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I have a public safety agency that is looking for a low profile antenna to be paired with a Motorola APX 8500. They are looking specifically for one manufactured by Laird Technologies, does anyone know of the model number for an antenna that would work with VHF, UHF R2, and 7/800? I have found...

Laird 800/900MHz phantom antenna in a ford explorer

A Laird phantom antenna on a 2023 ford explorer

I recently purchased a Laird ETRAB1550 to try on a vehicle and I am having an issue with mounting it. The antenna mounts on a modified NMO base, instead if threading on it has two guide pins that set into a track on the mount (Image attached for reference) While messing around with the mount...

I'm running an Anytone AT-666 with a Bulletproof Diesel NMO mount and a Laird CB27S 1/4 wave antenna on my 2020 F350. Aluminum body and a panorama roof. SWR is 1.0 on 19 with little increase on either side as 1 and 40 are both 1.2. I understand that CB usage on the roads is not what it once...

Hello All. I was chatting with mmckenna about this a couple days ago and thought I would take it to the masses: I have a Kenwood TM-V71A in my truck. NMO mounted Laird 5/8 antenna with an SWR of 1.1 on 146mhz. Install is as tight as a drum. As it pertains to 2M SIMPLEX will I get any...

I installed a Motorola XPR5550 in my vehicle. I attached a handheld control head (HCH), which is kept the in the center console for easy storage. Radio chassis is mounted under the driver seat in a storage box. The vehicle battery is under the passenger seat in the same style box. I routed the...

I purchased a new antenna a few weeks ago. https://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/laird-technologies-b7603-5918 I took it out of the packaging and mounted it on my car with no adjusting. It easily out-performed the other antenna I had which is similar to this, but has a spring at the base...

I am looking for a new receive only antenna for my car (NMO mount) that covers VHF high to 800 MHz. I've tried a couple different Laird Phantom antennas (490-512 MHz and 760-870 MHz models), but I haven't found one that receives that entire range reliably. The 490-512 MHz model works well with...

Does anyone have any experience with the Laird TRAB7603? I wanted something primarily for 700/800 MHz, but the TRAB7603 appears to be almost completely deaf — a VHF antenna made for 152-162 MHz significantly outperformed it on 700/800 MHz. Do I possibly have a bad antenna or is it just not a...

Have any of you had any experience with the Laird YDA-1504 VHF 4-bay dipole? My options are to put in an amp or replace the antenna to increase the output, but would prefer the additional receive gain by looking at t upgrading a 2-bay to a 4-bay on a VHF repeater system? I know you get what...

i am looking for a cutting chart for the UHF GMRS band in order to use my mobile antenna as my base GMRS setup for on top of my tower when i get it up at the new place. i have the Laird B-4505C that i want to use for all 8 GMRS channels mostly on a repeater and doing some simplex work.

I have a couple mag-mount antennas and really couldn't find anything magnetic for them to attach to. I found an old power supply (turned off) and they seem to magnetically attach to that perfectly! But is this ok? How does everyone else do it? Whats the best way to do it? Piece of steel??