I rolled the dice and picked up a Bingfu Dual Band NMO mount VHF/UHF antenna. Bingfu claims the antenna will work on both VHF and UHF covering the ham bands of 2 meters and 70 centimeters. I put it to the test for a month on local repeaters — this is what I found and what my NanoVNA analyzer showed. This is my Bingfu Antenna Review — check it out!
#Bingfu #HamRadio #AmateurRadio
== Chapters ==
0:00 Bingfu Ham Radio Antenna Review
0:09 – Why I bought it
1:07 Antenna Quality Overview
1:37 The Antenna I Normally Run
2:31 Bingfu SWR on UHF
2:55 Bingfu SWR on VHF
3:29 Final Thoughts on the Bingfu Antenna
== Affiliate links to my normal antenna setup ==
Diamond K400 NMO Mount – https://amzn.to/3zl3hSq
Larsen 2/70B – https://amzn.to/3RJ9HlH
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