Tigertail Counterpoise - Part II

The conclusion of a two part series on how to make a tigertail counterpoise for your HT.

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Science & Technology

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• Tigertail
• counterpoise
• KD0BIK
• Amateur
• Radio

[JTaylor801]

Thanks Bobby

73 de KD0BIK

[exotime]

thanks man , great tutorial!

[eloocid8]

Any suggestions for inset SMA connectors such as on the TH-D72 or with BNC connectors? TX Rich KB1VPX

[KC8YOQ]

@KC8YOQ ooop should say "great how to"

[KC8YOQ]

Great hoe to! thanks! i am going to make one right now!!!

[mathman47]

Thanks again. Guess it will help the Diamond. Question: How can you connect to a BNC connector? I was thinking a stainless steel clamp. Maybe I'll look at Home Depot tomorrow.

73, KC9PYD, Dennis

[Karl036]

Well done..

73..Karl

VK7HDX

[scholzeg]

Jerry,

Thanks for the video, I have a FT-60 and a VX 8r. I believe they take the same connetors. I was wondering if the counterpoise would help just with the stock antennas and where or how would I find the lengths for 220 mhz. Also would only having one frequency counterpoise be ok to transmit in another frequency with the counterpoise attached.

Good Job!

Gary

KB3POQ

[dudelsack54]

Jerry, can you explain the math behind your project? How do you get to the cable lenghts?

Thanks

Matt

[kc0nnt]

Good Job! Thank you.

[rodigat]

Just wanted to say thank you for this video. Watched it, and made my Yaesu VX-7R one. Next time the only thing I'm going to change is I used 12 gauge wire, and I'm going to drop that to about 16 or 18. 12 gauge is so stiff have a hard time laying my radio down, and could only get the 2 meter and 70 centimeter into the adapter. Still can't believe how much it gained me in clarity range! 73's