. You’re ready for a job in Nuclear Power, LOL.

 

[ohanacreek]

Spot on @ohanacreek , we used the ALARA concept, As Low As Reasonable Achievable, for the conditions. Hazard may not always be eliminated, but minimized if practical. You’re ready for a job in Nuclear Power, LOL.

Just call me “Homer”

 

[allgm1]

Ive been a smoker for 30+ years, I'm sorry but a little rf to the skull (notice I didn't mention brain cuz i ain't got one) would be the least of my worries.

 

[pFive]

I am new at this, however I am thinking about buying a group of 4 handheld Beofang radios (or the like) and setting them up all the same for my group so the first on top of the hill /spotters can talk to those still at the bottom etc..(I wonder if I could just use the same file that is being shared here?) I like the idea of the handheld over the fixed mount because the spotters are never in the drivers seat.. I am also curious if the guy at the back of the line could reach the leader in a row of 15 buggies spread out over a mile long trail in the woods using legal FRS frequencies since nobody would have a HAM license. Could you guys recommend what model I should consider? The UV-5R seems popular and is not priced too bad on Ebay, but there are others that may be better.

 

[Tramguage1]

The handhelds a great for short distances. We have found that when we travel in large groups the handhelds just dont pack enough punch. Plus we have found that the mobile radios work much better for group to group communications in case of a major problem.
But to answer your questions the handhelds can be programmed to the same frequencies. They work fine for people in the groups for communication within the group. Just my take on the subject. I use a mixture of both handheld and mobiles in our local group rides
P.S. get the external speaker/mic.

 

[Mudder]

Just since you mentioned legal, FRS is limited to 2 watts, You may have seen the prior posts about Baofeng getting attention from FCC because it could transmit outside of “legal frequencies” -FRS, GMRS. That said, heres a link to the upgraded handheld some have used, multiple power settings. Second the Mobile unit comment above.
https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-BF-F8HP-Two-Way-136-174Mhz-400-520Mhz/dp/B00MAULSOK/?tag=sxsweb24-20

 

[TimG]

Was a 40 channel CB too easy ?

 

[Tramguage1]

Was a 40 channel CB too easy ?

Not sure you can get one that's waterproof

 

[ohanacreek]

Was a 40 channel CB too easy ?

Also comes down to capabilities of the different frequencies

 

[TimG]

Not sure you can get one that's waterproof

Also comes down to capabilities of the different frequencies

I'm gonna count that as a " YES ! CB's are just too darn easy"

 

[ohanacreek]

I'm gonna count that as a " YES ! CB's are just too darn easy"

How easy is it to find a 50Watt CB in a footprint the size of one of the hams???