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SFI 121
SN 93
A 11
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray B9.5
Wind 413.9 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 05:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Good 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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VHF/UHF Antennas

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

  1. colinear vs yagi for local repeater use - worth the hassle?

    Jennifer Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 7 views
    Antenna Guy

  2. dual band yagi vs collinear for weak signal work from a hilltop

    David Anderson74,
    • 1 reply
    • 17 views
    Lisa Wang

  3. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable - what am I missing here

    Michael Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    David Kowalski

  4. NMO mount vs lip mount for mobile VHF/UHF - worth the hassle drilling?

    Daniel Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Dave Parker

  5. mobile whip vs small yagi for 2m - worth the hassle of a yagi on a vehicle?

    Steven Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Brian Harris

  6. colinear vs yagi for local repeater use - worth the hassle?

    Amanda Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 28 views
    Emily Wilson

  7. mobile whip vs short yagi for 2m - worth the hassle?

    Robert Taylor32,
    • 1 reply
    • 23 views
    Robert Moore

  8. dual band collinear vs stacked yagi for hilltop portable - worth the hassle?

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 1 reply
    • 45 views
    Patricia Lee

  9. NMO mount on a truck roof vs fender - worth the hassle?

    Brian Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 36 views
    Patricia Nakamura

  11. coax length mattering on a yagi? getting weird SWR readings

    Robert Johnson52,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Mountain Ham

  12. collinear vs yagi for local VHF - is it even worth the hassle

    Jessica Davis21,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    Moon Bounce

  13. mobile whip vs small yagi for 2m - worth the hassle?

    Steven Wright,
    • 1 reply
    • 50 views
    Linda Hayes

  14. mobile antenna on a truck roof vs mag mount - is there actually a difference

    John Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Rachel Williams

  15. NMO mount on a truck roof vs. lip mount - worth the extra work?

    Rajesh Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 65 views
    Sarah Thomas43

  16. NMO mount vs lip mount for the truck - worth drilling?

    Sarah Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Carlos Gutierrez

  17. dual band yagi for hilltopping - worth it over a good collinear?

    Ashley Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Mike74

  18. NMO mount on a truck cab roof vs quarter panel - does it actually matter?

    Paul Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Jennifer Rodriguez

  19. collinear vs yagi for local repeater and some weak signal stuff - worth the hassle?

    Linda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Amanda Thomas

  20. mag mount vs permanent mount on the truck - is it actually worth drilling

    David Miller,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Michael Brown79

  21. mobile antenna mount on a truck roof rack - worth it or just do the lip mount

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    John Williams

  22. collinear vs yagi for a hilltop repeater feed - worth the hassle?

    Gary Yamamoto,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    Sarah Moore

  23. dual band yagi vs collinear for local repeater work - worth the hassle?

    Linda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 87 views
    Daniel Smith

  24. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable - worth the hassle?

    Frank Nakamura,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    Michael Brown

  25. colinear vs yagi for 2m repeater work - worth the hassle?

    Linda Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 51 views
    DX Hunter

  26. diamond x50 vs comet gp-3 for a base station - which one actually holds up

    James Wilson46,
    • 1 reply
    • 60 views
    Helen Anderson

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