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The Gooseneck Antenna
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 9. 01. 2023
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This antenna is meant for cosplay. It is designed to resemble the L band dipole antennas used on modern tactical high bandwidth data link radios while still allowing the radio to talk on UHF.
Good catch, I'm happy with my ignorance.
We used gooseneck antennas in the military on man-pack radios. The idea was you could bend the antenna down and walk with out it catching in trees, flagging your position etc and push it up when you needed to xmit. So I could see that thing on the top of a 818 in a man-pack setup. HT seems pointless IMO.
Makes sense in that context for sure
Aw beaten to it, we have them on our manpack vhf sets
@@lonewolfhamradio What radio are you using in your manpack?
@@temporarilyoffline until recently bowman.
Gooseneck antennas allow you to use a pouch on your chest rig, and then contour the antenna along your body while using other equipment. Or if a manpack has been set down, you can orient the antenna vertically
Thanks!
Hmmm, this product is not worth it.
@@gaptastic Probably not. I just saved you some money for a better antenna - the super elastic signal stick!
@@temporarilyoffline ha! All my HT's have that!
As usual I have to thank you for spending my money on a product I don't really need, but really want now. And please open it up!
Always happy to help!
I have a dual band one by Retevis and I used a counterpoise when testing with the nano vna. It turns out to be one of my better performing HT antennas and I was surprised to find it also resonant on the 1.25M/220 band. As a result, I put it on my triband HT.
Nice, that NanoVNA seems like just the right amount of tech at the right price. I love mine.
Goose neck base is primarily for a body/pack worn antenna. Flexi-neck allow for orienting and fixing antenna at potentially odd angles. A well made flex neck should have a bit more rigidity though.
It would make complete sense if it was more rigid.
The clicking sounds like it's a fatigue point just waiting to break or short. I've noticed a lot of these products are made for the tacticool look and people that do air soft and other military simulation stuff. The spring back feature would be nice in a manpack configuration where it springs back to somewhat vertical after hitting a branch etc. Interesting that it is 100% efficient on 440mhz. And proving it doesn't work on 144mhz says it's not just a dummy load. Lol.
Yeah, it's an interesting beast
That antenna would work for a hotspot, thanks!
Yes it will, good call!
You should set the stimulus BEFORE calibrating.
Yep, good eye.
This is a good video. Destroy the antenna. I was impressed at how good it was on 70cm. I was also amused at the phrase "put our standards to the side."
EXTERMINATE EXTERMINATE
I'd love to find a tri-band (145, 222, 440) ht antenna that actually works.
maybe a collapsible 2m whip that you can mark where its resonant on 222/440?
@@temporarilyoffline i like the smiley antenna. It's not as convenient as a rubber ducky but it works well.
@@temporarilyoffline Aaaah! That's a great idea
@@Blake-jl8lh i'll check that out thanks!
If you played airsoft and wanted to look like you had military satcom radio like the cool kids, you would find use for it.
I'll be right back!
Nice use of the Farsometer 2000. Have a dual band Abree with a similar gooseneck. Not sure Iâll be plumping for one of these though. Cheers mate
It's probably made in the same factory too
You mentioned it. That makes it Internet Law. You must take it apart. :)
I see where this is going đ
Great idea creating and tacking on the ground plane.
Thank you! Cheers!
Probably designed primarily for GMRS
Probably, you saw the manual
The "benefit" is it can be folded in a bag and be ready to go.
I can see that
Dissect it. Tear it open and see what makes it tick... or click even
This clicky ticker is getting a free sleeping remedy!
Tear it down!
It's on!
The base of that antenna like like the base of my Baofeng UV-9G GMRS radio stock antenna, Right down to the rubber band.
Yeah, it's pretty common to see re-used parts
Good for receiving !!! I do have one different version of it !!!
Anything has to be better than the rubber duck, right?
Great antenna for when your in the shady part of town. Ninja baton!
Don't put it in your pocket!
That's a DMR antenna all day long as all the DMR repeaters (around me) are 70cm. Thanks TO!
Indeed it is! You're welcome
Ham it forward to someone with a MD 380 70cm HT only. Hey I have one of those ;-)
I see what you did there...
Supposed to tie into webbing and used with coax on ruk sacks etc.
Good idea!
I can see using it as a way to route the antenna in a hiking pack through some molle webbing, but I already use a jumper for that. So no use for me, especially one that's only resonate on one band.
