After reading all of this thread I came up with a thought.
use it as it is and see if it works satisfactorily.
if not make a coax stub and connect with a "T" adapter and trim that for
optimal performance.

Henry

"James" wrote in message
. ..
Hello ! I just bought a 2m Hamstick antenna at the Orlando Hamfest, the
model 9100. I would like to trim this antenna for 156 mhz, for marine
use on my boat. Can someone tell me "about" how much I should shorten
the
whip to achieve this ? Remember, this is the 5/8 wave antenna with a
loaded
base.

Thank you very much !!


73 de Jim K4PYT