Ah yes... here’s what I found out about those type antennas. There are those which are very, VERY good, and those which are simply imitation junk. Now having said that, I’ve got a buddy and one of his kids is a “special” DoD type. The kid pointed him to a good but affordable antenna type of the sort your referring to, and he bought it. Apparently, it performs QUITE well. I haven’t seen it yet, nor do I know exactly where he got it from or what it cost. BUT, if/when I get those details I can pass them on to you here. :-)
Please do. I’m quite pleased with the Nagoya but I made sure to get the genuine article and not a cheap knock off. The mobile mag mount model works quite well, too.
I got 3db of gain out of one and 5 from the other.
Appreciate the help.
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