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Abbree Antenna's Good, Bad or Silly - Marvin VE3VCG - 2021-05-09 It goes without saying, but I'm saying it anyway, antenna's are at the centre of HAM radio. The well worn phrase, "a good radio with a poor antenna is a poor radio". ![]() ![]() ![]() RE: Abbree Antenna's Good, Bad or Silly - VA3KOT John - 2021-05-10 I own an Abree and it does work well; but then a wet noodle would work well from my QTH. The video does make a good point about the "other half" being the user's head. I often get an RF tingle in my hand when transmitting with my Baofeng. A rat tail counterpoise might help and it is probably a good idea to use a speaker/mic to keep the radio away from my noggin. RE: Abbree Antenna's Good, Bad or Silly - Marvin VE3VCG - 2021-05-10 (2021-05-10, 07:37:47)VA3KOT Wrote: Thanks for your reply. I agree that a rat tail counterpoise is a good idea. I bought a speaker mic for the Baofeng because I also got an RF tingle when transmitting on mine. I also found that the little beast gets darn hot if I transmit for any length of time. I suppose that's a good indicator to let me know I'm being to long winded |