Antennas

Mobile and base antennas, gain, SWR and mounting.

In one line

For range, antenna height and a good match matter more than extra watts. A tuned mobile antenna mounted high on a metal roof is the usual first upgrade.

What we’ll measure here

No radio or antenna has been tested yet. These slots fill in when real measurements exist.

Pending

Antenna SWR across the band

SWR

Vector network analyzer sweep from 462 to 468 MHz, on the vehicle and on a ground plane.

A mistuned mobile antenna wastes power on exactly the repeater inputs you need.

Read the protocol

Guides for this section are in research. [TO FILL]