I have become interested in amateur radio and just picked up a Wouxon KG-UVD1P HT and am looking into obtaining my license. I would really like to build up a nice mobile setup.

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'11 FX4 - LSD - 4:10's - T-Bar Crank.

even though those wouxon are made in china they're great radios. i have a nice kenwood tri-band ht. http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Communicat...rtables/TH-F6A

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2011 Ranger XL 2.3 Manual 4x2.
Hurst Shifter
Hella Supertone 500z horn
soft tonneau cover
Midland 5001z cb radio
blinker mod/ air box mod
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Ya! I was surprised at its quality as well as its great reviews, especially since it only cost me $120! Will get a tri-band ducky for it soon to expand it. Have you been into radio for long?

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'11 FX4 - LSD - 4:10's - T-Bar Crank.

i got my license december 2010, and upgraded to general back in the summer

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2011 Ranger XL 2.3 Manual 4x2.
Hurst Shifter
Hella Supertone 500z horn
soft tonneau cover
Midland 5001z cb radio
blinker mod/ air box mod
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Sweet!

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'11 FX4 - LSD - 4:10's - T-Bar Crank.

yea if you study the test is actually pretty easy

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2011 Ranger XL 2.3 Manual 4x2.
Hurst Shifter
Hella Supertone 500z horn
soft tonneau cover
Midland 5001z cb radio
blinker mod/ air box mod
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I've been reading alot lately to get prepared for the exam. My knowledge of electrical theory/components and such is pretty good, it's the atmosphere related knowledge I need to study such as propagation and wave behavior.

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'11 FX4 - LSD - 4:10's - T-Bar Crank.

here is good site to use to take some practice tests http://www.eham.net/exams/

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2011 Ranger XL 2.3 Manual 4x2.
Hurst Shifter
Hella Supertone 500z horn
soft tonneau cover
Midland 5001z cb radio
blinker mod/ air box mod
Facebook

Awesome! Thank you

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'11 FX4 - LSD - 4:10's - T-Bar Crank.

no problem lol, always great to get more people involved in the hobby

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2011 Ranger XL 2.3 Manual 4x2.
Hurst Shifter
Hella Supertone 500z horn
soft tonneau cover
Midland 5001z cb radio
blinker mod/ air box mod
Facebook

No offense to you guys but I HATE ham radios. Nothing against anyone in particular but there was one area of town that every time the neighbor would crank up his radio our customer would lose their service. Really irritating.

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yea there are really inconsiderate people out there that run way more power and antenna than they need. i've checked with my neighbors and i've never caused interference on their electronics lol.

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2011 Ranger XL 2.3 Manual 4x2.
Hurst Shifter
Hella Supertone 500z horn
soft tonneau cover
Midland 5001z cb radio
blinker mod/ air box mod
Facebook

I am N9NPP and I'm good in the Callbook since 1991. A Callbook was a giant book of all callsigns in the USA. It looked like a big telephone book. There were two books one for USA and one for the rest of the world. When people on the radio asked you for your address to send you a QSL card you would reply "I'm good in the Callbook since ????" I started showing up in the 1991 book so if they had a 1989 book they wouldn't be able to look me up. The books came out every two years I think, maybe every year?? When CD's came around that put an end to the paper books. Now you can just go to QRZ.com. Here's me on my tower of power.

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My 3rd Ranger currently is a
2007 Ranger XLT
3.0L V6 / Auto Trans
Ext Cab with doors / Short Bed
Past Rangers
1994 4 cyl manual - Blue 50K
1997 4cyl manual - Black 100K

Interesting stories about how you can talk to people so far away from your driveway.

Know what else can do that? The internet.

Yes but there is a novelty to getting on the radio and talking to who knows who. You can get someone different every time.

It is also impossible to get trolled while on the radio to.

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2004 F-150 FX4 Supercab, Dark Shadow Grey, 5.4 liter Triton V8, Flowmaster Cat Back exhaust, K&N Drop-in, Intake "Gotts" Mod, Edge Programmer, 2.5" Level, Front tow hooks, 33" Falken Rocky Mountain ATS
Future mods: CB Radio, Dual band Ham Radio

The older I get the more I realize it is worthless to worry about tomorrow when you are living today. Love your family and friends, live like there is no tomorrow.