Ham Radio and Professional Drivers

I am curious as to how many of you actually run ham radios in your rigs. I have a general ticket and as I "plan" to drive for a company to get my feet wet in this industry, I was curious as to what was most used. Although it would be cool I doubt if I'll see too many hf rigs in a truck lol.

How many of you guys talk 2 meters while driving?

 

If you mean a dual-band 2m/70cm when you say multi-band, save your money. Most single 2m rigs will output more power and 440mhz, otherwise known as 70cm is all but dead at least in North MS. I'm not aware of any mobile radio that will lump 2m, 10m, 6m, etc together unless you go with a base. And in a truck, lol, you'd have to love it more than me. Those radios COST.

I don't think I'd want a $1K+ hf+ base bouncing around in a truck. My Icom IC-V8000 2m rig will do just fine.

 

HF in a 18 wheeler? Now that's awesome. I also own a 706 but it's like my first born child lol. I never give it much thought about being a mobile lol. I am well aware of the screwdriver antennas. I got my tech in 07 and upgraded to general in 09. My 706 currently sits beside its best friend, a rather ratty Heathkit Sb220 but it gets the job done during a pileup.

You are correct, Big_m, until you hold a ticket, everything ham is pure speculation. I'm like you, I cut my teeth on cb especially tube type amps. Maco always seemed to do me the best, or at least I felt they did. I still got an old 200 amateur, 8950s and all. Not to mention a phantom or two as well as a jb2000. Now that was an audio monster!

Thanks for the replies, guys! This has for sure given me something to ponder