I have the same..F8HP's with the NA-771 antennas. Just got a mag base for the truck with a cable... Haven't had a chance to test distance with it yet, but the 771's work much better than the shorties. Still learnimg. I downloaded a bunch of the off-road channels, but mainly use the GMRS to. Rugged Radios site has some info there on channels.
I was going to get a ham license but being restricted to 2m made no sense to me. I was looking for SHTF comms. The Baofengs work great for 2 way comms. The SSB CB can reach states away, and the Shortwave radio pulls in stations countries away.
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