[BVARC] 2 meter mobile antenna

[Jeffrey Carson]

 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.
    On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 10:15:35 PM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:  
 
 How are you measuring the SWR?
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.
How do you have it mounted?   Center of the roof, etc.?
RH 
On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 9:47 PM Mike Lambert via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:

I bought a Nagoya UT-308UV mobile antenna because it claimed to be a 
dual band antenna (2 meter and 70cm).

It is not, SWR at 446.000 MHz is 1.0 (great!) BUT at 146.54 MHz the SWR 
is 3.94!
So I really just have a UHF antenna.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a mobile 2 meter antenna?

Car clearance is 24" for roof, 39" for trunk.

Thanks,

Mike




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