Welcome to a fellow ham. Coyotebc. That TYT 9800 looks interesting and much cheaper than the Yaesu. How does it perform for you? I’ve run a very simple inverted V wire antenna in my back yard for many years and made some very interesting contacts including antarctica. Of course. I can’t compete in contests with guys using tri-banders on 100’ towers but I still have a lot of fun. I hope you can put together a shack.
It works okay, but I only really use the 2m and 70cm bands I may be getting rid of the current antenna and getting a dual band one. I 4x4 and the current antenna needs to be folded down when offloading.
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