I am new to vhf radio. I have worked with cb's in the past. I just bought a Kenwood TK-730 mobile radio (government auction) which included the mike and external speaker. I live in British Columbia, Canada, and want to use the radio while driving on logging roads.
What type of antenna should I get?
Does cable lenght matter?
Where can I find info about the wire connections block on the back of the unit?
Anything else I should know about these radios?
Thanks for any info!!
looking for tk-730 info
To talk to who else ? What frequencies and ctcss or dpl codes.
You will need programming equipment to set it up. are you licensed
to talk to whoever on the logging roads ? No the coax length does not matter just as (contrary to popular belief) it does not matter on a
CB radio either IF you use PROPERLY MATCHED antennas.
A good antenna would be a quarter wave whip or a 5/8 wave
base loaded. That is a fairly decent radio for its proper, licensed, and legitimate use in commercial bands. Or get a ham license and put it on 2 meters, then you can talk all day going down the road with a lot of other hams. Kenwood can probably supply you with an install manual
for it. Drop them a note on their website. That will tell you
what all of those little connections are for. Phrawg
You will need programming equipment to set it up. are you licensed
to talk to whoever on the logging roads ? No the coax length does not matter just as (contrary to popular belief) it does not matter on a
CB radio either IF you use PROPERLY MATCHED antennas.
A good antenna would be a quarter wave whip or a 5/8 wave
base loaded. That is a fairly decent radio for its proper, licensed, and legitimate use in commercial bands. Or get a ham license and put it on 2 meters, then you can talk all day going down the road with a lot of other hams. Kenwood can probably supply you with an install manual
for it. Drop them a note on their website. That will tell you
what all of those little connections are for. Phrawg
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