[Elecraft] Re: Mobile Antennas

[Bob Patten]

Donn Kuse wrote:

> I need some recommendations for a good mobile antenna and mount to use
> with my K1 (20/40M).   Also have a question on the mag mounts.  Are any
> of them made that don't scratch the surface of a vehicle?   Do the mag
> mounts provide a half way decent ground?   Last mag mount I used was
> around 1978 on a 2meter antenna.
> 
I use the Hustler on a three-magnet mag mount.  The capacitive ground 

would be fine for 2M, but for 20M (and especially 40M) you should run 

as short a braid as you can rig from the feed point of the antenna to 

the truck bed.  The vinyl pads on the mag-mount are not very scratch

protective, so I slip each magnet into a plastic baggie before sticking
it on the trunk.  This arrangement and the Hustler work great for me.

If you hear me mobiling around FL the weekend after next, it will be in 
the Florida QSO Party.  K4PG and I will cover 21 counties using N4BP.
Rig will be an IC-706 running 100W, mostly CW.  We will log by computer 
(NA) and also use it for rig control.

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73,     Bob Patten, N4BP                Plantation, FL

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