Anyone tried one of these?
http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=117250
I'm getting about 2 years out of my 7900 Super Gainer or similar in mobile use. The last one didnt survive the perils of a SOTA trip based around the Braidwood Bakery, near Canberra.
Be interested in real life experience of others.
Harvest Dual Band Mobile Antenna
Harvest Dual Band Mobile Antenna
Compton
VK2HRX
QF56ne, Ryde, Sydney
VK2HRX
QF56ne, Ryde, Sydney
Re: Harvest Dual Band Mobile Antenna
Hi Compton,
Don't waste your time and money with enclosed coil things on the mobile. They simply don't last.
I accidentally bought 2 Nagoya, NL-770H antennas (only meant to buy one, but figured I'd eventually need the spare) 3 or 4 years a go and I'm still on the original one, with no signs of needing to replace it any time soon. It's survived all sorts of impacts, carparks, wayward shrubbery and other stuff, and keeps on coming back for more. Very solid SS construction: http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=105779
Don't waste your time and money with enclosed coil things on the mobile. They simply don't last.
I accidentally bought 2 Nagoya, NL-770H antennas (only meant to buy one, but figured I'd eventually need the spare) 3 or 4 years a go and I'm still on the original one, with no signs of needing to replace it any time soon. It's survived all sorts of impacts, carparks, wayward shrubbery and other stuff, and keeps on coming back for more. Very solid SS construction: http://www.409shop.com/409shop_product.php?id=105779
Alan VK3DXE
QF21nv
QF21nv
Re: Harvest Dual Band Mobile Antenna
Yes, I use one of those as my back up (a Comet one) and like you say they are robust. Maybe I just keep using the back up. I can notice a difference in peformance with repeaters I can and cant get into when I move from the closed coil style SG 7900 to the Comet.
The Harvest one is red so maybe it will be faster?
The Harvest one is red so maybe it will be faster?
Compton
VK2HRX
QF56ne, Ryde, Sydney
VK2HRX
QF56ne, Ryde, Sydney
Re: Harvest Dual Band Mobile Antenna
Which is better?VK2HRX wrote:I can notice a difference in performance with repeaters I can and cant get into when I move from the closed coil style SG 7900 to the Comet.
73
Iain Crawford - VK5ZD
Munno Para West, SA - PF95ih
Iain Crawford - VK5ZD
Munno Para West, SA - PF95ih
Re: Harvest Dual Band Mobile Antenna
SG 7900 is better as measured by subjective readability reports from others on repeaters.
Compton
VK2HRX
QF56ne, Ryde, Sydney
VK2HRX
QF56ne, Ryde, Sydney