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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. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable — which way would you go

    Jennifer Adams,
    • 1 reply
    • 19 views
    Kevin O'Connor

  2. coax run length killing my signal on 70cm or am i overthinking it

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 76 views
    Linda Johnson

  3. NMO mount on a truck roof vs fender - worth the difference?

    Michelle Baker,
    • 1 reply
    • 57 views
    Jessica Turner

  4. mobile whip vs screwdriver for 2m/70cm on the truck — worth the hassle?

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 24 views
    Daniel Jackson

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

    Daniel Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Robert Mitchell

  7. comet GP-9 vs diamond X510 for a hilltop fixed location — worth the price difference?

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 41 views
    Dave Parker

  8. Comet GP-6 vs Diamond X510 for base station VHF/UHF — anyone run both?

    Michael Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Ashley Johnson24

  9. mobile uhf antenna acting weird on high swr

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 122 views
    Michael Anderson

  10. collinear vs yagi for local repeater work, is it even worth the hassle

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Amanda Anderson50

  11. coax length mattering for VHF yagi? getting weird SWR readings

    Betty Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Michelle Davis

  13. NMO mount vs lip mount for 70cm on a hatchback — which way did you go

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 30 views
    Patricia Lee

  14. dual band yagi vs collinear for local repeater work — worth the hassle?

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 69 views
    Robert Williams

  15. mobile whip vs. NMO base — worth the hassle of drilling?

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 18 views
    Sarah Mitchell

  16. dual band yagi vs collinear for hilltop portable — whats actually worth it

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 22 views
    Emily Thomas74

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

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 82 views
    Kevin Turner

  19. Mobile NMO vs Mag Mount: Real-World Performance Testing Results

    Antenna Guy,
    • 2 replies
    • 107 views
    Michael Brown79

  20. dual band collinear vs yagi for hilltop portable — what am i missing

    Kevin Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 44 views
    James Wilson46

  21. mobile whip vs NMO mount collinear for 2m/70cm — worth the hassle?

    Lisa Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 55 views
    Jessica Taylor

  22. NMO mount on a pickup roof vs trunk lip — worth the difference?

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    John Johnson16

  23. mag mount vs NMO on the truck — worth drilling?

    Karen Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 26 views
    David Parker

  25. NMO vs SO-239 for mobile VHF/UHF — worth drilling the roof?

    Steven Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 97 views
    Emily Brown

  26. dual band yagi for portable ops — worth it or just bring two antennas?

    Packet Radio,
    • 1 reply
    • 103 views
    Robert Taylor

  27. NMO mount vs lip mount for mobile dual band — worth the extra drilling?

    Lisa Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 20 views
    Michael Johnson

  28. comet GP-9 vs diamond X510 for a fixed base station — worth the price diff?

    Nancy White,
    • 1 reply
    • 135 views
    Amanda Jackson

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