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Low Profile VHF Antenna Performance

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I finally got a consistent reading of a 1.4 on the itinerant freq of 158.4075. The freq of 151.5050 was like 2.4... I gave up and stopped cutting and will use the 158.4075 freq since it gave me the best SWR.

So, yeah, thats indicating it's a bit too short for what you wanted. Like I said, it's not a perfect ground plane, and the metal on the bike can throw things off, so can where you do the testing. Make sure you are well away from anything metal (as in, don't test inside the garage), also, if you are sitting on the bike while testing, your own body can impact SWR.

I'd go with it.

Good deal on the coax crimper. Between that and the heat shrink, you've done more than most do with their installs.
 
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