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Kinda good news: today I found out it's (a lot) cheaper to import a SWR Meter than it's to buy one here. I just bought one for half the local price. Now at least I'll find who is guilty. :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Certainly. I am only planning to get the radios tested. Only the antennas should be repaired if needed. The problem is to find someone with a SWR Meter. My only HAM radio friend lives over 1.000 miles away... :/ I emailed the local HAM association but they couldn't point me to any kind of shop...

On the roof of my Veloster (no sun roof) and on the roof of my father's 2009 Tucson (also no sun roof). On both cars the antenna is on the middle of the roof. The cable goes thru the door. I also tested before and after closing the door on the first time to make sure that the door didn't break...

I'll try to find some kind of shop here to have both my radios and the antennae checked. If I'm lucky enough it might be repairable... I was doing the math and importing 2 $30 antenna would cost me US$183 (~ BRL$ 440,00). Offtopic: Just out of curiosity, for me US$ 183 would be the equivalent...

The radios are new, but I can't really test or compare them. The only thing I can say is that they behave equally. That is: for each antenna I'll get the same results no matter on what radio it's connected to. No. :( I'll try to check that. Great. Thanks! :)

Wilson 500 is 54". :( It's also expensive (since I'll have to buy 2 of them + import taxes, which include the shipping in the calculation :( ). I was reading this review on the K30: Small antenna, big results - a review of the K30 This guy has transmitted quite far with this antenna. Is it...

Too tall... Anything under 1m (~ 40")? What about Wilson Little Wil and K30? Are they any good for my needs? Thank you, anyway. :)

Well, I'll try to buy a couple of decent antennas then. I bought the Voyager ones because it's the only available on the "brazilian version" of ebay. I'll check the antennas available on ebay. Any specific brand to look for or avoid? Extra: One thing I noticed is that one of the antennas is...

Contextualizing: I bought my radios and antennas just to be able to talk between family cars during our road trips in a quick way (without depending on cell coverage and fees). So 1 to 2 km (0.6 to 1.2 miles) range is pretty decent for me. We used to use some cheap Motorola TalkAbout, they...