Nagoya 771 vs Stock antenna. Some say stock antenna is good so no need while others say to get a new antenna. Any thoughts?
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Well, not too much experience with this yet. I talked with my son-in-law from about 6 miles away without a repeater...a bit of static but understandable.
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these uvb5 & uvb6 radios are absolute crap.....I have had to throw away at least 3 of them. Total garbage..... if you are going to get a baofeng get the uv-82 or the original uv5r. As for antennas spend the extra money and get a comet or diamond from a RADIO retailer not here or ebay you will be wasting your money with all the no name knock off antennas here especially since most of them are for the business band not the ham band. FIY the stock antenna on the uv82 actually does pretty descent for a stock one.anyway good luck, mark KC9ZHR 73!
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The stock antenna works good but I believe you will be satisfied with another antenna. I just ordered another one to try to see which I like better.
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These are pretty good. Haven't tried these on an N66U but they worked well with my friend's N16. I installed them. Yes they are better than the stock antennas. Fundamentally, they should work well with the N66U as well. He needed higher gain antennas because of too much concrete in his apartment. For the second part of your question, the longer antennas have worked better for the same friend but those were 7 dbi. He switched to those when he moved to a larger apartment (2 floor 3000 sq ft x 2). Personally, I use the stock 3dbi antennas that came with the router (N16), and as far as I know, they are similar to those supplied with the N66U. I'm using these in my house without any problems (4500 sq feet of built up area x 2 floors). Hope this information helps!
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If i remember correctly, my stock stereo needed an adapter to use this antenna, when i bought my aftermarket stereo i no longer needed the adapter
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The internal antenna I feel is a little bit better than the external antenna. In 2013 I had a brand new boat set up with a new 898/external antenna, every time i backed off the boat lift it was searching for a signal, that boat was destroyed in a building collapse over winter. so I now have a new 2014 boat set up with an 899 and a 999 with internal antennas the "searching for signal" rarely comes up and I fished the exact same lake all this past season. I think you will enjoy your new unit.
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The one that it comes with works fine but for better performance get a boosted antenna and make sure it has the sma connection, the gold connector on the cord. I have 2 antenna's, one that came with my dvd/nav deck which is boosted and the other that comes with the boyo box. Boosted is better, also the ground and 12v wire, hook to any ground source but the 12v I connected it to my car lighter power wire under my deck using wire crimps.
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I would say so. Mine came packaged in the box with plastic and ties too. Return it or exchange it. My radio works great. Just last night I was able to connect with someone 400 miles away using a repeater frequency. I was amazed and shocked at the same time. Of course the signal didn't last very long, but it worked. I was using the stock antenna too. I just ordered the 771 antenna yesterday.
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I have not, but I looked at the specs on the Sky antenna. It says it is a "powerful, amplified antenna." The 'amplified" part of that statement tells me it has an internal preamp. If so, you would not want to "chain" one preamp into another, like the 7778. The biggest reason is that the signal from the internal one would just swamp the 7778 with noise that it is not designed to handle. Good luck! I have a CM7778 barely used for sale, if you are still interested.
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You ask an interesting question. I had previously never tried the Browning Antenna with the Baofeng until just now. Usually I use it with a Yaesu in the mobile. I found an adapter, took the Baofeng out to the mobile and proceeded to hit all local VHF & UHF repeaters -- NO PROBLEMS. It probably wouldn't hurt to "tweak" the antenna to your particular frequencies, but it seems to work great "right out of the box". I own two of these Browning antennas and consider them to be the BEST VALUE for dollar spent in the market. My oldest one has operated FLAWLESSLY for over two years. Hope this helps. 73 Bill (SEARC & ARRL member) You ask an interesting question. I had previously never tried the Browning Antenna with the Baofeng until just now. Usually I use it with a Yaesu in the mobile. I found an adapter, took the Baofeng out to the mobile and proceeded to hit all local VHF & UHF repeaters -- NO PROBLEMS. It probably wouldn't hurt to "tweak" the antenna to your particular frequencies, but it seems to work great "right out of the box". I own two of these Browning antennas and consider them to be the BEST VALUE for dollar spent in the market. My oldest one has operated FLAWLESSLY for over... » Read More You ask an interesting question. I had previously never tried the Browning Antenna with the Baofeng until just now. Usually I use it with a Yaesu in the mobile. I found an adapter, took the Baofeng out to the mobile and proceeded to hit all local VHF & UHF repeaters -- NO PROBLEMS. It probably wouldn't hurt to "tweak" the antenna to your particular frequencies, but it seems to work great "right out of the box". I own two of these Browning antennas and consider them to be the BEST VALUE for dollar spent in the market. My oldest one has operated FLAWLESSLY for over two years. Hope this helps. 73 Bill (SEARC & ARRL member) « Show Less
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I used the Amazon auto page. It told me which antennae would work for me. Try it. input your specific data.
