Posted by Whalerbob on 12/08/14 - 6:02 PM
#18
Weatherly wrote:
A VHF antenna should be mounted at least 3 feet away from the radio, so transmission will not interfere with the radio's reception. Bottomline mentioned he wants to install an 8 foot antenna. The higher the antenna, the better the antenna's range and performance.
Not doubting what you're saying but hat doesn't make sense to me. You can't transmit and send at the same time so why would that matter and obviously hand held units don't have that issue.