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SFI 125
SN 85
A 7
K 2 Quiet
X-Ray C2.3
Wind 414.1 km/s
Aurora 2
Updated 23:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
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. coax run length killing my signal on 2m or am i overthinking this

    John Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Michael O'Brien

  2. NMO mount vs drilling — worth it for a dedicated 2m/70cm setup?

    Lisa Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 39 views
    James Rodriguez

  3. HYS TC-YG08UV dual-band Yagi installation headaches - advice needed

    James Brown39,
    • 2 replies
    • 105 views
    James Brown39

  4. coax run for roof yagi — how much loss am i actually dealing with

    Jessica Davis21,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views
    James Davis67

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

    Karen Walker,
    • 1 reply
    • 27 views
    Jennifer Williams

  7. Stack 'Em or Not? Performance Analysis of M2 2M12 vs Dual-Stack Setup

    Dave Thompson,
    • 2 replies
    • 165 views
    Jessica Miller

  8. collinear vs yagi for 2m/70cm base station — worth the hassle?

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 102 views
    Rebecca Davis

  9. collinear vs yagi for hilltop portable VHF — worth the extra hassle?

    Tom Bradley,
    • 1 reply
    • 32 views
    Tom Wilson

  10. NMO mount on truck roof vs mag mount — finally made the switch and some thoughts

    Kevin Turner,
    • 1 reply
    • 10 views
    Steve Martinez

  11. Collinear vs yagi for 70cm — worth the hassle of pointing it?

    Andrew Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 9 views
    Jennifer Kim

  13. collinear vs yagi for local VHF - which way would you go

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Rachel Johnson

  14. collinear vs yagi for local repeater use — worth the hassle?

    Linda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    James Thompson

  15. dual band yagi for portable ops — worth the hassle over a collinear?

    Robert Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 16 views
    Maria Garcia

  16. NMO mount vs lip mount for dual band mobile — worth the hassle?

    Lisa Garcia,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Michael Peterson

  17. Collinear vs yagi gain - real world performance at VHF

    Tom Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 161 views
    Emily Miller

  19. coax run length killing my signal on 70cm? or is it the antenna

    Jennifer Lee,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Karen Walker

  20. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable — what would you run?

    Dave Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Mountain Ham

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

    Rebecca Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Mike74

  22. colinear vs yagi for local repeater coverage — worth the hassle?

    Ashley Wilson27,
    • 1 reply
    • 12 views
    Melissa Baker

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

    Carlos Mendoza,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Amanda Johnson

  25. collinear vs yagi for local repeater coverage from a fixed location

    Jennifer Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 11 views
    Amanda Thomas

  26. collinear vs yagi for local repeater work from a fixed location

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 21 views
    Bob Williams

  27. stuck on coax routing for mobile install

    Robert Taylor32,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    Carlos Mendez

  28. Phasing coil tuning on 2M collinear - calculated vs actual dimensions

    Mike Rodriguez,
    • 2 replies
    • 622 views
    Mike Rodriguez

  29. NMO mount vs lip mount for dual band mobile — worth drilling the hole?

    James Wilson94,
    • 1 reply
    • 13 views
    Michael Barnes

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