base antennas

[Road Hammer]

running antron now but not real happy. opinions on reasonably prised omni-directional / ground plain antennas:

[Camel221]

You know what I think u duck lol.

[junkie 870]

maco 5/8

www.mojosradioshop.com has good prices on em

[duckkiller127]

Define reasonably priced...
For $100 you can't beat the Maco no doubt
For $300+ you can get a I-10K
For about $250 you can get a 55 Merlin which puts out a shade more signal than a 10K when tested head to head

[turbow_17]

Where can you get the merlin 55

[BOOTY MONSTER]

a full size 5/8 groundplane is pretty much the best antenna for 11 meters for most folks . there are conditions (terain and structures) that can help smaller 1/4 wave and 1/2 wave antennas do better but those are the minority of users . if youre in a valley or low spot a higher angle of radiation from a 1/2 wave or a 1/4 wave could help locally and with some skip .

[duckkiller127]

Where can you get the merlin 55


directly from 55 is the only place, pm myself or coolbreeze here and we'll put you in touch with him

[BOOTY MONSTER]

you could also try your hand at building an antenna if youre feeling adventuresome .
http://home.att.net/~wizardoz/cbmw/antenna_fabri.html#vert
http://home.att.net/~wizardoz/cbmw/Images/antenna2.gif
http://home.att.net/~wizardoz/cbmw/antenna_fabri.html#groundp
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