Base antenna for 446 mhz help needed

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Base antenna for 446 mhz help needed

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just bought and received a base antenna for PMR446 Mhz, e/bay item number 302491369589 from stanislavpalo130 when i tested the antenna i find there is a short between the inner section and outer section of the coax cable should this be so ???
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I bought one from him too, and it's sitting here and I can confirm it's a DC grounded antenna, so the short is correct. Mine actually works rather well on 433 and 453 too! Mine is 1.17 VSWR at 448.1MHz at it's best on the analyser.
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So if it's showing it's lowest vswr on 448.1mhz can I ask what it's showing on it's intended design freq off 446mhz ?
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1.2 I spotted these about a year ago and have had a UHF high band one and the 446, and the tuning is quite sharp, it's not got much response at any other frequency, then suddenly takes a dive right down. It's handy for 449MHz too. I tried to make something very similar, and found that inside mm accuracy was critical at UHF, and while with wideband designs it doesn't matter.

EDIT - I've just spotted that I mixed them up. The ones I have are these ones 302501691331 (in 446 and 453 versions)
Which is a half wave design, compared to the 5/8th one this post relates to - mine of course is not tenable, being sealed in the tube, while the ⅝ version is.

He makes decent quality kit, and while I make a few myself, his are neater and surprisingly light!
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"DC ground coil for full static protection"

He put a clue in the listing, you will still need to make sure you ground it though. Plus, it has an N connector, so make sure you get one of those on the end of your coax as adaptors outdoors will invite moisture and could be lossy if they are ten bob Chinese things.
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WARLOCK wrote:just bought and received a base antenna for PMR446 Mhz, e/bay item number 302491369589 from stanislavpalo130 when i tested the antenna i find there is a short between the inner section and outer section of the coax cable should this be so ???
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Best out the box antenna for 446 that I’ve used is a w2000 not a v2000 the Watson model works way better on 446 ,also it’s a great scanning antenna as it covers a lot of bands ,

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The Sirio PMR446 antenna is very good, it also covers 70cms and of course LPD433 as well.
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I use a 440 J pole adjusted for 446. Forks nicely, cheap as chips.
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