Increase the Range of any handheld radio for 6 cents.
Increase the range of any handheld radio with this easy, inexpensive "tiger tail" antenna project from Hayden (VK7HH). A small counterpoise wire attached to the antenna connection turns the inefficient "rubber duck" antenna into a more efficient antenna by supplying the "missing half" of of the handheld's antenna. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccJHdmSE7D4 Here are a few comments from Hayden (VK7HH): 133,141 views Sep 25, 2022 #Baofeng #HamRadio #amateurradio Increase the range of any handheld radio, A Baofeng, Yaesu or Icom with a counterpoise, otherwise known as a "tiger tail". A tiger tail is a length of wire added to an antenna to take the 1/4th wave rubber duck to a half wave dipole antenna. More antenna stuff here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Baofeng here 👉 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... 🎥 Watch more rec...