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K7SRG All Messages By This Member #410 Maybe out of context of this group but I'm looking for some intelligent answers. Anyone know of a "good" whip for HT use? ?Dual band would be nice, but better yet a triband better. ?I' tried a few models from Diamond, Comet and some "white box" ones from China. However the return loss is poor to unusable in the area of 8 ~ 0 db respectively. I have more results on the web site, but don't wanna bore the readers.? -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at? for the current email address.
Lou WA5LOU All Messages By This Member #411 Have you tried any of the antenna groups? Lou WA5LOU toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 2:26?PM K7SRG via <srg734=[email protected]> wrote: Maybe out of context of this group but I'm looking for some intelligent answers. Anyone know of a "good" whip for HT use?? Dual band would be nice, but better yet a triband better.? I' tried a few models from Diamond, Comet and some "white box" ones from China. However the return loss is poor to unusable in the area of 8 ~ 0 db respectively. I have more results on the web site, but don't wanna bore the readers.? -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at? for the current email address.
Jim Barbour All Messages By This Member #412 Why not stick with what came with the radio? Every Kenwood I've had worked great with the original antenna. I still use the original on the G71 I have. The F6 I had to replace because I caught it in a door...I did change that one out for the Vertex quadband antenna which gave me some 6M rx capability-plus it was much cheaper. But that's been working great too. I don't think much of the ham grade aftermarket antennas, especially the big long ones. They catch on things, break easy, and don't work enough better to justify spending the money on them. toggle quoted message Show quoted text On 2/20/2025 2:31 PM, Lou WA5LOU via groups.io wrote: Have you tried any of the antenna groups? Lou WA5LOU On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 2:26?PM K7SRG via groups.io <> <srg734@... <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Maybe out of context of this group but I'm looking for some intelligent answers. Anyone know of a "good" whip for HT use?? Dual band would be nice, but better yet a triband better.? I' tried a few models from Diamond, Comet and some "white box" ones from China. However the return loss is poor to unusable in the area of 8 ~ 0 db respectively. I have more results on the web site, but don't wanna bore the readers. -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at <> for the current email address.
Gary Cook All Messages By This Member #413 I completely agree. Kenwood ships their radios with the best antennas suited for them. Gary toggle quoted message Show quoted text On 2/20/2025 2:19 PM, Jim Barbour via groups.io wrote: Why not stick with what came with the radio? Every Kenwood I've had worked great with the original antenna. I still use the original on the G71 I have. The F6 I had to replace because I caught it in a door...I did change that one out for the Vertex quadband antenna which gave me some 6M rx capability-plus it was much cheaper. But that's been working great too. I don't think much of the ham grade aftermarket antennas, especially the big long ones. They catch on things, break easy, and don't work enough better to justify spending the money on them. On 2/20/2025 2:31 PM, Lou WA5LOU via groups.io wrote: Have you tried any of the antenna groups? Lou WA5LOU On Thu, Feb 20, 2025 at 2:26?PM K7SRG via groups.io <> <srg734@... <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: ??? Maybe out of context of this group but I'm looking for some ??? intelligent answers. ??? Anyone know of a "good" whip for HT use?? Dual band would be nice, ??? but better yet a triband better.? I' tried a few models from ??? Diamond, Comet and some "white box" ones from China. However the ??? return loss is poor to unusable in the area of 8 ~ 0 db ??? respectively. I have more results on the web site, but don't wanna ??? bore the readers. ??? -- ??? - ??? Regards, Karl Shoemaker ??? To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at ??? <> ??? for the current email address.
Rusty Travis All Messages By This Member #414 开云体育 On 2/20/25 11:26, K7SRG via groups.io wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Maybe out of context of this group but I'm looking for some intelligent answers. Anyone know of a "good" whip for HT use? ?Dual band would be nice, but better yet a triband better. ?I' tried a few models from Diamond, Comet and some "white box" ones from China. However the return loss is poor to unusable in the area of 8 ~ 0 db respectively. I have more results on the web site, but don't wanna bore the readers.? -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at? for the current email address.
K7SRG All Messages By This Member #416 Lou,? I have not found any "antenna groups" yet. I guess I missed something. -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at? for the current email address.
Charlie Fellenbaum - WB4FAW All Messages By This Member #417 开云体育 It's another .io group: ham-antennas.groups.io main groups.io Group Discussion of amateur radio antenna systems, feedlines, matching networks, and related topics. Anything and everything, tell us or ask questions. Tuners, balanced, loops, coax, towers, poles, wire, Amateur Radio Antenna Covenant restrictions zoning discussions, for sale, for auction, ebay ok, stealth, covert, invisible, buried,? FS FA MFJ AEA Cushcraft Heathkit Telrex Screwdriver vertical dipole g5rv Glenn Martin HF VHF 160 80 75 40 30 20 17 15 12 10 6 2 220 440 dish microwave etc. Please note that, for selling items, the following guidelines apply: 1. The item is owned and being sold by the person posting the "for sale" message, it should be antenna related in some way, and the price must be stated. 2. All responses, negotiations, contact information exchanges, etc. are conducted offline from the group, i.e., there should only be the initial post notifying the group of the?opportunity that shows up on the list. It is up to the person selling the item to enforce this guideline. 3. As always, questions should be directed to the owners of the group. ? On 2/22/2025 10:12 PM, K7SRG via groups.io wrote: toggle quoted message Show quoted text Lou,? I have not found any "antenna groups" yet. I guess I missed something. -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at? for the current email address. -- --------------- Charlie - WB4FAW Colorado
K7SRG All Messages By This Member #418 Thanks, Charlie, I'll wade through the "ham slang". By the way, my OEM whip has decent return loss figures. Too bad the replacement cost is $134. -- - Regards, Karl Shoemaker To contact me, please visit SRG's web site at? for the current email address.

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