BH3XZT To make it easier to travel, I'm planning to buy a small whip antenna for the radio. It will be used for: 1) receiving; 2) FT8. I would like to know what others think of using this type of antenna.
BA7NSM I bought a "Baigu" mini antenna on Xianyu for over 100 yuan, and the receiving performance was okay, but the transmitting performance felt very poor. I don't recommend buying it. One inch long, one inch strong – that's a matter of fact.
BH7HQT The "Xiao Shen Bi" / "Pin Chuan" antenna is only suitable for receiving and short-range transmission. I have used the Pin Chuan antenna, and its receiving performance at 14 MHz is good. However, it's very difficult to transmit signals that can be received by other stations. Reference:https://www.hellocq.net/forum/read.php?tid=371043&to read = 1
BG5BQB The performance is decent, but it gets quite hot. I've used it with a 705 and a Brazilian simplex frequency, and the signal strength was between -15 and -17 dBm.
BA7NNC-JOE I also bought a similar 20-meter band transceiver with a resonant antenna, which has very low losses. However, the transmission efficiency is significantly lower. Setting up a fishing rod on the balcony for FT8 is still quite challenging! I haven't been able to successfully make SSB contacts.
BG5BQB Oh, I just remembered that I bought one from Tianniu Precision Dynamics. It was the type produced in bulk in Shenzhen that I purchased and then returned because the standing wave was always extremely high, no matter how I adjusted it.