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Call Sign : 108-CT-270 highwayhawk Posts : 29 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-31 QTH or Location : new cumnock Equipment Used : kpo 5000dx cobra eu 29lx wilson 1000 mobile antenn ,greco,1000 channel scanner ss6900 antron 99 antenna baofeng tri band radios crt space-u446pmr crt p7 lcd crt space u home base with sirio cx 440 ranger voyage vr9000 Age : 65
Subject: pmr base antenna Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:09 pm
can anyone give me an opinion as regards the sirio cx-440 base antenna for use on 446 pmr
Northern Crusader Major contributor
Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 536 Times Thanked : 35 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 54
Subject: Re: pmr base antenna Sun Apr 04, 2021 1:11 am
It'll work just fine. Don't worry about the gain figures, getting it up higher is more important than outright gain unless you're on the top of a mountain because you're going to be limited by terrain and even the curvature of the earth long before the line of sight distance you can get on that antenna becomes an issue.
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highwayhawk01 New Member
Call Sign : 108-CT-270 highwayhawk Posts : 29 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-31 QTH or Location : new cumnock Equipment Used : kpo 5000dx cobra eu 29lx wilson 1000 mobile antenn ,greco,1000 channel scanner ss6900 antron 99 antenna baofeng tri band radios crt space-u446pmr crt p7 lcd crt space u home base with sirio cx 440 ranger voyage vr9000 Age : 65
Subject: Re: pmr base antenna Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:35 pm
cheers for the input aptreciated,it will be going up above the chimney stack.
stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 277 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
cheers for the input aptreciated,it will be going up above the chimney stack.
my young bro uses a sirio 440cx antenna and it gets out great and pulls in well a very good clear sig no crap like the cb has i be leave if you get a antenna that pmr only thats the best way to go better stronger tx and rx and your not spending good money as some of the bigger tri band anteens. and my home made mobile atenna is only 16cm and a 3/8s whip adapter on to a 3/8s mag got the measurements from transmission one and it works great, my base antenna came from the Czech republic and belts and pulls in to, but never listen to them that tell us, its only good for about in the towns , its better 15 miles to my young bro and its great and then they say, its line of sight only there is no line of sight in the town i still can chat to him and no line of sight from the base antenna at home and with antenna that just for 446 pmr he is 15 mile away and on a hill the wrong side of the hill . in the car crt space u in the home crt 7u and its a great combination and it works even going out up to the hills, some time its just better , of the top still get out but not swamped with signals,
BigTone Contributor
Call Sign : G8YMW or 26CT4498 Posts : 92 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2019-07-16 QTH or Location : Lincoln and Finningley Equipment Used : CRT 9900, Icom 705, Kenwood TS570, Icom 910 Age : 69
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