Baofeng UV-5R ah yes there is thousands of them around so dual band not sure if it will do cross band repeating that is one way of extending your range the mag mount will help a lot but get ripped off in the bush ............I uses a tyt 7800 dual band it dues cross-band repeating @ 75 watts so all the hand held in my grope of friend basically uses my radio like a repeater if i ever get off my ass i a going to put in my amp so around 250 watts output get for simplex or cross band repeating
What make of radio dual band or just 2 meters if just 2 meters it won't pic up any ( FRS ) (GMRS ) different band .........LOOK here for your VHF stuff http://www.bcarcc.org/vanisland.pdf and here http://www.scanbc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page .....And as much as i dislike CB there cheap to buy they work well in the bush should get 10 miles of range so there great truck to truck and when condition are good they can cover 1000s of miles ...Get your self a programing Cable for your radio then down load this program http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home use it to program your radio all vhf and uhf radios are far easier to program this way ......
What trips the reg vacuum or electric
I have been pushing the QYT KT-8900d lately cheap dual band 25 watts very small nice display
Baofeng UV-5R ah yes there is thousands of them around so dual band not sure if it will do cross band repeating that is one way of extending your range the mag mount will help a lot but get ripped off in the bush ............I uses a tyt 7800 dual band it dues cross-band repeating @ 75 watts so all the hand held in my grope of friend basically uses my radio like a repeater if i ever get off my ass i a going to put in my amp so around 250 watts output get for simplex or cross band repeating
What make of radio dual band or just 2 meters if just 2 meters it won't pic up any ( FRS ) (GMRS ) different band .........LOOK here for your VHF stuff http://www.bcarcc.org/vanisland.pdf and here http://www.scanbc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page .....And as much as i dislike CB there cheap to buy they work well in the bush should get 10 miles of range so there great truck to truck and when condition are good they can cover 1000s of miles ...Get your self a programing Cable for your radio then down load this program http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home use it to program your radio all vhf and uhf radios are far easier to program this way ......
You must be young and crazy .......But it does as said look like fun ........LOL..............