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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Make sure you pull away from your house a bit when testing and move the antenna around to see if that changes SWR. Ground plane plays a part.</div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 10:15:35 PM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771"><div><div dir="ltr">How are you measuring the SWR?<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Why don't you cut it to length of 1/4 wl at VHF about 19"'s. In the past I have used a 1/4 wl whip for 2 M on 440 just fine.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>How do you have it mounted? Center of the roof, etc.?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>RH </div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771yqt0589419515" id="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771yqt33580"><div class="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771gmail_quote"><div class="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 9:47 PM Mike Lambert via BVARC <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bvarc@bvarc.org</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">I bought a Nagoya UT-308UV mobile antenna because it claimed to be a <br clear="none">
dual band antenna (2 meter and 70cm).<br clear="none">
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It is not, SWR at 446.000 MHz is 1.0 (great!) BUT at 146.54 MHz the SWR <br clear="none">
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Does anyone have a suggestion for a mobile 2 meter antenna?<br clear="none">
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Car clearance is 24" for roof, 39" for trunk.<br clear="none">
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</blockquote></div></div><br clear="all"><div><br clear="none"></div>-- <br clear="none"><div class="ydpa2d2be98yiv5809323771gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Rick Hiller <div><b><i>e-mail: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:rickhiller73@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rickhiller73@gmail.com</a></i></b></div><div><b><i>Cell: 832-474-3713</i></b></div><div><b><i>Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive</i></b></div><div><b><i> Houston, TX 77036</i></b></div></div></div>
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