That looks to be a good mount. Don't forget that it needs to be grounded/earthed to the bonnet and/or chassis. Vertical antennas like CB antennas use whatever it's mounted to as the other "half" of the antenna. That affects the output some - more output in some directions and less in others. Even so a regular, legal CB should give you 10-20km range on flat terrain and longer if you can get on a hilltop. During this part of our solar cycle (solar minimum) it's rare to have ionospheric ducting (skip) at CB frequencies (11 meters) but it is possible.
K0BG has a massive amount of information about mobile radio ops. Start with the ABC's to not feel overloaded.
If you want longer (and legal) range, mobile HF is the way to go. I regularly hear hams operating mobile from Florida - around 3200km away. The antenna for something like that can be a bit ugly/ungainly but they work better than one would expect.
Good idea too about getting an amateur radio license. We (wife has her license too) got ours a month after discovering there's no cel coverage 10km away from our town. Colorado has several mountaintop VHF/UHF repeater networks. We can use those to talk to nearly anywhere in the state. My callsign is K0VWA and hers is W0CYN.
Good luck!
K0BG has a massive amount of information about mobile radio ops. Start with the ABC's to not feel overloaded.
If you want longer (and legal) range, mobile HF is the way to go. I regularly hear hams operating mobile from Florida - around 3200km away. The antenna for something like that can be a bit ugly/ungainly but they work better than one would expect.
Good idea too about getting an amateur radio license. We (wife has her license too) got ours a month after discovering there's no cel coverage 10km away from our town. Colorado has several mountaintop VHF/UHF repeater networks. We can use those to talk to nearly anywhere in the state. My callsign is K0VWA and hers is W0CYN.
Good luck!
