[Re: [Antennas] need help with HF mobile mag mount]

Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:50:46 -0500

Hustlers do work well, but they must be set up correctly. They do seem to=
 be
less tolerant of some of the installation problems that are typical of of=
 many
installations (poor grounding, inadequate height above metal surfaces, et=
c.).
With the coil in the clear, and an adequate ground plane,they work quite =
well.
I'm using mine with less than 5 watts mobile, and 1 watt much of the time=
=2E

mike
wb5yjx

[email protected] wrote:
I concur with W1CGs comments....the Hustlers work fine. Ive used mine for=
 =

over 15 years.  The  40M resonator will   have a narrower bandwidth unles=
s =

you choose the high power resonator which can give you 90-100 khz under 2=
:1. =

Not bad.

I also used the  little metal triangle to mount 3 resonators  and got gre=
at =

results...altho the interaction made retuning necessary, and also degrade=
d =

the 40M bandwidth somewhat.  Probably not a problem on the bands above 40=
M =

tho.

I havent seen any performance differences betwen the  Hustlers and my Per=
th =

Outbacker...both give me 200-250 mobile DX qsos ( on 10-40m) during the  =
ARRL

WW DX TEST in March while driving to  Myrtle Beach.  Its amazing what you=
 can

do.  Franz Josef Land,  VK6 on 40M ssb no   less,    =

Bob W3HKK

PS Hamsticks sure are popular but   not as efficient as  other antennas..=
=2Edue

to lighter construction.  Not very noticeable on the higher frequencies  =
but =

lower efficiency nonetheless, especially on 40, acording to several techn=
ical

reviews I have read.  Never used one tho/
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