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Reddit mentions of Magnetic Mobile Antenna Ham Radio 2 Meter / 70 cm 140 to 150 and 440 to 470 MHz
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Magnetic Mobile Antenna Ham Radio 2 Meter / 70 cm 140 to 150 and 440 to 470 MHz. Here are the top ones.
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For the 2 Meter & 70cm Amateur Ham Radio Bands.Transmits 144-148Mhz & 430-470Mhz.Includes magnet mount with approx. 12ft Hi Quality coax cable & PL-259 connector.Black color.
Specs:
| Height | 4 Inches |
| Length | 17 Inches |
| Weight | 0.01 Pounds |
| Width | 2 Inches |
What excellent advice, thank you. I've eyeballed that at5888uv and I'm really interested to hear what you think. I like your idea of the slim Jim jpole but I don't have anywhere to put it outside as I rent and there's just no spot for it. Would I slowly nuke myself if I hung it inside the house in a back, empty bedroom?
As for mobile, I did grab a magnetic from Amazon that I checked with a friend's swr meter that showed a 1.5, so good enough! Lastly, I grabbed a better mobile antenna than the stubby that is still untested with a transmit but receives well.
Thanks again for your suggestions.
So I know you want to get on HF and I definitely encourage that. However, if you want to just work on getting more contacts for now, you may want to look into a few things via the computer and 2M.
First, EchoLink is a PC/Android/IPhone app that will let you connect to other hams and use their radios to get on their local repeaters. Obviously, you're using the Internet to connect to a radio far away, but it's a good low-cost way to talk with other operators. I find you can learn a lot just by listening to operators discussing their setup on the air.
Check out WAN Repeater. They have an EchoLink node (W3WAN) AND a huge number of repeaters linked in. I hear traffic on these repeaters almost all the time. So it's a good system to listen and talk on.
Second, you can actually tie your PC and EchoLink into a radio. So if you can find a cheap 2M mobile/base radio at a hamfest or ebay (I've picked up various 25W 2M radios for ~$40) and connect it to your computer, you can add a -L to your call on EchoLink. Now, you can talk to the "base" radio using your handheld, and have that go out over echolink to another radio somewhere else.
Third, you may just want to look at a bigger 2M radio, or even just a better antenna for the UV-3R. I love my UV-3R, but it is only 2W. With a $30 mag-mount antenna you may find yourself reaching out even further and hitting other repeaters.
To add to this, would something like this work:
http://www.amazon.com/MAGNETIC-Mobile-ANTENNA-Radio-Meter/dp/B002L0BXIK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1410005770&sr=1-1&keywords=2+meter+and+440+MHz+%2870+cm%29+mobile+antenna