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Izzardking....

I really like your attitude and approach to this whole thing, and it's actually quite refreshing. As 'Doc suggested, you need to get at least the General license to accomplish your initial goal. While you're at it, you might as well study a little longer and get the Extra license, too. These are what you need to be able to amateur radio to it's fullest extent...talking whenever and wherever you want (mother nature cooperating, of course).

You'll find that you can find some fairly compact HF/VHF/UHF all in one radios that will work awesome in that Bus. Take a look at the Yaesu FT-857D, for example. When you start looking at all mode/all band (really "most" band") radios, you'll notice that they're not cheap, but you get so much out of them. You can talk all over the world with a radio like this. You'll need a couple different antennas on your bus, but don't let that deter you. There is also the capability to send/receive email over the airwaves without even having an internet connection if you want to get that deep into it!

Anyway, start reading the test material, and if you can figure out how to get a rig like the 857D, start listening. You don't even need a proper antenna to listen...

<blockquote data-quote="Moleculo" data-source="post: 139481" data-attributes="member: 1">Izzardking....&nbsp;I really like your attitude and approach to this whole thing, and it&#039;s actually quite refreshing.&nbsp; As &#039;Doc suggested, you need to get at least the General license to accomplish your initial goal.&nbsp; While you&#039;re at it, you might as well study a little longer and get the Extra license, too.&nbsp; These are what you need to be able to amateur radio to it&#039;s fullest extent...talking whenever and wherever you want (mother nature cooperating, of course).&nbsp;You&#039;ll find that you can find some fairly compact HF/VHF/UHF all in one radios that will work awesome in that Bus.&nbsp; Take a look at the Yaesu FT-857D, for example.&nbsp; When you start looking at all mode/all band (really &quot;most&quot; band&quot;) radios, you&#039;ll notice that they&#039;re not cheap, but you get so much out of them.&nbsp; You can talk all over the world with a radio like this.&nbsp; You&#039;ll need a couple different antennas on your bus, but don&#039;t let that deter you.&nbsp; There is also the capability to send/receive email over the airwaves without even having an internet connection if you want to get that deep into it!&nbsp;Anyway, start reading the test material, and if you can figure out how to get a rig like the 857D, start listening.&nbsp; You don&#039;t even need a proper antenna to listen...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moleculo, post: 139481, member: 1"] Izzardking.... I really like your attitude and approach to this whole thing, and it's actually quite refreshing. As 'Doc suggested, you need to get at least the General license to accomplish your initial goal. While you're at it, you might as well study a little longer and get the Extra license, too. These are what you need to be able to amateur radio to it's fullest extent...talking whenever and wherever you want (mother nature cooperating, of course). You'll find that you can find some fairly compact HF/VHF/UHF all in one radios that will work awesome in that Bus. Take a look at the Yaesu FT-857D, for example. When you start looking at all mode/all band (really "most" band") radios, you'll notice that they're not cheap, but you get so much out of them. You can talk all over the world with a radio like this. You'll need a couple different antennas on your bus, but don't let that deter you. There is also the capability to send/receive email over the airwaves without even having an internet connection if you want to get that deep into it! Anyway, start reading the test material, and if you can figure out how to get a rig like the 857D, start listening. You don't even need a proper antenna to listen... [/QUOTE]

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