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Nagoya antenna ?
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I have a couple of Nagoya 771's......A decent antenna and very nearly as good as my Diamond RH 901S but the Nagoyas are nowhere near the price!
They're well made, nicely finished and offer a lot of performance for the money in comparison with standard H/t antennas.
One issue to be aware of though.....On some Chinese models, the centre pin of the SMA connector is longer than the stock model and can damage the connection inside the radio.
Regards, Neil.
They're well made, nicely finished and offer a lot of performance for the money in comparison with standard H/t antennas.
One issue to be aware of though.....On some Chinese models, the centre pin of the SMA connector is longer than the stock model and can damage the connection inside the radio.
Regards, Neil.
The NA 761 looks interesting, as that will work on 23 cms.
The NA 776 is telescopic and isn't very practical for trekking up, or working from mountains, so not for me!
The NA 776 is telescopic and isn't very practical for trekking up, or working from mountains, so not for me!
Check out the prices on ebay, too. There are plenty of them there:
New Nagoya NA-766 BNC 144/430Mhz 2.15dB 10W Telescopic Antenna HT/Scanner | eBay
I've used a few Nagoya antennas for VHF and UHF. I don't recall the exact models, but one was a telescoping model and it worked great. Slightly better gain over stock. I also had a high gain VHF/UHF model, it worked way better than the stock model.
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Nagoyas are the only antennas I use on my HTs these days. I use the 775S on my pair of FT-60Rs, on my IC-T21A and on my TH-D7A. I also use a 771 on a remote mike for the FT-60 (antenna mounts on the top of the mike, getting up and over your shoulder when clipped to a vest) and find that my range is easily doubled if not tripled from the stock antennas. The last time I ordered spares I got a half dozen, because fellow hams keep asking for "that great antenna you use on your HTs"
With either of my FT-60 HTs and a 775S installed (tip: use a couple of rubber O rings under the antenna to keep it from loosening and to fill the gap left in the antenna recess on the case) I regularly make 15-30 mile contacts here in central Virginia
With either of my FT-60 HTs and a 775S installed (tip: use a couple of rubber O rings under the antenna to keep it from loosening and to fill the gap left in the antenna recess on the case) I regularly make 15-30 mile contacts here in central Virginia
I've experimented with using a counterpoise wire on my HTs and find that while they do work well, and improve the receive a good deal in marginal conditions, they're annoying and tend to get caught on things, so I don't generally use them. For the most part, I use my HTs to reach local repeaters, or to cross band through my truck, so range isn't a really big issue for me.
Oh! But those 'rat tails' can be used for decoration too. Different colors, sizes, really fuzzy, that sort of thing. Or make it really long so that it drags behind you! Really make people wonder if you've got some sort of 'magical' antenna. I've also found that if I touch the bare end of one of those 'rat tails' when transmitting I get a small shock. Now that can really come in handy with certain people! 
- 'Doc
- 'Doc
I see my radios as tools, and I don't generally decorate tools (rumors of a party dress and earrings for my favorite 24oz framing hammer, with that perfectly shaped handle that fits my grip oh so nicely, are simply not true - not true I say - notnotnotNOT!Oh! But those 'rat tails' can be used for decoration too. Different colors, sizes, really fuzzy, that sort of thing. Or make it really long so that it drags behind you! Really make people wonder if you've got some sort of 'magical' antenna. I've also found that if I touch the bare end of one of those 'rat tails' when transmitting I get a small shock. Now that can really come in handy with certain people!
- 'Doc
) but I wonder if you may have been enjoying those shocks a little too much?
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