breadtrk
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I have searched for this but can't seem to find any consistent data, just opinions and they are as varied as the wind. Which would be the best for mobile 800 trunking?
This would be so much easier with a whiteboard.
Ahh, I read that one of them is better for listening to airplanes, because instead of a horizontal plane, it is focused up a little bit, allowing for better range of flying things. I think it was 7/8 wave, but I can't find the article now amongst my unorganized bookmarks. I've been collecting them faster than I can sort them out.
Try a quarter wave;it should be good enough.Well, after posting and reading the first reply..... I found the related thread deal at the bottom on the page.. I guess I wasn't searching with the right terms, this has been covered and debated many times on this forum.
I fully understand the radiation lobe patterns for the different antennas, what I had not factored into this was my average terrain. Part of my journey is hilly and part pretty darn flat, so I guess I should mount a 1/4 and a 5/8 and use a switch. They all have their place I guess.
Thanks guys.