Has anyone used this antenna with the Yaesu FT-2900R? How well does it work?
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Sure will, I have that radio and antenna in my truck. But, it's a 5/8 antenna. Not the most efficient. A larger antenna will give you better coverage. Depends on what you want sticking out your vehicle?
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Yes. You can use it. Maybe you have to buy an adapter for your Yaesu, but it will working good.
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This antenna is a dual band 2 meter 440 antenna and it works well on my Kenwood dual band mobile so it should work well on a single band 2 meter rig as well!
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I use this antenna with a 5W handheld. My radio's performance with this antenna exceeds my expectations for range and clarity. The base magnet holds the antenna in place at any legal driving speed.
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I use a FT-10R, FD-957D and a VX-8DR handheld, this works well with all of them... Very sturdy good for harsh weather but have not compared to any other antenna except to a Yaesu ATAS-120 (not an extreme weather antenna)...
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The FT-2900R is a 75 watt VHF only Transceiver - The BR-180 Dual-Band Antenna is rated at 75 watts. Tram-Browning also sells a VHF Only antenna Tram-Browning 1150 (Tram 1150) that is rated at 200 watts at the same cost. The only reason I mention that is if you are a real "talker" it's possible you could heat the coil in the BR-180 to a point of failure. I've got a BR-180 and it works fine - I suspect the 1150 would also work swell minus the UHF capability but would have a better power handling capacity. They're both 5/8ths antennas which would have the same pattern & coverage.
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John, I'm not that technical. My son who is a geek and friend on the caravan we were with in Alaska suggest the one mentioned. I seemed to work well and of course I had to buy a newer laptop since my "older" just couldn't handle anything and it was way too slow. We used the Antenna in our 5th wheel near the window and seemed to work very well when we stopped for the day. Hope this helps.
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I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you, but I am wondering the same thing - did you ever find an antenna that works? Thanks!
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Over the past several years I find that the antenna is not the problem, but the repeater or usb adapter that has a poor signal. I am sending signals over 1/2 mile in a mobile home court (we have a lot of signal reflection/bounce) without too many problems. We are using a ASUS rt-n66u and Hawling HW3R1 repeaters or an usb adapter made by Sabrent or alpha. We have a response by the user of 3 - 5 seconds
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Actually that is my current setup. I have a Moho Leaf antenna and it works great. It also picks up TV guides for all current air tv channels.
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I bought mine in December to use with software for virtual radar and it works very well I would recomend a better antenna. What are you planning to use it for? ( virtual radar, radio monitoring etc.)
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The antenna is very good . It does best at 150- 460 mhz . You will do well for 800 mhz digital. But a yaji directioal antenna is better. I have transmitted over 100 miles on 2 letter ham . This is a real plus for a scanner antenna. Good antenna. Overall gain is good. I would buy it again.. good luck Edward James.Pop
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D~ did you get this and does it work for you? I am also in SJ and looking at getting an antenna. Thx!!!
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I am not familiar with that antenna. I use it very successfully with a Hustler CG144 antenna which is a very substantial antenna.
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I agree. I bought a better antenna and it works as good as any handheld I've had or had experience with. WELL worth the money!
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Knocks here. I have this antenna on all my barf ends and are the stock antenna for the uv82. They work the others only marginally on the 70cm.440 freqs. But not as good as theThese. I have 6 of them and compare with a diamond rho which is twice as long. Buy it. It is a good buy. Kc4cqs. Extra class license. THE FI IS SUPPLIED WITH THE SAME ANT. AS THE USA SERIES. TRY A UV8. U WOULD LIKE IT
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The crane antenna works very well. However, since this the only antenna I have ever owned I am unable to make the comparison.
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I have run it on my 220 yagi on the fixed station, works fantastic. Now I have it on my Toyota Tacoma truck, using a 1/4 wave magnetic whip in the center of the roof and it does a fantastic job. The reason I am using a 1/4 wave is that I can go in/out the garage door and not have to raise or lower the antenna. Using a B-10 for 2/440 mag mount and it works well also. hope this helps you. 73's Bob NF4C
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For me the antenna is fine, but it's connector is a coaxial standard . You should check the receiver specifications, especially resistance (usually 75 ohms) and then you can connect any standard antenna that meets those specifications.
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I have no experience with the antenna you inquired about but did replace an Antenna Direct DB9 with the Winegard. The Winegard is slightly superior to the DB8. The only antenna I have tried that is better than the Winegard flat wave is a highly directional 177 foot Wineard that was just too long for the attic. The principal stations watched are about 50 miles away across some ridges and valleys and subject to a lot of stormy weather. The flat wave is doing pretty well, is smaller than the antenna it replaced and comes with a matched amplifier. kFor anything under 50 miles the flat wae should be quite adequite. David
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If you have a g5rv antenna it will cover all bands from 80 meters to 6 meters. I tried using it with my yaesu 450-d that has a built in antenna tuner and it did not work out well. I did not want to fork out the extra money for a separate antenna tuner. But you should not have to cut any of the wire.
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That's a good question. Unfortunately, in a word, the answer is no. Commercial FM broadcasting in the U.S. is on frequencies from 90MHz to 108MHz. Yaesu's FT-60 is an entry level transceiver and is built to a price. Although robust, it is limited in features. Yaesu has chosen to not include those frequencies in the FT-60, which receives FM frequencies beginning at 108MHz. This is because they want you to spend more money to get more features. If you want more coverage, you've got to move up to the Yaesu VX-3r, which costs more. Bottom line is if you want more features, you pay more.