I currently have a Midland MXT275 in my Jeep with a MXTA26 6db 5/8 wave antenna and
MXTA24 NMO cable that is 6m long and a rather thin looking RG58u cable. I am swapping out the radio for a KG-1000 next week.
I was wondering if upgrading either or both the cable to something thicker/shorter would be worth it as well as going to a 1/2 wave antenna such as the Larsen NMO450CHW. It's mounted above the rear tail light of my Jeep so no real ground plane to speak of and there are no other good alternative locations. I'm not opposed to getting cable and terminating the ends myself although I've never done it. Is all this worth it considering the short run?
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I currently have a Midland MXT275 in my Jeep with a MXTA26 6db 5/8 wave antenna and
MXTA24 NMO cable that is 6m long and a rather thin looking RG58u cable. I am swapping out the radio for a KG-1000 next week.
I was wondering if upgrading either or both the cable to something thicker/shorter would be worth it as well as going to a 1/2 wave antenna such as the Larsen NMO450CHW. It's mounted above the rear tail light of my Jeep so no real ground plane to speak of and there are no other good alternative locations. I'm not opposed to getting cable and terminating the ends myself although I've never done it. Is all this worth it considering the short run?
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