Larger antennas for Explorer QRZ-1

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I am a new ham and I have loved talking on a local repeater that is about 4.5 miles from my house, today I noticed that I always have to be on the second floor of my house to be able to hear it well with a standard rubber duck as my antenna. Does anyone have any ideas on what better antenna I can get?

Here is a link to the radio: Explorer QRZ-1 5W VHF/UHF Handheld Transceiver GigaParts.com

I left a pic below.
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Hey @KJ5GZR! I really like the Signal Stick from https://signalstuff.com/. You can also use a piece of coax with an SMA connector and build or buy an outdoor antenna.

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Thanks @N0APX!!! I just bought one and will be getting quite a lot of use out of it when it gets here!

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Fantastic!! Great to hear! I hope I can work you on the air sometime.
73,
Andy N0APX

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