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Antenna length for walkie talkie

Oh.. been wondering.. will I need to install some kind of a counterpoise to increase efficiency? Just wondering..
 

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There is a write-up about it, Here

10 meter and 12 Meter...posted in 2011, so I can hope they made some improvements...

IT will need help in antenna and counterpoise.

So since I know so little about that "box" I can only hope the BNC contains a separate connector you can use to hook up coax to a more dedicated antenna - even a thown-up-into-a-tree - can help
 
Thank you.. yes.. was wondering if after installing a 130cm / 51" (1/8 wave) BNC connected antenna an counterpoise would improve the performance of the handheld radio. Probably I can attach a wire into the "negative" part of the BNC to act as a counterpoise and still been able to maintain the portability (keeping it as a handheld) of the whole set up. But is it worth it? That is my question... Thanks...
 
Sometimes, I'll just use an adapter so I can run the AH100 to an external antenna. That antenna is frequently my simple little 1/4 wave dipole: a 102" piece of 3/4" aluminum; a rail mount and a 102" stainless steel whip on top. I take it on my boat and have managed to talk to Hawaii's big island while I was anchored off an island here in the Keys running barefoot.
 
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TRC-217 - That jack for the EXT antenna..

Does it look like this....
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Then you need a Motorola to SO-239....

Looks like a long stereo plug - adapted to an SO-239...
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Also goes by AD259X
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Speaking of adapters... years later... I wonder if anyone has seen any adapters for the TRC-207 type antennas. Those are just a threaded female end on the radio. Would love to be able to adapt that to a female BNC.
 
Has anyone noticed that the center pin of the BNC connector on the HATA antenna is thicker than it should be?
 

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