antenna

I just recently purchase an 1977 Islander 28 - I added a VHF Radio and an antenna off the aft rail for a trip from Dana Point to Los Angeles. The boat does have an antenna on the top of the mast, but I cant find the coax. I've checked where the wires come out of the compression post, but cant...

I'm thinking ahead to next season and I want to move my boat from Lake Winnebago the Bay of Green Bay and harbor hop up Door County (if you haven't been there, it's one of the great spots in the USA!). Anyway, knowing that there's shipping traffic on the Great Lakes I want to add an AIS...

This boat is new to me. Most of the equipment is approximately 18 years old (see photo attached) I cannot identify the purpose of the dome and swirl antenna on this tripod. I’m also not sure why there is 2 gps antennas. One being a Raystar and the other I’m not sure. I’ve tried to follow the...

I have an old Standard Horizon VHF. Not sure about which one. I also have an antenna on my mast. I have no record of the size of the antenna, but by looking at it, I think it is two feet. My boat is from 1985 so I wouldn't be surprised if either/both of them is from then. What matters for...

After a lightning strike which vaporized my VHF antennas, I'm replacing the antenna cable. At the base of the mast I currently have PL259s and a female union. I was thinking of using a male/female BNC connectors instead as it seems to me that having an additional connection (each side of the...

My boat was struck by lightning while on the hard in Guatemala. It struck the VHF antennas on the masthead, vaporizing them and then apparently traveled through heavy ground wire to the rest of the ground system on the boat, taking out most electronic components; even the ones that were...

I need to replace my mast mounted VHF Antenna. The original antenna is a Metz Manta 6, but I wanted to consider other options. I found a few on amazon: Metz Manta 6 $34.25 Shakespeare 5215 $49.99 TRAM 1600-HC $29.99 Does anyone have experience with any of these or have another suggestion...

We are interested in boosting our Hot Spot at the fringe areas of our coastal islands, along the northern Gulf coast 5-25 nm out from Cellular towers. Being a renewing (slowly) HAM General License, I was talking with the Owner of 10 ATT local stores, sailor and friend. He at first suggested a...

Havent seen pics of anyone else beside me mounting a Shakespeare antenna on my mast head running the cable inside the mast then mounting a connector through the cabin connecting to a shorter cable on to the radio would very much like to see some pics of others set up before I...

I'm setting up an alternate vhf antenna on bimini frame. Thinking of using SS cable-tie as plastic ties falls of after baking in the sun. Question is will the SS tie acts like a choke around the antenna cable restricting/affecting vhf transmission?