For Optimal VHF Radio Performance, Do These Things. Nothing affects the performance of your VHF radio more than antenna height. This because VHF waves travel in a straight line and become weaker over ...

A long-held adage maintains that a marine fixed-mount VHF radio is only as good as the antenna with which you match it. Translation: Don’t spare the dollars. Major brands such as AirWave, ... The most ...

Recreational VHF radios are limited to 25 watts of output, but land stations can be permitted for higher transmission power. Termination RG8/X is the higher grade of coax used on VHF antennas in our ...

A newly licensed amateur radio operator’s first foray into radios is likely to be a VHF or UHF radio with a manageable antenna designed for the high frequencies in these radio bands. But thes… ...

Naval tech researcher Spawar has figured out how to use a jet of seawater as an antenna. By squirting a measured length of saltwater through a “current-probe”, various antennae can be formed ...

Or in the case of [MM0OPX] trying to find fly fishing reels that are suitable for his Adjustiwave multi-band VHF-HF ham radio antenna. HF radios allow intercontinental communication but require ...

Many people use portable radios to communicate while in the wilds. The three most common radios in use are UHF, VHF, and Citizen's Band or CB. The CB radio became popular in the 1970s when movies ...