Right, if I was Molle routing cable and antenna I'd be going for 5/8th wave or even double 5/8ths
1:10 -- this is why I gave up on them. What's the point of a flexible antenna that won't stay flexed?
I just got one from Vero and it stays flexed. Check them out.
@@temporarilyoffline Will it hold bent to any angle?
@@SoloPilot6 it seemed to. But I gave it away on a live stream. It will also be in an upcoming video.
@@SoloPilot6 it seemed to. But I gave it away on a live stream. It will also be in an upcoming video.
Hi, I have such antenna but mix of design based over old tape measure design, but also with this bizzare neck.
Do you like it?
@@temporarilyoffline don't really i prefe shorter antennas, you can do more even with standard antenna but using counterpoise wires screwed to outer side of antenna port or like for Baofengs screwed to belt clip thing screws that have electrical connection with antenna port. Simple but effective and cheap, I am able to open repeaters without problems.
@@mr.everythingia Tiger Tails are awesome!
@@temporarilyoffline yeap
I guess the "reason" for this antenna is airsoft-milsim players who are using this antenna (ilegally) on pmr (446mhz, fm).
Probably. I love whacky antennas
GMRS Antenna for Airsofters or paintball
Exactly!
Destroy! Destroy! Exterminate, Exterminate! LOL, And odd antenna for sure.
You got it Hef
You shouldnt change the stimulus after calibration.
You're right!
2:53 What is the point of calibration with an adapter if you take off that adapter for antenna testing? After you have calibrated and removed an adapter, you should remove the electrical delay in NanoVNA or calibrate at the port and then add an electrical delay of that pigtail. (MENU / DISPLAY / ELECTRICAL DELAY)
I had to "do the best I could" to keep the trolls at bay - if I don't Calibrate, that's all I hear about. Good question though, We should be aiming to silence everything but the DUT.
The female to female adapter is so small that I doubt a test at the 2m/70cm band would have any real effect on the results.
Right, and for an affordable hobby antenna, I'm not gonna buy female test standards.
You get your reference plane as close as you can to the DUT, which T.O. does. At that wavelength, the little barrel adapter is a microscopic drop in the bucket.
Nicely done T.O.
@@AmRadPodcast Thanks Derek!
It's flaccid đ
Yes it is
How do ground planes work if you use this antenna on a chest rig? Is your body still the ground plane with the antenna lying against it?
Yes, it's more of "capacitive coupling" then "ground plane" in that case though.
#TeamReplay for the WIN. Steve we expect you to cut into something weird and figure out why its made that way. OF your after your bench testing and reporting. #Best #HamFam
I figured people would want me to tear it open
would the gooseneck keep the antenna vertical as you lean over on a motorcycle? just a thought
No, but that would be neat.
It's horrible, I say we deconstruction and find out how lame it is. It's a solution to a non-issue. TO u rock!
Apparently the solution is "I want to be a sexy ham!" LOL
I would never trust a VSWR reading of 1.00.
Good point!
Might be a good gmrs antenna
Good catch. GMRS is gaining popularity now that the price has dropped.
I don't see how this is superior to a signal stick
Not in anyway if you ask me!
@@temporarilyoffline it wonât stab you in the eye like a sig stick
@@forgetyourlife Everything has its hazzards, right?
U wouldnt want the 2M version,it looks to me its a efhw or a dipole for 70cm
Too big?
@@temporarilyoffline goin by the size of the 70cm version i would say so,i bought a "tactical" antenna as they say more for the point it folds up and being dual band the full length is about 1M long,turns out it has a length of measuring tape inside it which it screws onto the marching section but theres another antenna you might like called the AL-800 which work really good
That AL-800 looks good, thanks for the tip!
70cm ham only? No. GMRS handheld? Yes.
Yeah, Ham usually needs a few bands that make good sense to combine.
Does it work better than other antennas?
Not enough traffic around here to get a signal report. Specs look good though.
That clicking is likely the stiffeners for the thin part of the antenna. Likely just 2 pieces of tape measure type material face to face, just like this czcams.com/video/VBztB79ADwk/video.html
We'll see!
It is a good video but, I don't see a good use for it if it is only good on 70cm. My vote is to destroy.
Excellent!
It might be good for GMRS
Might be!
Bendy bendy
But not spendy spendy
I don't like it.
I'm not a fan either
Crack it open
Here you go: czcams.com/video/RGI5cXrCDd4/video.html
How about I'd yourself as required and NOT use both national calling channels for testing? Maybe you should read part 97. Boring and slooooow.
2 minute rule > 10 minute rule