Antenna gain and coax loss are absolutely factors in station performance but line of sight, dictated by antenna height (HAAT) will be the dominant factor in a given station's effective range. No

Wed April 27th 7:30 PM Eastern -- Anthony Luscre K8ZT Assistant Ohio Section Manager for Education Outreach ARRL - The National Association For Amateur Radio™ a@... (best for Education &

But you are not calculating in the gain of the antenna or antenna height. On 2M/440 on Diamond v200 that would be +6.2dB/+8.4dB. Even if the power is a complete wash and equal to the rubber duck the

Well, Mark, I wonder about that. According to https://kv5r.com/ham-radio/coax-loss-calculator/ , the loss in 100' of RG-8X coax at the upper end of the 70cm band (450MHz) is 8.281 dB if the SWR is

Thanks. Any particular time and date?:-)

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 06:18 PM, Doug - AB7DG - Tacoma WA wrote: (3) I doubt that connecting your HT to a base station antenna would accomplish much...your HT's signal will be severely attenuated by

This short guide is part of my presentation- Portable Operations (tiny.cc/portop), but it covers a wide variety of antennas and resources- tiny.cc/portant -- Anthony Luscre K8ZT Ohio Section

I will be doing a presentation for my local club (www.cfarc.org) that will also include a zoom session- https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83276038531?pwd=NzhrTnJGdVFEZ3BrL1VnRGlqVmhtZz09 guests are always

(1) I suggest including your call sign in your posts, so readers can easily identify your location. Perhaps you're KI5KFA in Willis,

https://n9taxlabs.com/shop/ols/products/dual-band-slim-jim-antenna-with-10-or-16-foot-cable Get one of these and hang it on a curtain rod or better yet in a tree outside Timothy M Page K0EON 1209 NW

I have found the discone antenna because of its gain and wide frequency coverage. 73, Doc - K2PHD

Careful what you ask for there, HOA's are not your friend. I've always gone the forgiveness is easier than permission route. I have several groundplanes made from mobile whips and from a couple

Hello Mark, Starting with a mobile antenna seems like a good approach, as I am waiting for a response from my HOA about putting up an antenna. 73

Hello Anthony, Thank you for your guidance. Looking into the Diamond V2000. 73

Pretty much any antenna outside will be better than the one on the radio. Even a mobile antenna like a mag mount or trunk lip mount put up on a roof or outside a window will be an improvement. Not a

A dual or triband fiberglass vertical would be my first choice -- Anthony Luscre K8ZT Assistant Ohio Section Manager for Education Outreach ARRL - The National Association For Amateur Radio™

Hello, Getting started with my first HT a Yaesu FT-3DR with an upgraded Diamond antenna. Simplex seems dead as I have only made a few passing contacts. So, I am interested in buying a base

Mike AD7VV Thank you for your service! The ARRL Section Manager is a part of the ARRL Field Services I have only found one thing in print from the ARRL that has ever showed a conclusive picture of

Frank, excellent question and Idea here is my reply..... First very respectively I ask...... How does Organizing a Club President Council in a Section…meeting monthly by Zoom for < 30 minutes differ

Steve, I'm located in North Pole, Alaska and to be honest I have no idea what a SM does or am not sure if I've ever met one. I congratulate you on your effort's sir and hope that someday we can meet