This video for the Getting Started with Meshtastic series covers antennas and how to find the best one that fits your needs.

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Antennas I've Tested:
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Links to pages mentioned in the video:
Mestastic Docs page for Antennas:
https://meshtastic.org/docs/hardware/...

Github page with antenna testing:
https://github.com/RicInNewMexico/Mes...

Radio Horizon Calculator (Used for the curvature of the earth calculation)
https://www.everythingrf.com/rfcalcu...

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:14 Frequency
3:05 Tested Antennas
3:40 SWR Charts
5:04 Gain
5:26 Radiation Patterns
7:24 Yagi
7:50 Curvature of the Earth
8:16 Connectors