I have just heard of a using a countepoise for HT's, do they do good, harm, or nothing at all? Thanks in advance.
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Counterpoise for HT: Worth doing?
- Thread starter Singularity35
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Wont hurt anything and may help a bit, but not as much as replacing the rubber duck antenna.Counterpoise I suspect will help more at VHF than UHF.
Yes, what I heard was replace the duck with an antenna around a quarter wavelength and add the counterpoise. So it's not total BS? Thanks for the reply.
I've used a 'tiger tail' - or 'counterpoise' if you like - on both a stock rubber duck and an aftermarket antenna. It will improve either one. Makes a measurable difference.
It takes maybe five minutes to try it and see for yourself if it improves things.
A few years ago my QTH was on the edge of the local repeater for HT use. I tried one and it was good enough for me to use the HT on the repeater.
Anything that makes a stubby duck more than a radiating dummy load is worth a try.