[Elecraft] KXPA100 Mobile Operations

[Matt Zilmer]

I agree, especially from real-world operation.  The Hustler system
just doesn't cut it for a variety of reasons.  Efficiency (in my book)
is #1.

Anyone want to donate a Hi-Q to the cause?  :)

73,
matt W6NIA

On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:42:09 -0700, you wrote:

>A couple of thoughts, derived from a million miles of HF mobling.
>
>Remember, most of the usable radiation ... by far ... from any
>center-loaded
>antenna is from the portion -below- the coil, and the "Q" of the loading
>coil
>is -extremely- important.
>
>Read Alan, K0BG's mobiling website ... a must-read- for any serious mobiler.
>
>Hustler's mobile antennas are always at or near the bottom of listed results
>at mobile antenna "shoot-outs".  Their coil forms are very lossy and the
>white
>shrink tubing used to cover the coils fits so poorly that "standing" water
>will
>collect under the cover.  I once literally had steaming water dripping out
>of
>one after running 100W while driving in the rain on 75M. (;-(
>
>73!
>
>Ken - K0PP
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Matt Zilmer <mzilmer at roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh... probably not.  I've seen a couple Civics with Hi-Qs.  Both had
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