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G5 Antenna issue - maybe
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Has any one comapred this UPA78N G5 Unication Pager Best Tuned Whip Antenna 4dB Gain Upgrade 3.0" 763-870 antenna to the OEM antenna and or Kenwood KRA-38 ? The poster claims that its designed for unication pagers and will not effect the center pin nor any trimming requirements. Additionaly this antenna has 4.0 db gain.
Apparently , this antenna SWR shows bellow 1.5.1 VS the OEM antenna at 3.1.
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Apparently , this antenna SWR shows bellow 1.5.1 VS the OEM antenna at 3.1.
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Actually I have the latest version of all 3 antennas. I had my G5 on a marginal signal NC VIPER site, and I swapped out all 3 antennas listening to statewide call doing a long nightly roll call (so I would have a constant signal). Actually all 3 received the same as my original G5 antenna. I have the G5+ with the newer G5 antenna. I looked at the diagnostic screen and the signal strength was the same with each antenna as well. I recommend the actual G5 antenna that's currently supplied with the pager.
The person asking the question was mentioning the VSWR of the OEM antenna and the one with 4 DB gain. I am sure that makes a difference if we're talking about a transmitter but I didn't hear any audible signal difference on a weak P25 trunking system or see a difference in the pager diagnostic mode screen.
The person asking the question was mentioning the VSWR of the OEM antenna and the one with 4 DB gain. I am sure that makes a difference if we're talking about a transmitter but I didn't hear any audible signal difference on a weak P25 trunking system or see a difference in the pager diagnostic mode screen.
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Thank you. I agree that the Unication OEM antenna is by far the best for its form factor and delivery.
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I bought it and found it gets about 1 bar less than my blue or purple oem antenna. I would not recommend it.
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I had a $20 eBay gift card so decided to pull the trigger on an aftermarket 800 mhz antenna for the G4/G5. https://www.ebay.com/itm/257270324557 The antenna shipped remarkably fast and looks beautiful on the scanner. However signal reception is most important and I found it gets either the...
The KR-38 beats the OEM antenna if you don't mind the increased length.
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Thank you for your response.
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