[Antennas] Q7A

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 04:30:58 +0000

   Discussion of "rubber ducks" does not belong on this reflector.

> There is a local weather NOAA station about 30 miles from me.  Using my
> rubber duck that came with my Icom Q7A, I cannot receive this station.  With
> using a 1/4 wave antenna located on top of the HT without moving my person,
> it is full scale on the LCD meter.  Sometimes I wonder if there is more than
> a 50 ohm resister in these rubber ducks.  It makes one think about their
> usefulness.
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