A NEW 2m/70cm Antenna for Your Mobile Rig!

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@davidkbailey 3 месяца назад

I connect to repeaters the same way. Key up, let it ID (and check that I am hitting it), then give my call and whatever traffic I am on the repeater for. It just feels cleaner to me - less possibility for repeater IDing over me. And it gives people a chance to listen - once they hear the repeater ID, their receiver has already got their attention, and they are more likely to successgfully hear my traffic.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Brothers in HF!

@bb_37 3 месяца назад

There's a slightly quicker way to enter frequencies into the IC-7100. For example, tap 1, 4, 5, ".", 2, 9, "ENT". When you tap the decimal point, the radio assumes that the digits you already entered are megahertz. Then, when you tap ENTER, the radio pads the digits you entered after the decimal point with zeroes.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the tip!

@norm_sueb122 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the video!

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

You bet!

@KeepEvery1Guessing 3 месяца назад

If you have nothing else to do, you might turn the truck by 90 and 180 degrees and try the edge cases again. Vehicle body, of course, impacts the pattern.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Yeah - there are always so many edge cases - just moving to the roof or the opposite corner of the truck would have changed things also. Same as moving further up the hill. More testing to follow... but I'm happy at ~30mi

@blueboy1183 3 месяца назад

Great video!! Looks like antenna is working over 30 miles not bad for sure!!

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

I think that's all you can ask out of a car antenna in a river valley.

@KenVet 3 месяца назад

Thanks, always a pleasure to learn from you, Carry on

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Hey Ken! Thanks for stopping by!

@tgrossner 3 месяца назад

Great review. I just bought a Comet HP-32FHN. It's massive. Absolutely enormous. Great performance, but man does it stick out like a sore thumb.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

I need to look into this antenna - the more obnoxious the better in my mind ;-)

@randyhavener1851 3 месяца назад

Thanks Steve!

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

You bet!

@BryanDaniel42 3 месяца назад

146.700. the flame thrower. on top of the green building, best repeater in the DFW area.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Sweet! My man on the streets!

@Cliff-KI5OPP 3 месяца назад

I was going to say that repeater is way up there

@craig9309 3 месяца назад

Send "N 3" to station "REPEAT" on APRS to get the Nearest 3 repeaters in your area.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Great tip!

@jakep5121 3 месяца назад

Really!? . . You forgot to add. And then make a video about it to enlighten us all.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Of course there is one coming. We did it on Nuggets the other day as well.

@wj4k73 3 месяца назад

Waiting for the repeater to ID after the kerchunk and then calling again before it drops also keeps it transmitting long enough that those who are scanning are more likely to hear you.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

#protip

@Siskiyous6 3 месяца назад

I use an antenna witht e same form factor. That radio's display is sure easy to read!

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

You know I'm a fan... and I know you're a fan. Giants among men, we are!

@NatesRandomVideo 3 месяца назад

Interesting. Diamond or Conet used to have one that size and configuration but looking through their current lineup I don’t see a 31” model from either anymore. Seems like it works… and not a bad price either.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Yeah, very well rounded! I'm happy with it.

@bb_37 3 месяца назад

NR73BNMO is 33.5 inches long.

@DXJungle 3 месяца назад

Good morning! New antenna..🥳🥳🥳

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Best Morning!

@victorcharlie7491 3 месяца назад

Great video tnx man!

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Always a pleasure!

@firemanbif 3 месяца назад

Greta video as always. What hood mount are you using? Trying to find a good solution for my tundra without drilling holes.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

This is the hood mount for this truck: amzn.to/3Vb8zeF Kalibur makes some for Toyota, but nothing for the Tundra, maybe you can find something compatible enough: amzn.to/4aautTt For the newer F-150s, I had to bend the mount a bit to get it to clear the hood without scratching. They make something a little more generic: amzn.to/4a1TUXo for the roof rack if you have one, or there is the "back rack" or "stake pocket" mounts. I'd be interested in seeing what you find.

@robertmeyer4744 3 месяца назад

looks like a nice antenna. I have learned not to stress out over SWR so much. just find the dip . anything under 1.5 on the frequency you want is great. as you drive around the SWR will change. I have same problem programming repeaters with PL tones. when you have many HT's that program a little different. you are getting the distance. not all repeaters are up and repeater book may not be correct. the PL tone on the voice ID is so you know what the tone is. the trick is listen with PL tone off. some repeaters ID what the input shift is and tone. up to repeater oner if they want that in ID. when you find some one to talk to drive around and try antenna. 73's

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

You are correct!

@TheSmokinApe 3 месяца назад

Nice work TO 👍

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Thanks boss!

@HamRadioDX 3 месяца назад

Nice! The antenna kinda looks a little bit like the Diamond Super Gainer series.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

I thought so too

@AG4KN 3 месяца назад

On a vehicle mount, antennas are in/on a dynamic environment expect gain/swr values to change due to surrounding vehicles and vibrations from the road. My biggest worry is applying enough ferrite beads and torroids to cancel out ignition noise.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Good points - my radio has an NB feature that is meant to take care of this. In practice I haven't had any issues/need for it.

@RichardHopkinsLobosSolos 3 месяца назад

Great video

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Thanks!

@rayveritas2361 3 месяца назад

Ok, I love how easy the 7100 is to program repeaters!

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Big 'ole touch screen to the rescue! There is even a GPS/Memory function, so if I had properly pre-gamed I could have just gone through the "nearest repeater" function instead... but I was lazy.

@rayveritas2361 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline I’m looking to upgrade from the ic-706miig and a xiegu x6100, and that feature (also on the Icom handhelds) is really compelling for my use case.

