I have had a Comet CA-2x4SRNMO for a few years now and it has worked great on both 2m and 70cm.
K5BES On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 07:32 Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[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 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9031+Troulon+Drive+Houston,+TX+77036?entry=gmail&source=g>* > * Houston, TX 77036 > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/9031+Troulon+Drive+Houston,+TX+77036?entry=gmail&source=g>* > ________________________________________________ > 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]/ > > ________________________________________________ > 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]/ >
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