How well will this Thales antenna work for my FM band? (1 Viewer)

[Chris FJ80]

Hi all,

I stumbled across a great deal on these military surplus Thales broadband antennas today at a garage sale.

I am wondering how effective one would be at replacing my stock/OEM antenna in my FZJ80.

Thales: 1600500-1, Handheld, 13-inch Broadband Whip Antenna; TNC connector; 8W maximum; 20 m immersible general purpose handheld antenna providing solid performance for all waveforms from 90-512 MHz.

Any insights appreciated!

 

[Chris FJ80]

Bump. Received the TNC coax fitting today. I'll connect it up and report back

 

[1911]

American commercial FM broadcasts are all between 87.9 to 107.9 MHz., i.e. in the neighborhood of 3 Meters wavelength. so you're going to be on the far low end of the bandwidth the antenna is advertised for. A 1/4-wave antenna for 3 Meters would be about 30" long. That one may still be some fraction of a resonant multiple and it may work OK, but I wouldn't expect miracles.

 

[Kofoed]

In other words, he is saying a coat hanger will be better, slightly j/k

 

[1911]

In other words, he is saying a coat hanger will be better, slightly j/k

If the coat hanger were about 30" long un-wound, it might well be.

 

[Chris FJ80]

Alright! I will compare the 30" coat hanger to the garage sale specials!