Jeff:
Well, here in Big Rapids, I am now using a Radio Shack Discone antenna in my
attic with the Kenwood THF6A, and am having fairly good results. It's not
like my big rango ranger that I have on the roof, but it works well enough
as a secondary antenna. From here, I can get into both Big Rapids
repeaters, and 2-meter repeaters in Farwell, Cadillac, Lowell, Edmore, and
the link system.
It certainly should be an improvement over what you had.
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