MOBILING

It’s amazing to see the continuing evolution of amateur radio gear suitable for mobile installation and operation. If you think you’ve been staying up with technology, you may be surprised at what’s now available. All you need to do is look at the many ads found in this magazine, particularly if you currently own gear that’s five or more years old. Ever more capabilities are being incorporated into smaller radio packages, HF, VHF, UHF, digital + analog mode combinations, and more. Many new transceivers now come with detachable control heads and remote microphone mounts; not that long ago, only a few rigs had remote capabilities and those “separation kits” often came at considerable extra cost.

For those who want to get updated on the ham gear marketplace,) and meteor scatter opportunities often appear. When you also consider the same rig might have HF and/or digital capabilities, the bevy of choices on which band and mode to use might compare to a lotto winner considering his or her next purchase.