#HamRadio handheld VHF/UHF transceivers typically sport antennas roughly 8 cm long. Those have two main properties:
- Their small size makes it easy to carry the handheld around or stow it.
- They are a disaster performancewise. Especially on transmit, they don't even start to let you experience what your handheld is really capable of.
Antennas abt 30 cm long are a LOT better electrically. 🧵
Also, it is fun to occasionally use a handheld with a serious station antenna.
Scott VE3QBZ (npub1zc4…n8qu) Alper (npub1au4…yugq)
Andreas, DJ3EI, he/him
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2024-10-09 21:36:35 UTC
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