As you know, I'm a big fan of 5/8 wave, 2-meter mobile antennas with a hole drilled in the center of the vehicle roof and an NMO mount. It works very well. If you want some real fun on 2-meters, pick up an NXDN radio manufactured by either Kenwood or Icom. There is solid, overlapping coverage over all of Connecticut, Rhode Island and the entire eastern half of Massachusetts. You can get brand new, commercial grade NXDN radios starting at $300. They will do the digital voice and regular analog FM too. Unlike D-Star, NXDN sounds realistic.