j pole

So i am new to this and completely in the dark somewhat, i am looking at antennas and i need one to pick up a specific band as good as i can, right now i'm using a discone on my roof and i have a freqs on 453.6625 that i can pull in well enough for dsdplus fastlane to tell me what it is and the...

Hi all Im about to build a J pole. Ive purchased this from ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DIY-J-POLE-ANTENNA-AERIAL-FITTING-AIRBAND-2M-4M-6M-AMATEUR-HAM-RADIO-JPOLE/332659591355 Just wanted to share it with you guys as ive not seen these sold anywhere before and thought it was a good find...

I'm looking for some advice for an external antenna that I can rig up with a simple base/post to better receive with the UV-5R. The last year I've enjoyed listening to the local repeaters (by local I mean any repeater within 20-40km from the QTH. Any advice would be appreciated. I currently have...