On Mon, 23 May 2005 11:24:44 -0400, Jon Gauthier
wrote:

I haven't fired up EZNEC yet, but I was wondering how a standard 3dBi
marine whip would perform on the 2m ham bands. Since the marine
frequencies are 156.050-157.425 MHz, what could I expect at 144-148 MHz?

If it won't cut it, then does anyone have any recommendations for a
dual-band antenna (commercial or home-built)?

Jon

I've used a 2m antenna on the marine band with a marine hand-held,
with no apparent problems - it gives much better performance than the
hand-held's "rubber duck". (but I didn't check SWR)



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