[ICOM] Fw: RE: AH-4

[JV]

Good Morning
Thought you guys may be interested in the reply that I received from 
Icom regarding my question at the bottom of the page. Are you guys 
using a weather proof enclosure?
JV
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Amateur Tech Support
Date: 04/13/05 10:45:26
To: JV
Subject: RE: AH-4
 
Good Morning.....
 
Thanks for your e-mail.
 
We don't recommend mounting the tuner inside because from the tip of the
ceramic insulator outwards is the radiating element, so your feed line
becomes part of the antenna. What that means is that you will have
stray RF inside of the cabin of the vehicle, and this is not good for
the people that ride inside nor is it good for the systems of the
vehicle. It would be better to install a longer antenna at the rear of
the vehicle and mount the AH-4 outside in an enclosure. Hope this will help.
 
Best Regards;
 
 
Mike Hilton
Technical Support Representative
 
ICOM America, Inc.
2380 116th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Ph. (425) 454-7619
Fax (425) 637-8417
www.icomamerica.com
 
-----Original Message-----
From: JV [mailto:kt4u at adelphia.net]
Posted At: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 6:20 AM
Posted To: Amateur
Conversation: AH-4
Subject: AH-4
Importance: High
 
 
Good Morning
I am thinking about purchasing the AH-4 to use with the 706 in my
Cherokee. Since the AH-4 is advertised as being weather resistance
instead of weather proof, I would like to mount it inside with the
antenna staying in the center of the roof. This means that the cable
from the antenna to the unit would have to be approximately four feet
long. Does this propose a problem? I am planning to use a 102 inch steel
antenna (CB). Will this be a good setup and will the antenna load ok on
six meters? I will use a Super Hustler for eighty meters.
Tks
 
JV Staples KT4U
130 Fairfax Circle
Madison Heights, VA 24572