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I hate to say it but there sure is a bunch of ignorance here concerning VHF antennas
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:03:01 -0800 (PST), Skip Gundlach
wrote: If I ignore the header, I see 400 at 1.2, 8x at 2.5, 58 at 4.6, etc. Is it not there, or am I missing the 213/4? Too confusing for me to look at. But I've seen in multiple places that the 213 and 214 are identical on the electronics signal stuff. The difference is double shielding versus single, copper versus silver, implied longevity/signal degradation, and "guaranteed" quality - all in 214's favor. Price is in 213's favor. --Vic |
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I hate to say it but there sure is a bunch of ignorance here concerning VHF antennas
On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:16:36 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:03:01 -0800 (PST), Skip Gundlach wrote: If I ignore the header, I see 400 at 1.2, 8x at 2.5, 58 at 4.6, etc. Is it not there, or am I missing the 213/4? Too confusing for me to look at. But I've seen in multiple places that the 213 and 214 are identical on the electronics signal stuff. The difference is double shielding versus single, copper versus silver, implied longevity/signal degradation, and "guaranteed" quality - all in 214's favor. Price is in 213's favor. --Vic Another "better" use for the price difference would be for purchase of a second antenna on a fold down mount. These are often mounted to a lifeline stanchion. If your call for help involves a dismasting, your main antenna may be 50 feet under water, pointed towards Davey Jones. No cable is going to overcome THAT, or when you lose your mast top antenna in a knock down. My guess is that more radio failures are caused by the cheap included mics that come attached to most VHF radios, and the extremely failure prone coily cord for the mic. Do you carry a spare mic and cord? You can have the healthiest VHF carrier in the world, but without high quality modualtion it won't matter. I often hear weak, garbled VHF transmissions that have an adequate carrier to reach me. Stock mics tend to be a very weak link. |
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I hate to say it but there sure is a bunch of ignorance here concerning VHF antennas
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I hate to say it but there sure is a bunch of ignorance here concerning VHF antennas
On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:12:25 -0900, Bruce in alaska
wrote: In 40+ years of being a Marine Radioman, I have replaced 50 times more Mic Cords than sections of Bad Coax... What is it with Boat Skippers, that they just have to stretch the Mic Cords clear out to the Breaking Point..... The mic cord that I just replaced for the ICOM M802 had never been over stretched, was lightly used, and less than 5 years old. I think the rubber quality leaves a lot to be desired. |
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