gebhardstephen wrote: > Thanks Gerald, that sounds like the one, except for the one I have > does not have ground radials, and I don't see any place to install > them either. I was contemplating changing the antenna to something > like a Diamond F718A, it has better gain, almost double over the one > I am using now, plus it is designed for the frequency I am on, I > wonder if the small investment would yield better coverage.
Look again-the Diamond antennas are rated for dBi, not dBd. In theory, more than a 2dB difference, in practice for these at least, more like 3-5 dB. I'd stick wit the 6082. Worst case, do my foil mod on the R-B website-it's been done to that style UHF antenna succesfully. > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Gerald Pelnar" <wd0...@...> > wrote: >> I have one of those in the garage. TDE-6082A It's about 7 feet long >> (I didn't measure it) and has radials on it. Label says 460- 470. I >> used it temporarily on a 443.275 machine here at the house for >> testing. SWR wasn't bad and worked just fine. >> >> Gerald Pelnar WD0FYF McPherson, Ks
