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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Rick Hiller *e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]>* *Cell: 832-474-3713* *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* * Houston, TX 77036*
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