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2m Radio aerial modification

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Oisin Creagh

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Post Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:35 am

2m Radio aerial modification

Found this recently:

http://picasaweb.google.es/clubmolinill ... DIPOLOVHF#

Interesting and innexpensive. Would love to know what difference it makes to signal strength? It would be nice get the rubber aerial out of the way.. always seems to be in the way, or about to poke the eye out!

Anyone any thoughts?

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Oisin Creagh

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Post Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:45 am

The Airband version from ICOM:

http://www.ballooning.fsnet.co.uk/icom/icom.htm
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Gordon Dunn

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Post Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:41 am

Yes Oisin- I've heard of harness mounted antennae before- are a good job apparently. Best keeping the antennae as far away from the spark ingnition as possible.

On recent flights i've started to remove the radio from the holster and clipped it onto my legstraps- seems to improve reception a bit better.

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