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I'm sorry: the thread went off the rails and i missed this information. It's, probably, too large. You can try sticking in rods that fit, they can even droop a bit, and try shorter lengths. Seriously: If you can cut a coat hanger and if it will fit, not strip threads and not droop much, you the field will not know. It wont last but you can experiment.

Yeah, it’s like one of those vampires in a late night tv show. You put it down, then a short while later it gets back up again.

Now That Is Too Funny..... What "Valley Girls / Guys" Do On The West Coat, Has No Relevance On What GMRS Operators Do & Operate In The Midwest & Eastern Side Of The US. That's Why I Started My Response Post - "Here We Go."

All the cool-kids use GMRS Ch19..

Here We Go.... Before All The Weekend Powers To Be Chime In - Simple Answer Is NO. There Are No Currently Designated GMRS Frequencies Designated As Travel Channels. Use The GMRS Frequencies For However You Prefer On Your Travels.......

Nope

OK, Has any GMRS frequency been nailed down yet as THE Travel frequency?

Images of what I have, the Browning LMR-400 cables are a 25' run down the inside of the pole to a lightening arrestor in the ground attached to a 50' to the Radio. Currently, I have the Midland MXTA-26 antenna on it, trying to see if any difference in SWRs, maybe .1-.3 difference.

The aforementioned Tram above which is mounted on my flagpole 25' up

Not if you bought it on Amazon... True. I bought mine direct from Retevis. I thought I was doing Retevis a favor by cutting out the middleman. Proves again, no good deed goes unpunished.

My point is the two different lengths of the poles make for 3 differently tuned ground planes. I paid no attention to the frequencies the plane offered; it was not easily available. One length is one band, the other a second and combined you end up with the cheaper 20" 'UHF' option. The cheaper one will work but you have no ability to trim/tune it on the plane. That is assuming Nagoya has the assembly for each band somewhere. You can guess around 8" is GMRS if nowhere else to start and try the other one for best SWR. I doubt 20" is optimal for any GMRS antenna. There are reasons, I'm not getting into, why this is not as much an issue on a car but I will add moving the magnet around is enough to 'tune' the plane on a mostly-flat metallic surface >8". Edit- For some reason I referred to the other one as cheaper when it is $10.00 more. Does not change my 'opinion'.

Not if you bought it on Amazon...

No response from Retevis as of today. Despite being cooperative, polite, and giving them all the photos and information they requested over multiple emails (as detailed in my earlier posts), Retevis has not responded since my last post on this subject back in April. So I cannot recommend Retevis. They sold me a defective radio and do not stand behind their products, in my experience. If you get a dud, you've just thrown your money away. Buyer beware. Radioddity, on the other hand, did take of me, and I CAN recommend them.

I literally clicked on both link and looked at them. That's how I knew what they looked like. You asked, acontextually, which one was best. You gave no context. And then you started insulting the people and software they are running who are trying to help you.

To what do you have the antenna mounted?

Since NOONE is bothering to look, the 2 items are ground plane brackets, that I don't believe I even need, other than to attach a cable at one end and antenna on the other. I asked the question before I wasted anymore money on the Nagoya if the result will be the same, I needed a bracket, similar to the Midland MXTA-23 I believe only without a cable attached to mount the antenna more securely to the top of the 25' flagpole I put it on top of. Having gotten my answer with that, I do still have questions as to why I'm still getting the problem as far as the links, most forums will convert links to photos and since there's so many sad hams here I quit coming here for answers and generally look elsewhere. Not able to find what I was looking for for, I posted in the most logical place to ask my question. Other forums will convert posts to visual of items and even those that don't, most people actually at least click on one to know what they're talking about before even posting comments back. Then sad hams aren't part of those forums either

I knew who he was talking to. I also know that something's awry with the 4.6 SWR readings. I'm running a tuned Laird B4505CN on top of it. Tuned using a Laird G8 base. I expected it to be off, I didn't expect it to be off that much.

He certainly might have been. If that’s so I apologize for interrupting.

As a relatively new member, my experience with @SteveShannon couldn't be more opposite.

Look, anyone can post two web links and ask which is best. It’s the laziest way to post. But without explaining exactly what you mean by “best” nobody can give you a serious answer. Now had you explained what model of Laird antenna you had and that you think it might require a ground plane, people would be able to give you a serious answer to your question. So, why don’t you try again. I might not have the answer and if I don’t I won’t act like I do, but at least you won’t look like an entitled idiot.

I think he was asking @SDJeffrey whose name also happens to be Steve.

That's right, because you think you're too good to help people just want to complain about them not knowing anything but, don't want to help, just start crap.

I second this. I have the same antenna on a 36' mast for my repeater and I get 10-15 miles depending upon the direction. Terrain is less favorable to the northwest than in the other directions. When I'm recovered from my shoulder surgery, I'm going to put the antenna on a 50' mast. The greatest "bang for the buck" is almost always getting the antenna up higher.

Understood. I have the same interest for our neighborhood here in Hurricane Central.

He was responding to me, not you. And he was very helpful. If you're getting an SWR 4.6, something is definitely awry. What kind of antenna are you running on the Tram base?