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2m / 70cm Dual band antenna suggestions
WRPA509 replied to back4more70's topic in Amateur Radio (Ham)
I got this antenna about six months ago and have been VERY pleased with its performance. It works as well as much longer dual band antennas. The SWR is good in the ham bands all the way up into the GMRS frequencies. Truly a hidden gem of an antenna. Sent from my SM-S908U using Tapatalk -
I was wondering about the compander technology myself because I saw it in the manual. I'm guessing this is comparable to a speech processor. Will the receiving radio be able to hear a radio with compander turned on if the receiving radio does not have it?
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That's what I was afraid of....I was hoping to be able to leave it on wide band but I guess narrow band it must be. Compatibility with some of the cheap GMRS radios is a requirement for this situation. The problem is none of these companies publish this information.
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I am installing a Midland MXT500 in my vehicle. I will primary be using the 50w GMRS simplex channels (15-22). My question has to do with wide or narrow band. I will at times be communicating with people that have "Big Box Store" GMRS radios.....i.e. Midland, Cobra, DeWalt, etc. Does anyone know if these walkie talkie types are generally wide or narrowband on channels 15-22? I can set my MXT500 either way but I want it to be compatible with what everyone else has.
