The COMPACtenna . . . Amazingly Efficient

[@K4SRF]

I was amazed as to how efficient these small antennas could actually be. Comment below if you have had experience with these antennas. Tell us of your likes or dislikes.

[@RichKielbasa]

I have all three of them. The GMRS one works great and is still on my truck today. No issues whatsoever. I tried the regular Ham Compactenna first, and pulled in most of my local repeaters. It did work, but not as well as my whip. So, I bought the "Plus" version and didn't see much difference. So, now my truck has the Comet whip on it for Ham, and I left the GMRS Compactenna on it for GMRS. I know these antennas are finicky about placement, and I use the third brake light antenna mount, so I think that's the reason why I didn't get the best results possible. I recommend these antennas if you want low profile and have the ability to mount them on an area of your vehicle for optimal performance.

[@K4SRF]

Great. I actually found that the LMR-1 worked better for my UHF Motorola radio that the 2M/440+, strange as it seems. So far, no complaints on my end.

[@RichKielbasa]

@@K4SRF I monitor 146.520 on VFO 2 of the LMR-1. Works great.

[@ChrisBeiting]

Mine comes tomorrow. I like that the website and Dr. Jack seems a bit eccentric…which for some reason made me want to try it even more.

[@dr.jacknilsson1970]

Thank you, Chris. I hope you have many fun and enriching communications with this novel technology.

[@K4SRF]

Hey Dr. Jack. I got your hat BTW and am planning to do a video on all of the Compactennas I currently use.

[@dr.jacknilsson1970]

@@K4SRF How exciting! Thank you, Steve. Your video productions are excellent. And your vehicle, as also seen on your Lido LM 300D video looks Fantastic. People may think it is a 'to-be-respected' government vehicle, especially with the COMPACtennas. :-) Also, I read your QRZ page and am with appreciation very impressed by what you have accomplished in life.

[@severinsalin5467]

Hello, where can we find these antennas thank you

[@K4SRF]

Try DX Engineering. Also, there are other outlets. You can find those links on the Compactenna site itself.

[@smlocaldog]

Great video! Can you recommend a great mag mount?

[@dr.jacknilsson1970]

The Larsen NMOMMRPL and LAIRD GB8PI are good.

[@K4SRF]

Thanks Dr. Jack! I am running behind in my replies. (Also, I got your hat! I plan on doing a video with it in it as well!) '73 / Steve

[@LordRReaper]

TOO MUCH TALK, NO INFO