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do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:00 pm
by slipknot
Hi all.
Crazy, but im chasing a glass mount 2 meter band antenna, dual 70cm/2m would be ideal.
Just wondering if anyone in perth sells them?
Re: do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:30 pm
by VK6ZMS
You can buy a commercial VHF one and it cut to length but I wouldn't bother.
We went from coverage almost to Rockingham to lucky to get past South
Perth after changing to glass mount antennas at work.
Re: do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:34 pm
by robbage
That's the feedback I've heard as well. You might be better off with one of those through-window antennae which rest on the top of the door window and wind up into the window recess with the antenna hanging off the side. I can't recall who sell them though. A HARG member has one (VK6XZ I think)
Re: do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:28 pm
by WPXZBP
I have one floating around somewhere but it was a pain to install and didn't give me much gain over a ΒΌ wave.
Re: do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:49 pm
by Blinky
robbage wrote:That's the feedback I've heard as well. You might be better off with one of those through-window antennae which rest on the top of the door window and wind up into the window recess with the antenna hanging off the side. I can't recall who sell them though. A HARG member has one (VK6XZ I think)
Like this you mean
http://tinyurl.com/64m43lx
Re: do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:21 pm
by vk6hgr
In my experience, glassmount antennas are just about useless. They're hard to tune and are rather expensive.
A 1/4 wave vertical whip on the front guard works far better and on most cars can be installed without drilling any holes.
Re: do Glassmount 2 Meter antennas exist?
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:26 pm
by robbage
Yes. I knew I'd seen them on an oz site.
