WRUE951 Posted April 25 Report Posted April 25 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.. amaff 1 Quote
WREJ285 Posted April 27 Author Report Posted April 27 I regret to say I haven’t mounted it yet, but will start with a ghost antennae. GrouserPad, SteveShannon and amaff 3 Quote
WRTC928 Posted April 27 Report Posted April 27 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. amaff, SteveShannon and WREJ285 3 Quote
OffRoaderX Posted April 27 Report Posted April 27 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. SteveShannon 1 Quote
WRTC928 Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 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. SteveShannon 1 Quote
WRYZ926 Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 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. SteveShannon and WREJ285 2 Quote
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