Thinking of getting HAM radio for truck

And you can also get a "ticket" for operating with 1500 watts if, for example, the Fed notices you operating at a far higher power than the other stations and they are able to communicate with......say..........100 watts (see 97-313 (a)! If you can carry on reasonably with 50 watts, then you should.

But (sigh) everybody has this obsession with BIG watts (even *some* hams) and they operate with the max they can. And FCC *could* cite you for it--even tho it is technically legal for hams! But its like Kenny Rogers: "knowing when to hold 'em, knowing when to fold 'em, when to walk away!"

I've got a nice HF amp, all band. Mobile. Does 700 watts, or so. Naw, don't need it. I've got a good antenna (hey, I built it) and it does plenty good fer me!

GF

 

Thanks for the correction, I will add it to my notes but the info I got came from ARRL a bit ago and never really bothered to look into it because ... I normally use less than 100 watts (10 meters sometimes 2 watts) except for my am station stuff which is a bit more. AND also I don't care ... I earned my extra ticket a bit ago and don't worry about novice/tech stuff.