[50mhz] 6m Mobile Antennas

[Chris Boone]

I doubt Larsen makes them in the low band size (which would be more like a
tire!)..

Mike, I have been watching this thread and I HAVE to ask....WHY a stealth
antenna? And NO WHIP??
You obviously DON'T want to work much/far on 6.....a simple 5.8 wave 2m
antenna will work on 6 (better than a base loaded 6m antenna!)....anything
LESS will be a dummy load so why even bother??? Ray's suggestion on the
AM/FM replacement is a good one and I have seen them in use (they are a
little longer than the normal AMFM antenna) but with today's cars using
shorter antennas and having special twist on them to prevent wind noise,
etc. you might have a problem in using that..plus the bandwidth is
restricted on them so you can only cover a small portion of what a normal
antenna would (a Larsen NMO-150 used on 6m will cover the entire band with
low SWR)

But my original question remains...WHY???? If you are trying to hide the
fact you are mobile on 6, why bother doing it in the 1st place??? I am a bit
confused and cannot understand why you would not want to just use a simple
antenna...

Chris
WB5ITT


> -----Original Message-----
> From: 50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:50mhz-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ray Brown
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:44 PM
> To: 50mhz at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [50mhz] 6m Mobile Antennas
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <MKHAM at aol.com>
> >
> > Hello
> > Looking for  a STEALTHY MOBILE  6m Antenna. No Whips or 
> Glass Mounts. 
> > Your help would be welcomed.
> 
>   Mike, one thing you might want to consider, I forget who 
> all makes this, but Larsen makes them as well, the so-called 
> "hockey puck" antennas. I saw one on a Missouri Highway 
> Patrol's captain's car, and it said Larsen on it, so I know 
> they're out there. Drop by your local professional radio shop 
> (Kenwood or Motorola) and have a look at what they got.
> They do resemble hockey pucks. That's about as stealthy as 
> you can get, unless you get one of the antennas that hide 
> inside an outside mirror, or takes the place of the car's 
> AM/FM antenna.
> \