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Location: Kodiak, AK | Guest - 9/10/2012 12:06 PM
Great info here but looking for a simpler answer.
My simple answer is above...get the 3' whip. Unless you're fishing offshore in the Gulfstream, there's seldom a need to talk 100 miles away and even with the glass rod, you'll still have to push your transmissions that far. You may hear them, but they won't hear you...which nullifies the need for a larger antenna because a one-way conversation doesn't work very well. Get the 5' or 8' if you want, but I've never needed one in all my time on LSC or the nearshore water of Kodiak and they take up a helluva lot of room. |
