Best antenna to listen to marine band

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Best antenna to listen to marine band

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I'm going to the coast for a few weeks with work will be in the area of thornwick bay near Bridlington and want a decent antenna for my 125XLT I've got some cheap ones that are ok for round where I live but I dint think they will be any good when over there. Thanks
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1/2 wave vertical dipole.
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What length 1/2 wave dipole for general scanning ??? do you think best to make Chris
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Well, the wavelength at 159 MHz is 1.88 metres, so a halfwave dipole would be 0.94m, each leg being 0.47m. Don't get obsessive about the last fraction, it'll just work.
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