Finally pulled the trigger, now what antenna?

[Fatty]

http://www.amazon.com/Tri-Band-Yaesu-VX-6R-Submersible-Transceiver/dp/B004ESEW6C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1462825532&sr=8-2&keywords=yaesu+vx-7
Picked this little guy up, still need to get my cert, but at least I can be a fly on the wall.

What antenna for an apartment dweller/weekend camper?

[ElevenBravo]

Its a tri band.. are you running any two, one or all three bands? That will make a difference..

In our area, we have 220 repeaters but zero air time.

You can get a nice dual band VHF/UHF antenna off ebay for not too much money, and toss in a pigtail adapter to the SMA on your radio.

Tell us more, we may be able to narrow it down more.

EB

[Fatty]

I'm planning on 2m and/or 70cm as far as receiving goes.

[ElevenBravo]

Do you plan on transmitting??

EB

[Fatty]

Not for now, need to take my test at some point, just finally taking the plunge to start with getting familiar with things.

[bacpacker]

That's a good little radio. Look for a high gain dual band antenna 2m/70cm. Then if you want 220 look for something specific.
It should serve u well.

[Kesephist]

Diamond SRH77CA...


http://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-006297

Getting this li'l guy for my FT60. Gotta have something to punch outa this RF rattrap.