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Jim
PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:43 pm 
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I have some of those 2', 3' & 4' I tried years ago.
Like Chris said they work fairly well on VHF & UHF.
Well in VHF low. Also never tried on 800.

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So Wil, what's the report on the new antenna?

How does it do compaired to the
http://www.scannermaster.com/Comtelco_A ... 540719.htm ?

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:07 pm 
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Wilrobnson wrote:
Laird multi-band mounted, with Comtelco, VHF whip and Beverage antennas for size comparisons. Will test it on the drive to and stay on the coast this week.Image



Did you double check that is was electrically OK? (If that is the one I gave you).

I hit the I beam at Bellevue City hall pretty hard.
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Worked fine the last few days. I have yet to really put it through it's paces though.

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If it fails, the one I bought from antennafarm.com came in that day anyhow :D

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At the 2.5 year mark, I'm still happy with the Laird. I'm in the absolute bowels of the Port of Tacoma ATM, and was hearing chat on 163.7125. It sounded local and I took a closer listen. Turned out to be climbing rangers at MORA chatting....

In other news, my Comtelco is gone and a new one is in the mail. Someone in Portland has a nice antenna, which they probably used to stir their meth, leaving me with a bare NMO mount for the better part of last Thursday.

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Wilrobnson wrote:
At the 2.5 year mark, I'm still happy with the Laird.


Is that the one that costs $150?
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$90.

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Wilrobnson wrote:
$90.


Yeah that one is freaky expensive... for transmitting purposes... my $35 Laird receiving antenna works fine:

http://www.wpsantennas.com/abscanc-ante ... black.aspx
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