@jakep5121 3 месяца назад

still tiny... ;) Look at the NR22L. muhahhaa it's like 9'

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Now you're talking! I'm in!

@johnm0jfe 3 месяца назад

Best car antenna is the 7900. Big solid works

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Ooh I can see that! Looks like they copied some of that design.

@johnm0jfe 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline yes there are a few about 7900 biggest then 7600 middle bear 7300 is the baby bear 🐻 this made by many companies watson etc but the diamond is better made as I live by the sea .QRZ me. The tilt breaks on the other makes due salt ingress. Keep up the good work ❤ the channel de M0JFE

@stahpit1971 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the video. I just got a 22 F350 I'm thinking about doing the same antenna mount. Is there a reason for going with so239 and not NMO?

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

with the SO-239 and the All Band/All Mode IC-7100, I have the ability to switch out the 2/70 antenna and go to an HF Vertical or even just use it to get coax out of the car to a wire antenna. Other than that I don't have any particular reason. Is there a reason that NMO would be better? I see that some people use it and it just seems to me like its more adapters and bits. I have no NMO in my life right now.

@hamradiowithkevin 3 месяца назад

It is always interesting to me how many repeaters are silent when trying them as a visitor to an area.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Didn't make a single contact on any of them, and with one of them in Dallas, TX, you'd think there would be a lot of people!

@donnakano3697 3 месяца назад

Most repeater controllers ID at the end of a transmission to avoid talking over the op. If you ID initially, it should ID after you unkey, not over you.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

That's good to know.

@jerryKB2GCG Месяц назад

Any suggestions for a mag mount to match this antenna ?

@temporarilyoffline Месяц назад

I don't /think/ it would be a problem on a single mag mount, but I haven't tried it myself. Anybody local you can ask?

@DonzLockz 3 месяца назад

It works well. Did you say how much power you used?

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

I didn't, but I'm thinking 50w. The power meter never showed in the video.

@DonzLockz 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline I can't read that on my phone son. 😄 I need more power!⚡️⚡️⚡️

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

@@DonzLockzYes, that is always the answer.

@notreallydaedalus 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyofflineif brute force isn't working, you aren't using enough

@agoraphobicadam1171 3 месяца назад

Always good info. Thanks, Steve. KO4HPC 73

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Thanks Adam!

@paulthelefty 3 месяца назад

Good video… how is it on 70 cm? (Or GMRS?)

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

You know... I didn't even think to check. Next time!

@M9A1MAN 3 месяца назад

I had to do a double take. Thought it said "get hard" 🤣

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Well... Whatever gets the message out, right?

@TheZolon 3 месяца назад

Uhh.. if I run with no PL Tone on RX, I would still hear that message. That is how I scan for PL Tones to set my TX to.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Agreed, I was talking about not being able to hear it on kerchunk with the wrong tone.

@Cliff-KI5OPP 3 месяца назад

Google Green Building Dallas texas I think the 146.700 is on top of that building

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

That's an impressive location for a ham repeater!

@ghostmandka5498 3 месяца назад

Ohhhhhh…..new truck! F-250 Platinum?

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Nope, not even close 😎

@MikeN2MAK 3 месяца назад

1.5 is just fine.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

💯

@pale_2111 3 месяца назад

Try mounting the antenna on top of your vehicle.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Try mounting it to the rear hatch.

@Ezzell_ 3 месяца назад

length it or shorten it to lower SWR?

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

It kinda depends on where your antenna is 1:1 and where you want it to be 1:1. In general, lower frequencies need longer antennas and higher frequencies need shorter antennas, so if you are 1:1 below your frequency you shorten the antenna to make it resonant.

@Ezzell_ 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline Thanks

@chesty1369 3 месяца назад

just reminder. just because you key a rrepeater doesn't mean it isn't on the air. I know for a fact there are some repeaters in repeater book that are not on the air. just FYI

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

Agreed, thanks!

@Ezzell_ 3 месяца назад

Were you in Waco?

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

A few months ago yes, this one was filmed in Ennis, TX

@Ezzell_ 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline I drove through Ennis last Saturday! Are you sticking around for the Belton Hamfest in April?

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

@@Ezzell_I went to Belton Hamfest last winter, I'll be in Wisconsin in April.

@charlierumsfeld6626 3 месяца назад

Roof mount will do better

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

I would hope so!

@charlierumsfeld6626 3 месяца назад

@@temporarilyoffline yeah?

@johnprather7149 Месяц назад

K5TXJ, EM12NE first time seeing a local on youtube

@temporarilyoffline Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@jefferyyarborough6236 3 месяца назад

Good video,but the gain figures are very misleading. Shows gain in "dbi" vs "dbd". Make sure to do your research. "dbi" references gain over an isotropic antenna,which is a theoretical antenna...it does not exist. "dbd" references gain over a resonant dipole. Lots of fresh outta the can hams don't understand the difference and think 2.15 dbi is a lot of gain when in reality it is exactly 0 dbd gain. Thanks for the vid.

@temporarilyoffline 3 месяца назад

I hear what you're saying, couple of things for clarity - those are manufactures specs, so they are always suspect, and you and I both know that you can't compare a vertical to a horizontal antenna, hence the need for dbd and dbi in these specs. In reality I'd expect a pretty big loss on paper when comparing a vertical to a horizontal antenna. That's why I do these field tests, regardless of the marketing hype, if it gets out, it gets out. The real "brass tacks" test would be to compare this antenna directly to another vendor's similar size/shape antenna and see if you could make any better contacts on either.