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XG100-P Antenna recommendations
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I have gotten a screw-on BNC adapter on the XG-100P once, but it was tight and I wouldn't recommend it. I don't do it anymore, but it did work.
WX4JCW
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Stock antenna all the way
BMDaug
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I don’t believe that one covers vhf. They sold at least two antennas. One was a true 136-870 and the other was 380-870.
There are some aftermarket antenna relocation kits available but they are just an SMA cable and a pouch to hold the antenna, which would let you use any antenna you want, but it does compromise the ip-rating. I also have a press-on SMA adapter usually used with test equipment that fits quite nicely onto the recessed SMA on the XG100P.
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The short one definitely doesn't cover VHF. It works (sort of) on RX only, but not for TX.
My XG100P came with both; I tried the short one on RX for a little while but quickly realized it was terrible, so now I only use the long one. In fact, I'm not even sure where the short one is.....
The "newer" long one also is a lot more flexible in addition to working better on VHF. New London had them awhile back.
Very much so; the new long antenna is a vast improvement. I bought one a few months back to replace my original long antenna (which was crumbling apart); I may have to order another to have it on hand just in case.
sefrischling
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The only antenna that fits is the stock antenna. It comes in long and short. The short antenna, from experience, is horrendous with VHF. The long stock antenna is hard to find and expensive, which is why mine, used every day for my Fire Company, is covered in Gorilla Glue and gaffers tape.
sefrischling
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Which New London? I am in New London County, CT, and neither the NLFD or NLPD has had the XG-100P.
New London Technology. GE-M/A-Com/Harris equipment dealer.
sefrischling
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Thanks ... they are no where near New London. That is interesting.
Well maybe it has nothing to do with New London CT..
Lynchburg, Virginia; former home of the GE land mobile radio division (I think L3Harris still has engineering stuff there). I don't recall offhand, but I believe NLT was originally founded as the "refurbished equipment" arm of GE Land Mobile. At the very least, whoever founded it took advantage of the fact that GE was right there.
The XG100P's antenna connector is a SMA-F connector that is recessed into the housing. Internally the SMA-F connector itself is a module, and is mounted to the mid-plate (thick aluminum plate that sits between the RF deck and the logic board). The SMA-F connects to the RF deck via coax and uses a MHF style connector to attach to the RF deck.
It is possible with appropriate SMA-F adapters to attach BNC or other SMA antennas to the radio.
It is possible with appropriate SMA-F adapters to attach BNC or other SMA antennas to the radio.
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