Amateur 2m/440 antenna setup

I run a Tram 1180 on my S-10 on the roof. It costed me $20 new at a Ham fest and it does ok. It's a dual bander, 38" tall and has a 3 db gain on 2 M and a 5.5 db gain on 70 CM.

Larsen makes a 270 that is a little bit more robust than my antenna as it doesn't have the plastic loading coil. It's also a little more expensive...around $70 I think. IIRC it has like a .5 more gain on 70 CM but 2 M is the same as my 1180.

Also Dan are you located in Windsor MO?

 

I run a Jetstream JT7505B which is the very same as a Diamond SG-7500. But about half the price. 3.5 db on 2m, 6.0 db on 70cm. Rated at 150 watts. A great dual bander at $35. And the coils won't melt like the Trams at 50 watts.

http://store.rlham.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_1200&products_id=50214

 

I run a 5/8 wave on 2

 

Cool. Well Dan you may know we have a ham club up there in Warrensburg and you probably already know about the great repeater set up we have in Warrensburg. There's also a club/repeater in Sedalia and I believe even a 2 M repeater in Windsor that just came back on the air. Either antenna I mentioned you can pick up from Associate Radio there in KC. Either antenna will get you into any of the repeaters I mentioned.

Also i forgot to mention the Comet SSB-5 is a good dual bander, a buddy of mine runs it on his truck.

 

How high is the spot where you are going to mount the antenna? I run a MFJ super gainer 7/8 wave, basically a copy of Diamond and some others. The only drawback is that it is around 62 1/2 inches tall, so mounting can be a challenge to stay under 13' 6". But it works great. Mine is on a mirror arm, but I had to disable the foldover, it didn't like the winds in Wyoming.

 

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Enouth already

 

No, it was enough a long time ago!!!!!!