what antenna have you had good success paired with this radio
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for the mobile i use a tri band magnet the 2nd one in the shack is on a comet 333 i have the 2 m and 440 units too love all of them kd2-cww
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I have a home made J-Pole that I have had great success with. The type made from one half inch copper tubing as shown on several internet sites.
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I have run it on my 220 yagi on the fixed station, works fantastic. Now I have it on my Toyota Tacoma truck, using a 1/4 wave magnetic whip in the center of the roof and it does a fantastic job. The reason I am using a 1/4 wave is that I can go in/out the garage door and not have to raise or lower the antenna. Using a B-10 for 2/440 mag mount and it works well also. hope this helps you. 73's Bob NF4C
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I and another friend of mine with this radio for the home shacks are using a home-made Ed Fong design J-pole made from a 300 ohm TV twinlead in a PVC pipe of all things. Works great and cost me maybe $7 to make. The instructions were in an old issue of QST, you will have to look it up. Excellent SWR (you can 1:1 tune for any freq with a pair of scissors and a ruler). Or just leave as is for the entire band at less than 2:1, as I recall, it's less than 1.6:1 on the Bird on the machines I use locally. Or you can buy them pre-made from Ed Fong as a DBJ-220 on ebay for $22 including shipping. Tell him the freqs you want and he will pre-tune for best SWR before shipping. I think the picture of the girl on the roof with the antenna is his daughter. Your choice. Note... this antenna can not take ANY more power than the TYT can put out, so no amps. And don't use metal strapping to secure it to your pole unless you put the straps BELOW the actual antenna or else you will couple it out.
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The antenna suggested in the Amazon Ad is a dual band VHF/UHF antenna and is not the correct antenna for the 220 band. If you buy this radio look elsewhere for a 220 band antenna, and not the one suggested by Amazon.
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I have made a J-Pole antenna from copper tubing. You can also make a roll up J-Pole using 300 ohm twin lead. Search the internet for instructions.Gus.
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If it works.Mine didn't work at all.I did however, use the antenna successfully. Don't buy!
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I've gotten excellent reception with FM; I live in a rural area which makes reception problematic with some radios, but I haven't had any problems.
1993003
I'm sorry to say, neither. I tried three of these Sangean ANT-100 antennas on two different Sangean CL-100 radios and there was absolutely no signal improvement whatsoever on ANY band (AM, FM or NOAA). The signal I was receiving prior to attaching this "antenna" greatly degraded the moment I plugged it in. I also took the liberty of trying this "antenna" on several other radios in my home and unfortunately, I obtained the same result. In my opinion (and experience), this so-called "antenna" is literally worthless and Amazon should discontinue this product immediately.
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Mine doesn't work very well and I am planning on trying a different brand/type. If someone recommended an outdoor type of antenna, this may not work as it's an "Indoor" model.
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I don't know what is recommended but I use wilson antennas on all my cb's I have used a lot of different brands and have found the wilson's to be consistantly good. I have several different models I use depending on the car or truck or jeep. I use the 500 (lil wil) on the trucks, 1000 on the car and flex on the jeeps and buggies. I have used K40's and all 3 have lost connection inside the base ( had to cut them apart, sodier them and epoxy them back together. Most of the name brands are good and a good rule of thumb is the longer the better. and don't forget to set the swr's, (just my opinion I could be wrong)
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I have a similar situation but don't know if it will work for you. The DB8e is the most powerful antenna I found so if it doesn't work, I don't know what would. My stations are all within 10 miles of my house. Locate the antenna where it isn't blocked by trees close to the antenna.
180091
The AM and FM reception is very good with the use of the Shark Antenna. I'm pleased with it.
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Mine is working very well with NOAA frequencies on my Jeep Wrangler. For receiving antennas, the exact length (as related to the SWR) is usually not very important as long as it's not extremely 'out of range.' Of course for transmitting antennas the SWR is VERY important and an imprope match can quickly burn-out your transmitter. This basic principle is why the same antenna can work well on CB frequencies (with the proper SWR match) and also work well on the considerably different NOAA frequencies.
606160
Only tried to use the short antenna you see in the picture and the external antenna provided with the radio. It would not pick up anything with either of the antennas provided with the radio. Hope this helps!
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Been my experience with the equipped "rubber Dickie" antenna... Not far...add a roof magnetic type and distance is vastly increased...
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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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Mine came with a antenna. If I was looking for a replacement I would try radio shackI hope this helps you.
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I use this antenna with a 5W handheld. My radio's performance with this antenna exceeds my expectations for range and clarity. The base magnet holds the antenna in place at any legal driving speed.
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I don't have a good experience with any antennas. Signal is always weak and unstable. Beater choice- streaming TV.
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YesANY antenna is far, far better than no antenna at all. And this antenna is a cheapie but it woks well if you experiment with where you place it. Go online and research reviews of DM antennas to find one better than this. You will need a push-on Balun adapter provided your unit has such an output made to accept it, found here on Amazon, to connect it to your receiver or FM tuner.Good luck to you. Happy listening.
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I use this radio in the village and jungle in central America and as I stated, I use a copper wire piece as added antenna and I get 2 channels out of 6 stations. I would say, it compares good, because when I rent a car, it also only gets 2 stations in the village.As a side note, I'm going to cut the antenna to the last/thickest section of the antenna and add a car antenna to the top of that. This should be perfect as it would give me a 3 foot antenna, instead of the OEM 12 inch antenna.