On Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:49:50 GMT, Owen Duffy wrote:
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:36:13 -0500, "Bob D."
wrote:

I'd like to use my HT in the car. I figure why should I buy the remote
microphone when the HT itself is the size of a microphone. All I need is

Some portables get so hot on 12V (13.6V) that you can't hold them
after a short period of transmission. One of the benefits of a 5W
matchbox sized radio!

I'd consider _that_ a plus. Helps rein in the motor-mouths.

What the OP needs to be concerned about is not so much the flexibility
of the feed line, but, rather, the sturdiness of the coax connector at
the HT. That 'joint' will take a lot of stress in such a mode of
operation. Not only will there be problems at the point where the coax
enters the male connector, but the large stresses on the female connector
will oft times ruin the internal attachment to the pc board.

Back before the banality of VHF FM operations drove me away, I would
make up a little plastic 'back-board' that attached securely to the HT
and extended up a ways to help support the coax. As well, I slipped
some over-sized tubing over the coax to move the flexing away from the
coax connector.

Jonesy
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