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800 motorola antenna on a 400 motorola radio?

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KI4LIV

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Ok I hate to even ask this...

Is it safe to run an 800mhz 9cm HT antenna on a 400mhz radio that has a different antenna but is still 9cm long? Same hookup - just different antenna but same length.
 

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Use an antenna designed for the band you're using. Physical length doesn't mean a whole lot, an antenna can be much longer electrically than it is physically.
 

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Jon above could not have said it better. Antennas are designed for a "band" or in other words, a frequency range. The physical size doesn't matter so much for that. But the size will effect the "gain" of the antenna - The bigger the better.
 
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