[ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?

[D C Macdonald]

I use the High Sierra HS-1500 (superseded by the
HS-1800) with my IC-706 Mk II.  It gives continuous
tuning from 3.5 - 30 MHz with a 2 meter whip and
no need for a tuner at all.  You can take the whip
off and operate on 40 through 6 meters.  I tune
the antenna to give maximum noise, and then use
the SWR scale on the 706 to fine tune for minimum
reflected power.  I have worked many countries
while driving around in Oklahoma.  It works very
well and the best thing is that I don't have to get
out of the truck to change band or frequency!

Good luck in whatever you choose.

73  ---  Mac, K2GKK/5



----Original Message Follows----
From: Ekki Plicht <ep at plicht.de>
Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:02:16 +0100

The AH-4 plus a long whip is a very comfortable solution, just hit 'tune' 
and
you are ready to go. I have installed the AH-4 outside, under the car, very
close to the whip base. See pictures and some reports here:
http://www.df4or.de/vwbus

Other very nice mobile antenna is the High Sierra HS-1800. A cheap solution
are hamsticks, although you have to change the antennas for each band.

73,
Ekki, DF4OR



On Wednesday 05 January 2005 04:44, Doug Shields wrote:
 > Hello all,
 >     I am considering purchasing an IC-706MKIIG for mobile use.  I have
 > never done any HF mobile work and thought it would be neat to give it a
 > try.  Of course, Icom recommends the AH-4 tuner and AH-2B antenna
 > combination.  Can anyone recommend this combination?  Or, what other
 > antennas would you recommend?  I don't want anything huge and I don't 
have
 > to be able to tune every corner of every band.  I suspect I would use 40
 > and 20 meters the most.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks
 > very much.
 >
 > Doug W4DAS