Antenna Experiment

I found a FiveStar HDTv/VHF/UHF antenna in my attic, time for an experiment. Note- This setup is for receiving only. Transmitting with this could ruin your radio.

[@bulldogbrower6732]

No, probably won’t fry the Baofeng. An antenna designed for television UHF and VHF aren’t far away from the 2 meter and 70cm frequencies of amateur radio. The horizontal orientation is wrong but the other guy could just hold his radio sideways.

[@mikedan9288]

Hey Iron Head

[@ironheadbill]

Hey hey Mike Dan, hope you're feeling better man

[@nicksrc908]

Hey Iron Head. I'm still learning how to use the Baofeng uv-5r. Nice set up😊😊

[@ironheadbill]

​@@nicksrc908 hey thanks. Eh that setup was a quick experiment out of curiosity, it wouldn't be good for transmitting, it will fry the boafeng, but receiving, I can give it a plus, it picked up the NOAA repeater in the northwest part of my county, which I couldn't with the whip antenna that comes with it, and the closest NOAA repeater came in clearer lol. I didn't have the proper coax, so I used RG6, not good for our radios but I made it work. RG68 coax is what is supposed to be used but it's hard to source locally aside from CB antennas.