p1879
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- Mar 15, 2004
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My performance on a diamond discone and LMR 400 on 800 mhz is too poor for my taste. I have read back through many posts on RR, and some of the Laird antennas seem to get favorable mention. I am shopping for a 3 or 6 db gain antenna for around 860 mhz. I see Tram and others have antennas for this range, and I am not adverse to a used one. When I looked into this maybe a year ago, I saw some interesting possibilities on Ebay, still see some. What I am seeking is any opinions or advice on these type antennas. I could make a ground plane, or use a mobile cell antenna with radials, but I am more interested in trying something akin to the Laird ones. My preference is something no more than 100$.
Since we are talking 800 mhz, how do you think a vertical dipole inside a piece of PCV, using a tv balun as the feedpoint would work? Yes, i know that would tie me to RG6U or similar, which I think will be fine.
This topic has been hashed around here already, my apologies, but my hope is someone has a real "find" to share info on.
Thanks,
p1879
Since we are talking 800 mhz, how do you think a vertical dipole inside a piece of PCV, using a tv balun as the feedpoint would work? Yes, i know that would tie me to RG6U or similar, which I think will be fine.
This topic has been hashed around here already, my apologies, but my hope is someone has a real "find" to share info on.
Thanks,
p1879