[chirp_users] off topic hardware question

[Bob Nielsen]

On mine the band is indicated on the ring around the SMA femaie 
connector on the bottom of the antenna.

Bob, N7XY


On 5/6/17 7:07 AM, Jim Unroe wrote:
> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:57 AM, Glenn At Home <GlennErvin at cableone.net> wrote:
>> What wave length would the other be for?
>> To get the wave length that a frequency falls in, just divide 300 by the
>> frequency.
>> 220 would be 1.36 meters.
>> If the other band that the radio does is 2 meters, you would use the smaller
>> antenna.
>> Glenn
>>
> Both antennas are shorter than the wavelength for the VHF band that
> they are designed operate on. The physical length of the single band
> 220 antenna and the dual band 144/440 antenna are the same (hence the
> problem identifying them visually).
>
> Jim
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