For Optimal VHF Radio Performance, Do These Things. Nothing affects the performance of your VHF radio more than antenna height. This because VHF waves travel in a straight line and become weaker over ...

Marine VHF antennas have not changed much since VHF radios were adopted by recreational boaters in the 1960s. We have seen improved durability and materials, optimized transmission and reception range ...

For completeness this is not the only DIY tape measure Yagi on Instructables so also check out [FN64’s] 2 m band “Radio Direction Finding Antenna for VHF” and [manuka’s] 70 cm band “433 ...

You might want to consider adding these VHF radios to your economic apocalypse gear and as your going to need to communicate with your fishing buddies as you’re fleeing the Wall Street zombies ...

Standard Horizon GX1300 Eclipse. Standard Horizon’s Class-D DSC VHF has been re-engineered to IPX8 submersible waterproof standards, meaning that should your radio be required for a DSC distress call, ...

The Uniden Marine Division debuts the MHS335BT VHF marine radio with private text messaging capability, representing a maritime industry first. The 6 watt, Class D, floating, ...

The DCR-Q design was adapted from the existing Dielectric DCR Series FM antenna family, with the goal of producing a more affordable and space efficient low-band VHF solution – a solution needed ...

Three New Sailor VHF Radios. January 18, 2009. Satellite and radio ... has evolved into a global marine propulsion leader with a presence in over 100 countries and more than 300 service points ...

You would construct a counterpoise antenna wire 11.5 inch for VHF, 6.5 for UHF and about 19.5 inches for an OK performing dual band VHF/UHF radio. ... a handheld VHF such as aircraft/marine ...

Mounting an antenna on a hardtop increases a VHF radio’s transmission distance. Tim Barker. The higher a marine VHF antenna is mounted, ... There are a variety of marine cable fittings, but we used ...