X50C2 - Diamond Antenna
Anyone tried one for vhf/uhf base operations? Thoughts, opinions so on??
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X50c2 diamond vhf/uhfantenna
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Anyone tried one for vhf/uhf base operations? Thoughts, opinions so on??
I’ll see your tuned for commercial (I didn’t pay attention as usual) and I’ll raise you this one.
powerwerx.com
Which I think is the same antenna actually.
I’m trying to find one with a spread wide enough to cover 2m/frs and 70cm/gmrs. I’m using a jpole now. Does fine. Just looking. Might not do me any better. I dunno.
Base Station Wide Coverage VHF/UHF Dual Band Antenna for Commercial, Public Safety, GMRS & Amateur Radio
Dual-band VHF/UHF antenna for Commercial & Amateur base station operation. Ideal use for use in Search & Rescue, Public Safety, Commercial and Amateur radio base station communications.
powerwerx.com
Which I think is the same antenna actually.
I’m trying to find one with a spread wide enough to cover 2m/frs and 70cm/gmrs. I’m using a jpole now. Does fine. Just looking. Might not do me any better. I dunno.
I dunno. I don’t know that I’ll really improve over what I have in place already. I’ve a tram vhf ground plane because I wasn’t planning on doing any 70cm. Now I’m playing with it so I made a jpole for a dual band. Both feed points are the same height and on 2m there’s some difference but not too much. However the jpole will work gmrs and 70 so now I have 2 up. It’s using coax that was for the other radio. But will a bought dual band be any better than the 3/8 all thread jpole?
I use the Diamond x50na dual-band. I have used it on 70cm with great success. I consistently hit repeaters some 40 miles away. Ymmv.
One antenna is not going to perform well on 2/70 and GMRS. You will need two antennas.
X50C2 - Diamond Antenna
www.diamondantenna.net
Anyone tried one for vhf/uhf base operations? Thoughts, opinions so on??
That is simply the commercial version of the Diamond X50 2m/70cm antenna. I have one but I only tried it a short while about 15 feet high. It is going on the tower next year at about 70 feet with 1/2 inch LDF-4 heliax feedline. It should work well.
right now I’m running this. Diamond Original CP22E High-Gain Monoband Antenna https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AR095VI/?tag=worradfor-20
I am currently using one as my base antenna. They're excellent antennas. They do have limitations, just as all antennas do in some way. My issue isn't so much the antenna as it is my distance from repeaters. As for being used in urban areas, versus rural, it's perfect. But just remember what the gain of the antenna is, versus what you need in an antenna for distance. In some way or another you'll suffer from wanting one thing and needing something else. The need is more important than the want!X50C2 - Diamond Antenna
Anyone tried one for vhf/uhf base operations? Thoughts, opinions so on??