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Tiger Tail

HT Antenna Comparisons

January 1, 2021October 21, 2018

Does one really need to upgrade the antenna that came with your HT? Presented are EIRP measurements of various aftermarket HT aerials to help understand the trade space.

Categories Antennas Tags 1/2 wave, 1/4 wave, Diamond, EFHW, EIRP, FT1D, measurement, MFJ, MFJ-1714, Tiger Tail, yaesu

EFHW HT antenna functions without additional counterpoise

January 1, 2021September 14, 2018
EIRP measurement of laboratory reference dipole, FT1D stock antenna and MFJ-1714 antenna.

EIRP measurements of the 2m end-fed half-wave HT antenna from MFJ aids understanding a dipole is a dipole no matter where you feed it.

Categories Antennas Tags 2m, dipole, EFHW, EIRP, end-fed, FDTD, FT1D, measurement, MFJ, MFJ-1714, Simulation, Tiger Tail, yaesu

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