What cain of antenna do i need to transmit in SW(shortwave)?
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Your question makes no sense for this item, and I don't know what you mean by "cain"... Is it "kind"? Is it "gain? First of all, this is an FM broadcast band transmitter - it's not even close to shortwave. Shortwave radio covers an entirely different range of frequencies, and is mostly AM (not FM). The antenna depends more on the frequency, not the transmitter. Secondly, if you don't know these basics, you should not be buying anything like this.
1245102
This particular transmitter is only designed to transmit in the US broadcast band from 76 to 108 MHZ, it is illegal to us this transmitter in the US. i.e.. to much power. If you want to transmit on shortwave you will need a government issued amateur radio license, which will allow you to transmit on specified frequency bands. If you are asking about gain of an antenna, the one supplied with this transmitter is a unity gain antenna and does a great job, during testing of this product I found that over flat terrain, It would cover over 4 square miles on low power. I hope this answers your questions. This particular transmitter is only designed to transmit in the US broadcast band from 76 to 108 MHZ, it is illegal to us this transmitter in the US. i.e.. to much power. If you want to transmit on shortwave you will need a government issued amateur radio license, which will allow you to transmit on specified frequency bands. If you are asking about gain of an antenna, the one supplied with this transmitter is a unity gain antenna and does a great job, during testing of this product I found that over flat terrain, It would cover over 4 square miles on low power. I hope this answers your... » Read More This particular transmitter is only designed to transmit in the US broadcast band from 76 to 108 MHZ, it is illegal to us this transmitter in the US. i.e.. to much power. If you want to transmit on shortwave you will need a government issued amateur radio license, which will allow you to transmit on specified frequency bands. If you are asking about gain of an antenna, the one supplied with this transmitter is a unity gain antenna and does a great job, during testing of this product I found that over flat terrain, It would cover over 4 square miles on low power. I hope this answers your questions. « Show Less
74442
you need an SMA Reverse polarity Male connector, other wise you´ll be stock with an antenna you cant use.
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From FireStik - We haven't come up with any "exact" measurements, just because there are so many variations of antenna sizes and install situations. However, the closest we have ever mounted antennas and still achieved low SWR below 2.0:1 was on a short-bed pickup truck where the antennas were mounted to the inside edges of the narrow box on a GMC step side pick up. The antennas were mounted just under 4 feet apart.
412780
You need to get an SWR meter and tune the antenna by moving the vertical antenna element for best performance. 1:2 is the best I was able to get. So far I was able to reach 30 miles on LSB during the night.
1026243
I don't know the answer to your problem, however I purchased the same antenna, and as far as I can tell it's like a dead short on every band which leads me to believe the coils are no good. I have tried adjusting it I have tried grounding it, nothing has worked, the SWR is off the charts and by the time I tried to use this antenna it had sat for over a month due to the severe winter weather and I could not get outside to mount it. Mine is useless.. I have checked the coax, etc, and I have a triband Comet 2m,440, 6 meter antenna that works and has a 1:2:1 almost everywhere on the bands I use it on.... So I know my setup is fine but that antenna is junk in my opinion...
1088473
Get a better antenna. This one is kinda lame. If you have any sort of hill or building between you and the repeater, you wont get a good signal. I turned my Tram 1185 into a scanner antenna. It works better as a scanner antenna then it did as a mag-mount on my truck. Spend an extra twenty bucks on a 5/8ths wave antenna from a better brand. But to directly answer your question, I would imagine that you might be able to tune this antenna to 164-166. I doubt you could get a flat SWR on it though because I bet it would be too short.
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There are great SW transmitters in the U.S. I'm listening to WBCQ from Monticello, Maine right now. WBCQ Free Radio broadcasts the Fred Flintstone Music Show every Friday followed by Allan Weiner Worldwide radio show. The DX Wavescan program and Voice of America English language broadcasts to Africa are fun. There are lots of great SW programs. A decent receiver and good antenna will pull these shows in.
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Mine is working very well with NOAA frequencies on my Jeep Wrangler. For receiving antennas, the exact length (as related to the SWR) is usually not very important as long as it's not extremely 'out of range.' Of course for transmitting antennas the SWR is VERY important and an imprope match can quickly burn-out your transmitter. This basic principle is why the same antenna can work well on CB frequencies (with the proper SWR match) and also work well on the considerably different NOAA frequencies.
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Answer here...You Need A 2.4 GHz Signal Booster High Gain Antenna. The Antenna Is Fitting The Receiver.
2269851
the swr is set for the short rubber duck antenna that comes with it ,,i own three of these ,,on motorcycles and they are great for at least 1/2 mile or more on the open road ,,highly recommended,,,you can add other non ground plane antenna but then you will need to set the swr ..
10441
The bands that I use are FM AM ( they include MW/ LW as far as I can tell) SW is also available, but I have not used it
751744
Sorry, I tossed mine a while back because the antenna they painted on was of poor design. Guess the people who designed it did not check wave lengths or SWR. They may have corrected that since I bought mine. Complain to the seller, they may just give you another one.
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This device is a just a signal booster so the antenna type shouldn't matter even thought the instructions show an omni-directional antenna. The unit comes with a very short RP-SMA female to female cable to connect to a wireless signal source. The output cable you will need to get to connect to the antenna also needs an RP-SMA female connector. Just remember the length of the cable decreases the power.
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The radio requires a F-SMA antenna, so you will need an adapter that has a F-SMA connector on one end and probably a SO-239 connector on the other end (if you are using a normal mobile antenna with a cable). I strongly recommend you get a F-SMA to SO-239 cable (instead of a one-piece connector adapter) because the one-piece connector adapters can put a lot of stress on the HT's connector, and over time, cause you many SWR issues.
1067253
There is a jack for external antenna; I have to think it helps for AM broadcast (or longwave as you put it). The manual calls it specifically a jack for external FM/SW antenna so maybe not? Sorry if that wasn't much help....
1554601
You can use a single band antenna...as long as you limit your transmitting to that band. If you want to utilize your radio to the fullest, I would suggest getting a dual-band antenna. Because I wanted a low profile antenna, I went with this Dual Band 2M/440 Amateur Glass Mount Antenna For Radio Transceivers . It works fine on both bands w/ low SWR's. (2m is 1:1, 440cm is around 1.8:1). If that is the only mount you are willing to use, I'm sure you can find a dual-band antenna to fit it. 73's!
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Hi afhmiami,My straight answer to you is "I do not know", since I have not tested the off the air antenna before with SWM16.The use of AM-21 of the air tuner seems plausible. I hope this helps.Nick.