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Old July 23rd 06, 07:07 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Cutting cable length to match 1/4 wave 162 MHz antenna?

No.

Robert Haston wrote:

I'm moving a 162 MHz (marine band ship tracker - AIS) receiver to within a
couple feet of its quarter wave ground plane antenna.


Is there a certain cable length I should use to tune for maximum gain?