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A 6
K 1 Quiet
X-Ray B9.3
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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 — worth the hassle?

    Sarah Thompson,
    • 1 reply
    • 90 views
    Sarah Thompson

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

    Daniel Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 108 views
    Robert Mitchell

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

    Michael Wu,
    • 1 reply
    • 177 views
    Ashley Johnson24

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

    Amanda Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Dave Parker

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

    Mike74,
    • 1 reply
    • 64 views
    Amanda Johnson64

  7. mobile uhf antenna acting weird on high swr

    Ashley Anderson,
    • 1 reply
    • 163 views
    Michael Anderson

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

    Betty Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 63 views
    Emily Wilson37

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

    Steven Patel,
    • 1 reply
    • 48 views
    Amanda Anderson50

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

    Linda Hayes,
    • 1 reply
    • 101 views
    Mountain Ham

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

    Kiwi Operator,
    • 1 reply
    • 61 views
    Patricia Lee

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

    Jennifer Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 83 views
    Sarah Mitchell94

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

    Michael Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 91 views
    Stephanie Chang

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

    Mark Stevens,
    • 1 reply
    • 163 views
    Kevin Turner

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

    Carlos Santos,
    • 1 reply
    • 117 views
    Robert Williams

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

    QRP Master,
    • 1 reply
    • 143 views
    QRP Master

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

    Amanda Moore,
    • 1 reply
    • 40 views
    Sarah Mitchell

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

    David Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 72 views
    Emily Thomas74

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

    Antenna Guy,
    • 2 replies
    • 159 views
    Amanda Thomas

  22. coax run length killing my signal on 2m or am i overthinking this

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

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

    Kevin Jackson,
    • 1 reply
    • 100 views
    James Wilson46

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

    Lisa Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 138 views
    Jessica Taylor

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

    Ham Mountain,
    • 1 reply
    • 180 views
    John Johnson16

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

    Karen Brown,
    • 1 reply
    • 94 views
    David Parker

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

    Robert Martinez,
    • 1 reply
    • 146 views
    Rebecca Davis

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

    Lisa Chen,
    • 1 reply
    • 73 views
    James Rodriguez

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