marcspaz Posted April 28, 2023 Report Posted April 28, 2023 Man... I don't know why everyone raves about Ghost antennas. This one has no range. Once I'm a few yards away from the other radio, I can't hear them and they can't hear me. Weird part is, the cable is fine and the SWR is spot-on, 1:1. Picture for attention. [/TROLL] WRUU653, Raybestos, WRQC527 and 10 others 1 12 Quote
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SteveShannon Posted April 28, 2023 Report Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 8:51 PM, marcspaz said: Man... I don't know why everyone raves about Ghost antennas. This one has no range. Once I'm a few yards away from the other radio, I can't hear them and they can't hear me. Weird part is, the cable is fine and the SWR is spot-on, 1:1. Picture for attention. [/TROLL] Expand That's great!!! It could only have been better if it said "NOTARUBICON". wayoverthere, StogieVol, WRXB215 and 3 others 1 5 Quote
marcspaz Posted April 28, 2023 Author Report Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 11:28 PM, Sshannon said: That's great!!! It could only have been better if it said "NOTARUBICON". Expand I'm out of likes that is funny though!!! SteveShannon 1 Quote
SteveShannon Posted April 29, 2023 Report Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Edited April 29, 2023 by Sshannon Safe from Reddit Baofeng UV5R rivrrat, wayoverthere, WRXB215 and 4 others 1 6 Quote
hfd376 Posted April 29, 2023 Report Posted April 29, 2023 It'll never get hot... SteveShannon 1 Quote
SteveShannon Posted April 29, 2023 Report Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/29/2023 at 10:45 AM, hfd376 said: It'll never get hot... Expand Right? Good airflow! marcspaz 1 Quote
Over2U Posted April 30, 2023 Report Posted April 30, 2023 Don’t ‘overload’ that Jeep! marcspaz 1 Quote
wayoverthere Posted April 30, 2023 Report Posted April 30, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 8:51 PM, marcspaz said: Man... I don't know why everyone raves about Ghost antennas. This one has no range. Once I'm a few yards away from the other radio, I can't hear them and they can't hear me. Weird part is, the cable is fine and the SWR is spot-on, 1:1. Picture for attention. [/TROLL] Expand But the real question is...will it help my uv5r not desense itself completely deaf? marcspaz 1 Quote
WRQC527 Posted May 1, 2023 Report Posted May 1, 2023 On 4/28/2023 at 8:51 PM, marcspaz said: I don't know why everyone raves about Ghost antennas. Expand The problem is obvious. Those fins are horizontal. You need to turn it 90 degrees so the fins are vertically-polarized. I'll bet you double yor range. Over2U, wayoverthere, marcspaz and 1 other 2 2 Quote
marcspaz Posted May 1, 2023 Author Report Posted May 1, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 1:37 AM, WRQC527 said: The problem is obvious. Those fins are horizontal. You need to turn it 90 degrees so the fins are vertically-polarized. I'll bet you double yor range. Expand Nice!!! I am going to try that! Should pickup about 12dB? WRQC527 1 Quote
Lscott Posted May 1, 2023 Report Posted May 1, 2023 Not bad. That Ghost antenna transmits signals you can't hear without the help of a clairvoyant receiver. I can see military applications for the technology. It's right up there with fractal antennas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal_antenna https://www.antenna-theory.com/antennas/fractal.php WRQC527, marcspaz, SteveShannon and 1 other 1 3 Quote
WRQC527 Posted May 1, 2023 Report Posted May 1, 2023 Personally, I've always run isotropic radiators on my vehicles. marcspaz, BoxCar, Lscott and 1 other 3 1 Quote
AdmiralCochrane Posted May 2, 2023 Report Posted May 2, 2023 LOL Marc, the 1:1 should have been the clue. marcspaz 1 Quote
back4more70 Posted May 2, 2023 Report Posted May 2, 2023 It's because you are transmitting in the microwave frequency range, and it rained. [T3A07] marcspaz 1 Quote
BoxCar Posted May 2, 2023 Report Posted May 2, 2023 I found another Ghost antenna for you -- Should work as well as the one you have. WRUU653 and marcspaz 1 1 Quote
wayoverthere Posted May 2, 2023 Report Posted May 2, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 8:03 PM, BoxCar said: I found another Ghost antenna for you -- Should work as well as the one you have. Expand Maybe I can pair 2 of them to make a dipole for double the win SteveShannon and marcspaz 2 Quote
Lscott Posted May 2, 2023 Report Posted May 2, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 8:15 PM, wayoverthere said: Maybe I can pair 2 of them to make a dipole for double the win Expand You can "stack" them for more power gain too. Using two will give you another 3db. marcspaz, SteveShannon, WRQC527 and 1 other 1 3 Quote
SteveShannon Posted May 2, 2023 Report Posted May 2, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 8:15 PM, wayoverthere said: Maybe I can pair 2 of them to make a dipole for double the win Expand More like a Deadpool. marcspaz, wayoverthere and WRUU653 3 Quote
Guest Posted May 13, 2023 Report Posted May 13, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 1:37 AM, WRQC527 said: The problem is obvious. Those fins are horizontal. You need to turn it 90 degrees so the fins are vertically-polarized. I'll bet you double yor range. Expand On 5/1/2023 at 2:16 AM, marcspaz said: Nice!!! I am going to try that! Should pickup about 12dB? Expand You also need to change the color!!! A friend painted every other fin red (start with the second from the top) and then turn 90 degrees to the front of the car. My friend gained the 12 dB you talked about PLUS an extra 7.256 dB for the alternating colors ... ! Quote
WRQC527 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/13/2023 at 10:03 PM, WRXD372 said: You also need to change the color!!! A friend painted every other fin red (start with the second from the top) and then turn 90 degrees to the front of the car. My friend gained the 12 dB you talked about PLUS an extra 7.256 dB for the alternating colors ... ! Expand True story. I have the "square fin" version of this antenna. I connected it to my Quantar repeater over the weekend and on 20 watts (the lowest setting) I was able to get a truly impressive100 yards. WRUU653, SteveShannon and marcspaz 3 Quote
BoxCar Posted May 16, 2023 Report Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 1:08 AM, WRQC527 said: True story. I have the "square fin" version of this antenna. I connected it to my Quantar repeater over the weekend and on 20 watts (the lowest setting) I was able to get a truly impressive100 yards. Expand Not bad for Bluetooth. Oh, wait, you were on GMRS weren't you? SteveShannon and WRUU653 2 Quote
WRQC527 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 2:08 PM, BoxCar said: Not bad for Bluetooth. Oh, wait, you were on GMRS weren't you? Expand Lol 2 meters actually, which means the antenna was a little short. I could have got at least 50 yards further on GMRS. Maybe even to the end of the street. Line of sight of course. WRUU653 and SteveShannon 2 Quote
Guest Posted May 18, 2023 Report Posted May 18, 2023 Saw this improvement in the parking lot at yesterday's ham-club meeting ... no fins but wings ! Quote
marcspaz Posted May 18, 2023 Author Report Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 3:51 AM, WRXD372 said: Saw this improvement in the parking lot at yesterday's ham-club meeting ... no fins but wings ! Expand Please tell me that was a Jeep! That would make it even funnier! WRQC527 1 Quote
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