Heavy equipment gmrs antenna

[RIPPER238]

A mag mount Midland ghost antenna may be the best bet. You can move it easily or it will get nocked off vs breaking. And you can buy 4-5 of them for the price of a heavy duty one. 

 

You can get creative with placement depending on the skid steer as well. 

[WRUE951]

On 4/12/2025 at 10:35 PM, Socalgmrs said:

Midland and others make off road antennas.  I have abused the heck out of them with no issues.    AND they don’t need a ground plane like a ghost or mx26 

I thought you hated Midland.. 

[GrouserPad]

Op what route did you go an is it working ?

[WREJ285]

I regret to say I haven’t mounted it yet, but will start with a ghost antennae.

[WRTC928]

9 hours ago, WREJ285 said:

I regret to say I haven’t mounted it yet, but will start with a ghost antennae.

I really like the Ghost. It performed much better than I expected it to. It does seem like a good choice for heavy equipment.

[OffRoaderX]

2 minutes ago, WRTC928 said:

I really like the Ghost. It performed much better than I expected it to

All of the Ghost antennas i've tested (more than just one brand) all performed better than the UT-72G antennas I tested them against .. that should give a baseline that they aren't as bad as "some people" repeatedly claim.

[WRTC928]

22 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

All of the Ghost antennas i've tested (more than just one brand) all performed better than the UT-72G antennas I tested them against .. that should give a baseline that they aren't as bad as "some people" repeatedly claim.

I've only tested the Midland Ghost, but it did provide at least as much range as the UT-72G with a clearer signal. I know you aren't a fan of the UT-72 series, but IME, if you don't need a lot of range, they work just fine. However, I'd still be running the Ghost if I didn't need an antenna that will also be resonant on 70cm and 2m. There are some similar antennas which purportedly are dual-band in a similar form factor to the Midland Ghost, but I'm highly skeptical that a $15 Bingfu or Anina will do the job. My experiences with their antennas haven't been positive, for the most part. However, I've spent more than $15 on dinner, so maybe I will get one and test it.

[WRYZ926]

Another good one is the Melowave Shadow. It works just as well as the Midland Ghost. And both work better than the Nagoya UT-72G that I have.