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Bruce VA3BRS YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 81 Scarborough	2 metre radio Antenna 09/14/11 at 19:29:45 I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for a decent 2 metre antenna. Right now I have a short 1/4 wave antenna that I was having a few receive issues at the black bear rally in the summer. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you Bruce
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rosswood God Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 697	Re: 2 metre radio Antenna Reply #1 - 09/14/11 at 20:20:01 Bruce, what definitely works best for rally work is a 5/8 wave whip 2 metre dedicated antenna.
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Re: 2 metre radio Antenna
Reply #2 - 09/14/11 at 20:57:33

I have a 5/8 Larson Mag Mount that I trimmed for exactly mid-point of the band (146 MHz) and with my 75W ICOM I hit repeaters where many people have trouble (Like TC31).

The only thing with a mag mount is that when the trees are overhanging (like on the upper-cross road at Bear this year), you have to dodge the bad ones and you stop a lot to put it back on. I duct tape the coax to my roof rack so that I don't drive over it! Wink

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gully Full Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 208	Re: 2 metre radio Antenna Reply #3 - 09/14/11 at 21:05:46 Contact Bob Morton at http://mapleleafcom.com/ He knows his stuff on antennas and gives great service Pete g
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