Portable ham radio antennas. Post #1338.
If you can't view this video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HTOWnMFj_E. In this video, "Prepper Ohio" shows us some of the small, compact antennas available for Amateur Radio VHF/UHF hand held transceivers. A good, basic tutorial on how to chose the best antenna for your HT. It's been my experience that the standard "rubber duck" antenna that comes with most HTs delivers marginal performance. A 1/2 wavelength whip antenna is perhaps a better choice. You may also want to attach a "tiger tail" to the base of your "rubber duck" stock antenna. This 1/4 wavelength wire will increase the performance and efficiency of the stock antenna. The "tiger tail" serves as a counterpoise wire, supplying the "missing half" of the helically wound 1/4 wavelength stock antenna. For the latest Amateur Radio news and information, please visit these websites: http:...