Re: [RCSE] Antennas: Becker, Smiley, PowerStick...

2004-02-20 Thread Brian Chan
At 9:54 AM -0800 2/20/04, Bill Swingle wrote: >>So, generally speaking, is it a bad idea to use a "Rubber Duckie" type antenna? Bad? Maybe. Good? Maybe. Can comment on the other, I have a becker radio, the short antenna works well, even with the low power output of the becker radio. Great fo

RE: [RCSE] Antennas: Becker, Smiley, PowerStick...

2004-01-28 Thread Bill Swingle
>>NO aftermarket stick can be used under part 15 of the FCC >>on 72Mhz unless it was certified with the radio. :( Karlton is right. The FCC is quite insistent. He had to wrestle with them to bring the German radios into this country and I appreciate him for doing it. It was a long battle as I