[High SWR when tuned to repeater channels?]

On 12/28/2021 at 11:40 PM, wayoverthere said:

The short answer is that it's likely not quite short enough. The simplex channels that the 50x1 can access are all in 462.xxx. those repeater channels transmit in 467.xxx, which will want a little shorter antenna than 462, which requires a bit shorter than the ham 70cm band.

An analyzer like a nanovna would say for sure, though, where the "sweet spot" is at its current length.

Thanks for the response! Just wanted to get another opinion before I kept cutting on the antenna. I'll give it a try and see if I can get it to come down.

[High SWR when tuned to repeater channels?]

Hey everyone,

New to the radio world and I am in the process of tuning my mobile antenna and have a few questions. Currenlty running the BTECH 50X1 with a Bingfu mobile antenna. I've cut the antenna and have the SWR down to ~1.3 for simplex channels 1-22 but when I tune up RP15-RP22 my SWR goes up to 2.0. Any thoughts on what could be causing this?