W7NUK
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I have a few different antennas but really want to know what others think and prefer of the different antenna sizes available for purchase. I have a Comet 24j, Comet SH55, ANLI RD88H for whips. A couple expert power 7.5 " as a reasonable size vs power and those nasty stock baofeng that everyone seems to hate. Also got a stubby 2.5" for a baofeng for my mom to use as a scanner and NOAA.
I like the size of the stubby but never used it to talk. And reception is worse then one of my whips. And the expert power performs quite well from my testing. The expert is also the main antenna in my mobile setup with my radio.(BNC pass through on a clamp to the roof rack of our Tahoe with coax ran through the door)
All my antennas aside from the stubby and stock baofeng's are BNC. For convenience of changing and reliablity. Although the antenna sits about a 1/2" higher then if it were sma.
What do you prefer as power vs size and comfort? I prefer the whips as I don't mind the size much but love the reception and thought of my signal will get through vs stock antennas. And it looks like a real radio, not a walkie talkie.
I like the size of the stubby but never used it to talk. And reception is worse then one of my whips. And the expert power performs quite well from my testing. The expert is also the main antenna in my mobile setup with my radio.(BNC pass through on a clamp to the roof rack of our Tahoe with coax ran through the door)
All my antennas aside from the stubby and stock baofeng's are BNC. For convenience of changing and reliablity. Although the antenna sits about a 1/2" higher then if it were sma.
What do you prefer as power vs size and comfort? I prefer the whips as I don't mind the size much but love the reception and thought of my signal will get through vs stock antennas. And it looks like a real radio, not a walkie talkie.