Post : A Better Antenna for Dualband Handhelds
URL : http://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2018/0...and-handhelds/
Posted : January 20, 2018 at 9:08 pm
Author : Bob K0NR

I'm a fan of half-wave antennas for a 2m handheld transceiver (HT) (
http://www.hamradioschool.com/a-half...andheld-radio/
) . These come in a variety of forms but I've tended to use the telescoping
half-waves that mount on the HT. These include the Halfwave 2 Meter Flex
antenna ( http://www.smileyantenna.com/product-p/14680.htm ) from Smiley and
the MFJ-1714 from MJF (
http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Produc...uctid=MFJ-1714 ) . One of the
disadvantages of these two antennas is that they are designed for 2m
operation only. Put it on a dualband HT and you can only use one of the
bands.


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