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Is it possible to work AO51 or any of the birds with a Diamond SRH77CA on a handheld?. I know the arrow antennas are preferred but just curious if anyone has actually talk on amsat with a vertical antenna on a handheld.
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So a horizontal antenna will not receive anything from a vertical antenna and vise versa? I was hopeing the worst situation would be a lost of dbs when transmitting from a vertical to a horizontal antenna but I am starting to think that this is not the case.
Can I use my Diamond X50 for 2 meter SSB comms?. I have heard that you need to use a horizontal antenna for SSB on VHF but wondering if this is necessary.
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You will never get a good SWR using a wilson antenna on the trunk. I went through this a year ago and had to put the antenna on the roof of my Mazda protege. I think it looks ugly having a big antenna on the roof of a small car but what can you do. The good thing is that it works antenna works...
I may be able to pick up a used Icom R70 for $200 and was wondering if this is a good radio for this price. I have not heard anything bad about them but was wondering if anyone has owned one and if they were pleased with its performance.
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Would anyone know if the Diamond X50 VHF/UHF base antenna needs to grounded in order to perform properly?. The reason I am asking is I have this antenna in the corner of the attic and run a Icom 2200H into it. This setup appears to work fine and I always get good reports but I was told that this...
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