[Yaesu] RE: VX5R question

Wed, 5 Feb 2003 01:49:42 UTC

Al, I also own a VX-5R.  You're correct.  The VX-5R is a different radio
when used with a better antenna(s).  At the moment, I'm using a "new
old stock" Standard CAT051gh antenna, with a BNC to SMA adapter,
for six meters.  It works great.  I can get into a local 6 meter machine
with the Standard antenna.  The same machine is out of range with
the stock antenna.  A fantastic triband antenna is the NCG MH-510.
It's equipped with a SMA connector and approximately 20.5"  (525 mm)
in length.  This NCG antenna sells for $37.95 at HRO.  You will not
believe your ears when you connect it to an external antenna.
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    Mark
- N8UVQ -                  e-mail:  [email protected]
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On Tue, 04 Feb 2003 17:54:35 -0500 [email protected] writes:
>I have one. Takes only a couple hours to charge with the charger 
>supplied. I found that trying to monitor the traffic on a freq of 
>169.55 (Great Smoky Mountains NP)does not work near as well as I can 
>monitor that freq on other, much older, 2m handheld radios. That freq 
>is real busy so know I'm just not listening at a low volume time of 
>day. Maybe a better ant than the one supplied would help ? I've never 
>heard a sig on 6m. The broadcast band seems to work fairly well. Local 
>2 m ham contacts are satisfactory as far as gettin good audio reports 
>but the repeaters have to really be LOCAL. I use mine mainly for 
>listening and thats probably the best application for these mini 
>handhelds. They get hot on tx too but thats not surprising with little 
>to sink the heat generated
>Al , W4ABW
>Bryson City, NC
>
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