Had to meet a client the other day and when we were done talking about work he asked me if I like my mobile radio. The next 50 minutes went pretty fast, talking about antennas.
Next two parts of the project. No license required
If you dont hear from me...I mean....free radios
My current mobile setup
ABBREE AR-780 Radio Speaker Mic: https://a.co/d/af3opVk
Baofeng BF-F8HP dual band 2 meter/70 cm, 8 watts: https://a.co/d/0W3d42g
HYS Car Suction Cup: https://a.co/d/dYjQQi5
SMA Female to SO239 Female: https://a.co/d/0iFIZCT
My homebrew 1/4 wave vertical antenna was damaged and I've had a hard time resoldering the main element back on, sooooo I'm thinking of a J-pole made from copper piping. In the planning stage just now but hopefully within a week I'll start assembly.
Images taken from Pinterest
Loads of activity on 14.282 today
The military knew the piezoelectric qualities of quartz crystal back in the 1960’s 🤔
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