Hi folks, Several weeks ago I posed the question of using a Commercial VHF antenna that was resonant on 154Mhz on 146.745Mhz. We tried it today. The SWR was a bit over 2:1 on the repeater freq. We installed a T connector after the cans and used an open stub to try to match the line...got it down to 1.5:1, wouldn't go any lower.
We think the height of the antenna makes up for what we suspect is a lot of loss in the antenna. The previous location of the repeater antenna was 100ft ASL and this location is 525ft ASL. Maybe one day we'll get a chance to retune the four dipole antenna. Thanks to all that provided ideas for this project. 73, dave wa3gin
