Picked up a BTech Nagoya UT-72G for my SUV. Very poor RX/TX, even though plenty of steel roof ground plane.
My stock-stubby HT outperforms it from inside the vehicle.
I plan to buy another antenna to compare against before returning it.
So, what are your favorite magmount options?
Primary use is Simplex.
Urban hills (no buildings over 10 stories, but plenty of hills. 3db?).
Need to stick with removable for now. No drilled holes.
Would consider bracket mount for top of rear hatch (but worse ground plane?)
I haven't done SWR sweep; don't wanna focus on numbers just yet - would rather stick with analogue comparison initially.
It'll be easy to compare. The UT-72G is performing noticeably worse than any HT in the vehicle.
Thank you.
[UPDATE] I purchased a TRAM 1192 to test through-glass before I spend more on sexier magmount options.
Will update.
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Picked up a BTech Nagoya UT-72G for my SUV. Very poor RX/TX, even though plenty of steel roof ground plane.
My stock-stubby HT outperforms it from inside the vehicle.
I plan to buy another antenna to compare against before returning it.
So, what are your favorite magmount options?
I haven't done SWR sweep; don't wanna focus on numbers just yet - would rather stick with analogue comparison initially.
It'll be easy to compare. The UT-72G is performing noticeably worse than any HT in the vehicle.
Thank you.
[UPDATE] I purchased a TRAM 1192 to test through-glass before I spend more on sexier magmount options.
Will update.
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