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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray B9.7
Wind 432.5 km/s
Aurora 4
Updated 11:00 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Poor 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Fair 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. coax loss on 70cm with RG-8X over 50ft run — worth upgrading?

    David Thomas,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Patricia Garcia

  2. NMO mount drilling for mobile VHF/UHF - hole size and sealing

    Microwave Guy,
    • 2 replies
    • 338 views
    Anna Petrov

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

    John Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 198 views
    Patricia Garcia

  4. mag mount vs permanent NMO on the truck — worth the hassle?

    CW Lover,
    • 1 reply
    • 128 views
    James Taylor

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

    Ashley Miller,
    • 2 replies
    • 243 views
    Anthony Davis

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

    Michael Torres,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Ashley Brown21

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

    James Wilson48,
    • 1 reply
    • 176 views
    Andrew Jackson

  8. Mobile dual-band antenna tuning - 2m affects 70cm more than expected

    David Wilson59,
    • 2 replies
    • 279 views
    Steve Martinez

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

    Jennifer Walsh53,
    • 1 reply
    • 183 views
    Jennifer Walsh53

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

    Kenneth Lopez,
    • 1 reply
    • 172 views
    Daniel Jackson

  12. NMO ground plane issues with magnetic mounts - DC path vs capacitive coupling

    Radio Geek,
    • 2 replies
    • 586 views
    John Patterson

  13. coax run from shack to roof for VHF -- how much am I losing?

    Ahmed Hassan,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Linda Thompson

  14. mobile whip vs small yagi for local repeater work - worth the hassle?

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 143 views
    Frank Nakamura

  15. Measuring Yagi bandwidth across 2m band - SWR curves tell the real story

    David Williams99,
    • 2 replies
    • 297 views
    David Anderson

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

    Michael Barnes,
    • 1 reply
    • 200 views
    Andrew Jackson

  17. NMO mount on a truck cab roof -- worth the drilling or just use a lip mount?

    Emily Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 152 views
    David Wilson59

  18. mag mount vs NMO for the truck — worth the hassle of drilling?

    John Patterson,
    • 1 reply
    • 95 views
    Jessica Williams

  19. collinear vs yagi for local repeater work — is it even worth the hassle

    David Williams50,
    • 1 reply
    • 118 views
    Robert Thompson

  20. mag mount vs permanent NMO for mobile - worth drilling the roof?

    Steve Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 132 views
    Jessica Williams53

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

    Michelle Parker,
    • 1 reply
    • 155 views
    Michelle Parker

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

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

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

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 148 views
    Linda Johnson

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

    Jennifer Liu,
    • 2 replies
    • 866 views
    Jennifer Liu

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

    Michelle Baker,
    • 1 reply
    • 173 views
    Jessica Turner

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

    Sarah Rodriguez,
    • 1 reply
    • 93 views
    Daniel Jackson

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