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Questions about the design, selection, building, testing, mounting, or properties of antennas. See also specific tags: [antenna-theory], [antenna-construction], [dipole], etc.

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What's a cost-effective way to boost the range of my cheap 2m/70cm handheld?

You might want to use a roll up antenna called the DBJ-2 from Ed Fong. See: http://edsantennas.weebly.com/ It's a J-pole antenna. I use one with my hand held and it works great! … It was a great improvement over the short antenna I was using. So I'm talking from South San Jose to a Stanford repeater with no problems. I like the thin coax that comes with the roll up antenna. …
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