Australian-style Off-Road Radio Antennas (GMRS & CB & Ham) (2 Viewers)

[Pskhaat]

I broke my Diamond antenna years ago not even being off-road, but in a wind storm. Wanted a stronger, Oz-style antenna but one that was tuned specifically for North American UHF GMRS and/or Ham (ITU2-8) frequencies. Now I'm making exactly these . Rugged, radome-style antennas for North America.

1. GMRS, 6dbi.


2. Ham/2m @146MHz resonance.


( please don't hate me for the Rover pic, but gives a great visual for the 49" 2m Ham and the 36" `shorty' GMRS antenna).


I ship these in 3" PVC pipe in order to avoid any breakage and shipping prices varies all over the board . I'll try and keep it as cheap as shipping as you want. Comes with coax.

Please order via simple website, or PM me here for Paypal. You can see pics and other stuff at Instagram.

 

[DRRichey]

Any updated discount codes for us Mudders?

 

[tugboatmike]

Dang I’ve always wanted to buy a Aussie antenna for my gmrs, but I knew their frequencies were different. This is awesome

 

[Pskhaat]

Any updated discount codes for us Mudders?

Absolutely! Rugged, Overland Mobile Radio Antennas - http://alamosa.mobi/discount/ih8mud 10%

 

[OwnerCS]

subbing..

 

[OwnerCS]

I can mount it on my big ARB bumper like the LC in the picture. I ordered my GMRS license yesterday. Now I need to decide on a radio.

 

[Pskhaat]

I can mount it on my big ARB bumper like the LC in the picture. I ordered my GMRS license yesterday. Now I need to decide on a radio.

There are actually not THAT many GMRS radios out there that are actually A) FCC type certified, and B) mobile mountable. A very new player on the market which seems to tick ALL the boxes: Wouxun KG-1000G GMRS Base/Mobile Two Way Radio - https://www.buytwowayradios.com/wouxun-kg-1000g.html ....but expensive.

 

[1MOA]

What does the base mount look like and how much coax does the 2M antenna have?

 

[Pskhaat]

What does the base mount look like and how much coax does the 2M antenna have?

Each comes with about 16 feet of coax. This is an old version of the antenna, but you can see that the coax runs through the nut and the hollow 12mm mounting stud. You can thread the FME-end coax through any 13mm or 1/2" hole, and then of course tighten said nut to secure.

 

[Pskhaat]

I can mount it on my big ARB bumper like the LC in the picture. I ordered my GMRS license yesterday. Now I need to decide on a radio.

You can certainly use a bracket on the ARB tubes, but those two tabs on the top bar of the ARB are a perfect fitment too:

 

[OwnerCS]

I see people running two antennas on their ARB bumpers. Do they need two antennas to connect with GRMS repeaters?

 

[Pskhaat]

I see people running two antennas on their ARB bumpers. Do they need two antennas to connect with GRMS repeaters?

These style antennas (suspended radiator radome) only work on one band, so double antennas would be like one for VHF Ham and another for GMRS.

Repeater operation (regardless of radio band) will work with single antenna

 

[OwnerCS]

The 42" has a 6db gain. I'm leaning toward that one.

 

[OwnerCS]

Just ordered the 42"

 

[Donnie Rosco]

Just ordered the 42"

You will be very happy with the product and Alamosa's customer service. Material and build are on par with MIL spec quality. COAX supplied is better quality than that supplied with the radios (Midland - MXT115)

 

[213374U]

Definitely subbing for future purchase

 

[HemiAlex]

What can I expect to change over my current midland basic antenna?

 

[Pskhaat]

What can I expect to change over my current midland basic antenna?

Super simple. These antennas have a coax line already. Plug and play (PL259) to the back of most every mobile radio.

 

[HemiAlex]

Super simple. These antennas have a coax line already. Plug and play (PL259) to the back of most every mobile radio.

I get that, but can I expect transmit range or reception to improve?

I want one mostly for the looks at this point. Don’t judge.

 

[OwnerCS]

Super simple. These antennas have a coax line already. Plug and play (PL259) to the back of most every mobile radio.

I found this article about improving gain to 6dbi @HemiAlex

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