I don't have a good setup for testing SWR on a low-power setup, but yeah, I'm sure you can do a lot better than the stock antennas. I've got some better antennas (BNC type, will require an adapter) on the way now.
Scott [email protected] wrote: > > > Keith, > > I can't speak for anyone else, but I know my testing showed that the > stock antenna was worse than a dummy load. I know shape doesn't always > tell the story, but I always found it interesting that the antenna > shipped with the VHF 777 is almost identical to the UHF antenna shipped > with most Motorola UHF portables. When I swept the Puxing antenna, it > wasn't really resonant anywhere. > > Having said that, after a quick look at the 777's antenna jack, I > realized it utilized a male SMA on the radio end. This is the exact same > scheme used by higher end Motorola portables. At the time, I was still a > Moto tech and had spare antennas in stock. I grabbed one of our full > length VHF antennas and put it on the 777. The performance of the radio > was immediately improved! I was hearing packets miles away where before > I had to go outside to even hear them faintly. > > Moral to my story is, dump the stock antenna and get a Motorola VHF. If > the group is interested, I can find the part number(s) that apply. I > know they can be found on eBay fairly cheap. > > Jason KE4NYV > RPC Electronics > www.rpc-electronics.com > > --- On Tue, 9/1/09, Keith VE7GDH <[email protected] > <mailto:ve7gdh%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > From: Keith VE7GDH <[email protected] <mailto:ve7gdh%40yahoo.com>> > Subject: [tracker2] PX-777 > To: [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2009, 7:10 PM > > > > Scott - have you ever looked at the SWR on the PX-777? I'm trying to put > > together a group order and one potential buyers asked about the SWR on > > the 2M band. > > 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH > > -- > > "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" > > > > > > > > > > >
