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SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.1
Wind 433.1 km/s
Aurora 2
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Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Good 12/10m Poor

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VHF/UHF Antennas

Talk about VHF and UHF antennas, repeaters, mobile setups, and signal optimization.

  1. mobile whip vs small yagi for 2m — is it even worth the hassle

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    Susan Johnson

  2. collinear vs yagi for simplex VHF -- what am i actually losing

    Thomas Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Lisa Anderson

  3. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable — worth the hassle?

    Diana Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Lisa Wang

  4. Collinear antenna SWR tuning issues - element length vs spacing

    Antenna Guy,
    • 2 replies
    • 291 views
    David Wilson

  5. coax run length killing my signal on 2m? or is it the antenna

    Ashley Brown21,
    • 1 reply
    • 86 views
    Robert Taylor

  7. mag mount placement on a pickup truck roof vs cab — noticing a big difference

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Amanda Anderson50

  8. Homebrew collinear vs commercial - real-world performance comparison

    Emily Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 103 views
    Ham Fan

  9. SWR tuning issues on homebrew 5-element yagi - need advice

    Rick Anderson,
    • 2 replies
    • 173 views
    Ham Mountain

  10. collinear vs yagi for local 2m repeater work, worth the hassle?

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 77 views
    Lisa Park

  11. mag mount placement on a pickup truck, getting weird SWR readings

    Ham Fan 24,
    • 1 reply
    • 49 views
    Paul Jackson

  13. yagi vs collinear for local repeater work — worth the hassle?

    Jessica Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 43 views
    Jessica Nakamura

  14. Diamond X510HDM SWR measurements - troubleshooting high SWR

    John Williams,
    • 2 replies
    • 162 views
    Amanda Foster

  15. collinear vs yagi for local repeater access from a bad location

    John Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 35 views
    Patricia Garcia

  16. Need help troubleshooting M2 VHF yagi - high SWR on just one side

    Ashley Miller,
    • 2 replies
    • 129 views
    Anthony Davis

  17. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable — worth the hassle?

    Jennifer Walsh53,
    • 1 reply
    • 78 views
    Jennifer Walsh53

  19. mag mount on roof vs trunk lip — actually worth the difference?

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Daniel Jackson

  20. colinear vs yagi for local repeater work - worth the hassle?

    Michael Barnes,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Andrew Jackson

  21. dual band yagi vs collinear for fixed hilltop location — worth the hassle?

    Michelle Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 42 views
    Michelle Parker

  22. Dual-band Yagi vs Collinear for base station - performance comparison needed

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 2 replies
    • 737 views
    Jennifer Liu

  23. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable — worth the hassle?

    Sarah Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 46 views
    Sarah Thompson

  25. collinear vs yagi for local 2m/70cm — worth the hassle of pointing it?

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Amanda Johnson64

  26. mobile whip vs NMO mount options — what are you guys running on 2m/70cm

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Mountain Ham

  27. dual band yagi on the truck vs just running a whip — worth it?

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    Sarah Mitchell94

  28. mobile whip vs collinear for 2m/70cm - worth the extra height?

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 66 views
    Stephanie Chang

  29. mobile antenna for 2m/70cm — NMO vs lip mount, what are you guys running

    QRP Master,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    QRP Master

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