NWI_Scanner_Guy
SCANNING THE AIRWAVES SINCE 1987
I think I know the answer to my question, but I want to be sure, seeing that antenna theory isn't my specialty.
A while back, I bought a KG-UV6D v2 from a seller at the QRZ swap meet. Included with the radio was a roll-up 'slim jim' j-pole antenna. Threw it in a drawer since I was going to use the HT outdoors while walking or cycling. However, now that the weather has turned colder, I won't be doing those outdoor activities quite as often, but I still want to get some use out of the HT, so I want to use indoors sometimes instead of my mobiles being used as base radios. So with that thought in mind, I dug through the drawer and pulled out the roll-up antenna.
I want to put it along the inside frame of my bedroom window. I'm thinking it should be hung vertically, seeing that all my other antennas are vertical, but I just want to be sure. So, that's my question; do I hang it vertically?
Thanks in advance for any information provided.
A while back, I bought a KG-UV6D v2 from a seller at the QRZ swap meet. Included with the radio was a roll-up 'slim jim' j-pole antenna. Threw it in a drawer since I was going to use the HT outdoors while walking or cycling. However, now that the weather has turned colder, I won't be doing those outdoor activities quite as often, but I still want to get some use out of the HT, so I want to use indoors sometimes instead of my mobiles being used as base radios. So with that thought in mind, I dug through the drawer and pulled out the roll-up antenna.
I want to put it along the inside frame of my bedroom window. I'm thinking it should be hung vertically, seeing that all my other antennas are vertical, but I just want to be sure. So, that's my question; do I hang it vertically?
Thanks in advance for any information provided.