Installation of my HYS GMRS base station antenna on a satellite dish mount.
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@patkilgore36037 ай бұрын
Great job sir. Nice clean install. I like the re-purposing of the dish mount. Also, very nice spread you've got. Love rural living!!
@lifeintnchevalier7 ай бұрын
Thanks,
@franklopezsr5224Ай бұрын
Great set up sir.
@lifeintnchevalierАй бұрын
Thank you
@mandytuning27 күн бұрын
I installed so much dish antennas that i totally forgot about that mount the day i was looking how to attach a ham antenna to my home😂
@lifeintnchevalier26 күн бұрын
@@mandytuning the satellite mount is perfect for this antenna and larger ones. When the wind hits a satellite dish, it applies allot of force to the mount and it holds up well. The small diameter HAM/GMRS antenna does not receive anywhere near that force. And who doesn’t have an unused satellite dish these days? Have a great day Jack
@222724804 ай бұрын
What is your SWR on this antenna? For some reason I’m getting 1.7 to 1.9 and sometimes even 2.2 with this exact same antenna. I’m using 25ft of KMR-400 coax.
@lifeintnchevalier4 ай бұрын
I am getting around 1.3-1.6. That being said, my meter is very old and I am not sure how accurate it is and what frequency it is designed for. I am in the market for a new one designed for GMRS frequency. What frequency is your meter designed for?
@MrFirehawk17 ай бұрын
Where did you purchase the GMRS antenna, also what coaxial cable did you use, and how long was the run? I've been thinking about using the old antenna base from direct tv on the side of my house. Nice video. ,
@lifeintnchevalier7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment, please subscribe to help my channel grow. I bought all my stuff on Amazon. Antenna: HYS 200w GMRS 460-470mhz. COAX: upgraded since the video to KMR 400 UHF. The run is about 35’ to my Philllips COAX Grounding Block and then 6’ to my desk in the house. The grounding block is connected to my grounding rod about 6’ away with solid copper 6 gauge wire. The use of the dish mount makes it easy to mount the antenna in many locations. The antenna has very little wind drag compared to the dish. Also they look better than some of the other options out there and in most cases. , it is free. The current setup hits most of the repeaters in my area with my HT or base station connected. Hope this helps out.8
@lifeintnchevalier5 ай бұрын
If it works as well as mine, you will be happy
@ddynoah92087 ай бұрын
Does the antenna need any kind of tuning or does it come pretuned
@lifeintnchevalier7 ай бұрын
It comes pretuned for GMRS frequencies. Works great and has a low SWR. I will be upgrading the coax to LNM 400 next week.
@stanminturn35855 ай бұрын
I just bought this antenna will being stalling about 35 ft for my gmrs repeater hope it works good. Nice video thank you