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From OP: Vertical Or Yagi ? New Antenna Worth Trying ?
Hi,
Thanks for link to the Shakespeare Vertical Antenna. Know very little about antennas, but was wondering. Is this vertical whip , or any vertical, a better bet to try as compared to perhaps a "simple Yagi for the Marine bands ? Why ? This Shakespeare vertical whip is described as: It's a 6dB collinear phased 5/8-wave antenna of 8-foot nominal length. Again, I'm about 25 miles due west of Boston Harbor, but would sure like to at least try to pick up some Marine VHF comms from the harbor. Hard for me now at my age to try a whole bunch of antennas, so would like to limit it to what you experts feel would offer the best "chance". Thanks again, Bob -------------------------------------- "Sal M. Onella" wrote in message ... "Robert11" wrote in message . .. Hi, I have a Uniden 996 scanner and would really like to pick up some marine traffic from Boston Harbor. Live about 20 miles due west of the harbor. snip No idea what to buy, if you feel it's worth a try ? snip Thoughts ? I googled for marine band colinear and got this near the top: http://buyreliant.com/marine/5102.htm It's way cheaper than some name-brand competitors, like Shalespeare, but you're not going to be stressing it on a boat, so give it a try on your rooftop or chimney. |
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