Originally Posted by renderman

I would take stock of what my needs really are and build to that, rather than just growing organically as needed.

High gain cards with dual antenna connectors.

A zaurus or other small formfactor PC.

Something that runs backtrack properly so I don't have to patch anything manually.

A proper mounting rig in my car

A proper mobile rig with an antenna meant for such things and not the wicked looking vagi's I use now.