I've been testing different UHF/VHF antennas including one that was recommended on the Ham Radio Crash Course Facebook page. It's the N9tax Labs Dual Band 2m/70cm Slim Jim antenna.
Using this antenna and my Radioddity GD-77 Handy Talkie I was able to hit a repeater 13.6 miles away in Mission Kansas from south Overland Park using just 1 watt of power! This was with the antenna and radio in my walk-out basement.
Highly recommended. You can find them here:
https://n9taxlabs.com/shop/ols/products/dual-band-slim-jim-antenna-with-10-or-16-foot-cable
If you're an AmCon member you'll likely already know about the new AmCon website. If not, see the details here:
https://members.americancontingency.com/moving-from-locals-to-members/
As with the national site, this Local's regional site will transition to the new members website over the next several weeks.
Here are the steps for the transition:
1) Login to your Locals account and cancel any subscriptions for this Local's page (AmCon MOKAN) or the national page (American Contingency)
2) After your Locals subscriptions are cancelled, delete your Locals account unless you're already using it for something else.
3) Follow the setups at the new members website to get setup there if you're not already setup.
4) Once your'e in the new website, request access to the following group with a note that came from this Local's group:
https://members.americancontingency.com/groups/amcon-mokan/
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