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I haven't notice a difference with the stubby antenna. One thing for sure it looks better than the stock one
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Standard coax connected antenna. Stronger is better because you will likely get more channels. The simple.tv HW is junky hardware though IMO.
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Sorry, not sure about that one. It actually didn't work well for me. The antenna would make a grinding sound when it was fully extended. I ended up buying an OEM antenna from another dealer. I would recommend you use only an OEM( Original Equipment manufacturer) part and not after market.
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I believe R. Garrison is correct. One other thing to know, though, is that from my experience this blade-type antenna does NOT perform significantly better than rabbit ears-type antennas if the signals in your area are not good to start with. If you're considering this to improve on rabbit ears, I personally don't think it's going to improve your reception much.
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For $22 and free shipping just get one of these and be happy. Tram 1185 Amateur Dual-Band Magnet Antenna If you want to do something big and crazy later you can, but the Tram 1185 will give you a great starter antenna for cheap.
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Used this chart for antenna comparison: http://www.miklor.com/COM/pdf/AntennaTestingW9MDB.pdfThere's a big difference between the genuine Nagoya and the copies according to the chart.The one I received is genuine. Hypario is about the only definite vendor I could find that had genuine Nagoya. It comes in yellow packaging with the Reuex label and QR code (without this labeling its probably a copy). The antenna is black with silver lettering. I received exactly what was in the pictures.You can find the QR code on the Nagoya site: http://www.nagoya.com.twWorks fine on my UV-5RE. Used this chart for antenna comparison: http://www.miklor.com/COM/pdf/AntennaTestingW9MDB.pdfThere's a big difference between the genuine Nagoya and the copies according to the chart.The one I received is genuine. Hypario is about the only definite vendor I could find that had genuine Nagoya. It comes in yellow packaging with the Reuex label and QR code (without this labeling its probably a copy). The antenna is black with silver lettering. I received exactly what was in the pictures.You can find the QR code on the Nagoya site: http://www.nagoya.com.twWorks fine... » Read More Used this chart for antenna comparison: http://www.miklor.com/COM/pdf/AntennaTestingW9MDB.pdfThere's a big difference between the genuine Nagoya and the copies according to the chart.The one I received is genuine. Hypario is about the only definite vendor I could find that had genuine Nagoya. It comes in yellow packaging with the Reuex label and QR code (without this labeling its probably a copy). The antenna is black with silver lettering. I received exactly what was in the pictures.You can find the QR code on the Nagoya site: http://www.nagoya.com.twWorks fine on my UV-5RE. « Show Less
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Watch the YouTube videos for the location of the antenna, and BE CAREFUL. I used this kit and didn't need to replace the antenna, but it is common to tear the antenna/cable during disassembly. Now, you will most likely need a new "spacer" a.k.a. bezel.
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Lots of questions there in one bite.... I find these produces (Chamberlain) to be inferior. I have gone through 5 of them over the past several years. Their radios do not work well - you need to be within a few yards of the antenna to get the doors to open. Not a fan and looking for replacement. Dont bother to pick up a Chamberlain Antenna and expect any improvement. If you happen to have a yagi-UDA antenna at the same frequency, you could get some better performance but they are somewhat finiky. Having said all of this, my 2003 Toyota Sequoia's internal garage door system will activate the garage door better than the Chamberlain receiver. Best of luck! Lots of questions there in one bite.... I find these produces (Chamberlain) to be inferior. I have gone through 5 of them over the past several years. Their radios do not work well - you need to be within a few yards of the antenna to get the doors to open. Not a fan and looking for replacement. Dont bother to pick up a Chamberlain Antenna and expect any improvement. If you happen to have a yagi-UDA antenna at the same frequency, you could get some better performance but they are somewhat finiky. Having said all of this, my 2003 Toyota Sequoia's internal garage door system will activate the... » Read More Lots of questions there in one bite.... I find these produces (Chamberlain) to be inferior. I have gone through 5 of them over the past several years. Their radios do not work well - you need to be within a few yards of the antenna to get the doors to open. Not a fan and looking for replacement. Dont bother to pick up a Chamberlain Antenna and expect any improvement. If you happen to have a yagi-UDA antenna at the same frequency, you could get some better performance but they are somewhat finiky. Having said all of this, my 2003 Toyota Sequoia's internal garage door system will activate the garage door better than the Chamberlain receiver. Best of luck! « Show Less