Posted: 12/10/2013 2:19:38 AM EDT
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I am looking for an inexpensive dual band base antenna that I can use with Icom ID-880H DStar radio.
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Quoted: I am looking for an inexpensive dual band base antenna that I can use with Icom ID-880H DStar radio. Any suggestions?? EBAY Sellers have them usually for 90$-ish from comet. However, I wouldn't low-ball it unless you find some gear with a good reputation. I've had a DIAMOND X300 ( I think it was 140$ ) on the roof of my house on a 10 foot pole since 2006 and it's still going strong. No problems. No leaks, etc. DIAMOND makes smaller less expensive ones as well with less gain in dual-band. I'm A diamond fan, as you can tell. Also Check for TRAM. |
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Nice guy. Great product. Hard to beat the price! I have 2 base and a roll-up. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quoted:
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I am going back to the Ed Fong jpole. Nice guy. Great product. Hard to beat the price! I have 2 base and a roll-up. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Here is the Link to Ed's antenna I have two up at the Barn, and have been WELL pleased with them (2m/440 & 220) I also have the Arrow down at the house which serves me well. Lastly I was gifted a Cushcraft 11 ele 2m Yagi that does the Job too! I'm needing a MURS antenna down here at the house and I plan to start shopping for those after Christmas |
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Nice guy. Great product. Hard to beat the price! I have 2 base and a roll-up. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quoted:
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I am going back to the Ed Fong jpole. Nice guy. Great product. Hard to beat the price! I have 2 base and a roll-up. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have one at on the balcony of the apartment. Works pretty good with me being on the 2nd floor of the building. |
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Nice guy. Great product. Hard to beat the price! I have 2 base and a roll-up. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quoted:
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I am going back to the Ed Fong jpole. Nice guy. Great product. Hard to beat the price! I have 2 base and a roll-up. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile . I have an antenna from Ed Fong and I like it. I did find an issue when using the lower end of the 2 meter band. It could have just been mine. You can see the discussion here. |
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+1 for Diamond base antenna
A few years ago a friend and I made copper Slim Jim antennas from online plans - IIRC they were ~$25 each and worked pretty well. I gave mine to my son when I bought the Diamond.. http://www.ac8gy.com/dual_band_slim_jim_antenna.html |
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The Jetstream JT3B is a good option, it has gain and works very well. It is a huge improvement over my Ed Fong j-pole. Nothing wrong with his antenna, it does what it is suppose to, but an antenna with gain is the way to go.
They can be found for around $44.95 Highly recommended. |
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I built a Jpole out of some extra steel I had around. Don't over think this one. Good idea, wish I had went that route. I spent $140 on a Diamond X300 vertical & it does work great, but I simply don't use it now. A sturdy J-Pole or small yagi pointed at local repeater would have handled my needs easily. If you are pointing toward a specific repeater & don't need to rotate, the yagi's gain may be better choice. For omi directonal the J-Pole would be a great choice. HS |
| Another homebrew design: http://www.n7qvc.com/amateur_radio/copper.html |
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I bought this one for $33 shipped. It was a group buy where we ordered 10. http://www.arrowantennas.com/osj/j-pole.html |
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I bought this one for $33 shipped. It was a group buy where we ordered 10. http://www.arrowantennas.com/osj/j-pole.html Another vote for this. VERY nice antenna for the money. |
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Another vote for this. VERY nice antenna for the money. Quoted:
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I bought this one for $33 shipped. It was a group buy where we ordered 10. http://www.arrowantennas.com/osj/j-pole.html Another vote for this. VERY nice antenna for the money. 2nd. |
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I run these as my base antennas for 2m/440 http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/msq-satpack1
If you want something that can do a bit of everything it works awesome. It is circularly polarized so I use it for FM and sideband... also has 5.5dbi gain straight above it so it is awesome for satellites also, the price isnt bad considering I dont need an az/el rotor. If you ever want to work satellites it is a good choice... and it get out pretty far on 2m ssb with my 160w amp considering it isnt a beam, and on FM can key up repeaters from columbus, to lexington, to indianapolis from cinci area. |
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I run these as my base antennas for 2m/440 http://www.dxengineering.com/parts/msq-satpack1 If you want something that can do a bit of everything it works awesome. It is circularly polarized so I use it for FM and sideband... also has 5.5dbi gain straight above it so it is awesome for satellites also, the price isnt bad considering I dont need an az/el rotor. If you ever want to work satellites it is a good choice... and it get out pretty far on 2m ssb with my 160w amp considering it isnt a beam, and on FM can key up repeaters from columbus, to lexington, to indianapolis from cinci area. Those are horizontal polarization at the horizon, and circular straight up. So would be a poor choice for general FM operation. |