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6 hours ago, bd348 said:
You may be able to carry the radio upside down when not using it. Then the antenna just hangs there.
That’s a good idea, but not sure if that is practical for my application. Appreciate it though!
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Appreciate the response! The antenna I ordered was the 17.25” extendable antenna (fully extended) , not the 48” one, but I agree about the lack of durability of an extendable antenna. The 771G seems to have made a big difference in Rx. Not sure there was much gain in Tx, but probably a small amount. The main thing i’m interested in, with the collapsible antenna, is that I can shorten it to ~5” so it’s easier to carry, and yet a bit taller then the Nagoya when fully extended. The 771G is a bit unruly. I have no equipment to check SWR, so any improvements/changes would be very unscientific. If nothing else, it’ll be interesting just to try.
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Appreciate the response! It was a good video with a number of antennas. It would be nice to test a bunch of antennas on tuned for GMRS. Wish I had the time and money to get the equipment to do this. The signal stick he tested in the video, is a different one from what I’m looking at (looking at the super stick extendable vs. 771G). I might pick up a super stick and try to do a rudimentary comparison.
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Hi everyone. New to GMRS. Currently running a pair of BF GMRS-9Rs (UV-9R equivalent). There were some users here nice enough to grant me access to their repeaters. I live in an area with occasional large hills/small mountains + a city filled with buildings and trees, so I’m trying to maximize my chances of stretching my Tx/Rx as well as possible for the HTs.
I am looking for a comparison to the Nagoya 771G vs. the Smiley super stick.I bought the 771Gs and my receive seems better, but not outstanding and for the price of these antennas, I’m not against picking up a couple Super Sticks, if they will help push the signal even better.
Antenna comparison
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That’s something that I have started to consider…. A better quality short antenna. 701G or one of the shorter Smileys. I’ll try this super stick first and see how it goes.