Yaesu 8900 antenna recommendations

[KJ4SKP]

I currently have a diamond cr 8900 antenna.Can anyone recommend a better antenna or perhaps antenna's ?  I wouldn't be opposed to a dedicated antenna for 10meters if that is recommended.

[K3GM]

For mine, I use two NMO mounts with a Larsen NMO 2/70 on one, and a Larsen NMO 27 or a NMO 50 on the other, depending on what band I wish to operate on.

[AD4U]

Ditto with K3GM on antennas for the 8900 in my truck.  Very good performance.  I do not think anything on the market will out perform that combo.

Dick  AD4U

[K3GM]

Of course you'll need a diplexer.  You can use 3 NMO mounts with one particular triplexer and get all four bands with 3 antennas.  I have that triplexer, but just haven"t installed it yet.  I can get that model number if.you want.

[KJ4SKP]

thanks for the great info

[KJ4OBR]

I'm running a Larsen nmo27 for 10, and a Maldol ex510b nmo for 2, 6, and 440 through a comet cf-360f diplexer. Everything works very well, though in the spirit of experimentation, I'm planning to swap a Larsen nmo50 for 2 and 6 (5/8ths wave 2m loads nicely as a 1/4 wave 6m), add a 1/4 wave for 440 through a second diplexer.

73
Dave

I currently have a diamond cr 8900 antenna.Can anyone recommend a better antenna or perhaps antenna's ?  I wouldn't be opposed to a dedicated antenna for 10meters if that is recommended.

[K3GM]

This outfit: http://www.rfwiz.com/AustinAntenna/AustinAntenna_InfoDat.htm builds a number of quality quadplexers, but none for 10m,6m,2m, 70cm.  I wrote to him last year expressing an interest in one that would suit the '8900 but never heard back. Perhaps someone else would have better luck.

[W2TKW]

Of course you'll need a diplexer.  You can use 3 NMO mounts with one particular triplexer and get all four bands with 3 antennas.  I have that triplexer, but just haven"t installed it yet.  I can get that model number if.you want.

I currently use a HF/50Mhz+ diplexer with my 8900, working mostly the 10 and 2 meter bands.  Currently I use an improved ham stick for 10 and and a 3 band antenna for 6 meters and up.  I am in the process of moving to a three antenna system and am just lacking the triplexer.  What is the model of that triplexer?  I have been looking for it but have not had much luck tracking it down. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
W2TKW

[AA4TX]

FT-8900 with 10 meter software deviation mod, Larsen NMO2/70, Larsen NMO50, Larsen NMO27. Diplexors. 10 meters FM lots of fun driving home from work!

AA4TX