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Sarah k Alawami <[log in to unmask]>
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Yeah they do and I keep drawing a blank on  the connector. I think it's a reverse SMA or maybe it's MSA. Ive been dealing a bit with AT today so have my alphabet soup mixed up at this point in time. Lol!

Blessings.
> On May 22, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Sarah,
> if you look at the website it seems that the antenna is six feet long 
> and there are a couple of connector choices.  If it is flexible and 
> could roll up, it could be portable!  If not it might want to stay in 
> one place.  There isn't really much descriptive on the website - 
> perhaps contacting the manufacturer would be helpful.  you'd want to 
> know what connector you need for your handheld.  i think some of the 
> Baufang use something a bit non-standard.
> Good luck.
> pat, K9JAUAt 07:44 PM 5/22/2015, you wrote:
>> I almost removed this thread to prevent over 12 thousand messages from =
>> cluttering up my inbox. Lol!
>> 
>> Anyway I happen to see this and am wondering what radios they would work =
>> on. I have a 2 year old baofeng uv5r whose receiver is crapping out and =
>> am wondering if one of these would bump up my gain and send a bit. I'm =
>> still just a tech so nothing to complex for me yet. loll!
>> 
>> Also would this be something I carry around or am I stuck using it in =
>> one place?
>> 
>> Tc and 73, and happy Friday.
>> 
>>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 10:25 PM, Oriano <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> =20
>>> I purchased a slim jim antenna from N9TAX for about $23.00 and it is a
>>> great omni dual bander. No problems with repeaters over 100k away. One =
>> can
>>> build it using the following instructions:
>>> http://www.hamuniverse.com/slimjim.html
>>> =20
>>> or purchase one as I did from:
>>> =
>> http://2wayelectronix.com/Dual-band-2m-70cm-Slim-Jim-Antenna-dual-slim.htm=
>> 
>>> =20
>>> I turned it into a base antenna using the following instructions:
>>> http://www.n9tax.com/Slim%20Jim%20Info.html
>>> =20
>>> 73s
>>> =20
>>> Oriano VE7 D Y Z

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