[ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?

[Paul]

Doug,
I've had great results with the High Sierra 1500 and 706MKIIG. I 
consistently get good
signal reports on all bands from 80 through 6 meters. The key to my 
success is the location
of the antenna. I have it mounted on the back of my toolbox which is 
mounted directly
behind the cab of my Silverado. I positioned it so that the loading coil 
is above the roofline.
Now this makes for a tall antenna and with the supplied 6' whip I was 
hitting a lot of trees.
I replaced that whip with a 4.5' fiberglass CB whip (Frances) and now 
hit a lot fewer trees.
There was a small decrease in 2 to 1 SWR bandwidth with the shortened 
whip but signal
reports are as good even on 80 meters. Mount your antenna as high and as 
unobstructed
as possible and you'll have the best results.
Paul, N5PS


>From: "Doug Shields" <w4das at adelphia.net <http://webmail.tecinfo.net/src/compose.php?send_to=w4das%40adelphia.net>>
>Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net <http://webmail.tecinfo.net/src/compose.php?send_to=icom%40mailman.qth.net>>
>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net <http://webmail.tecinfo.net/src/compose.php?send_to=icom%40mailman.qth.net>>
>Subject: [ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?
>Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:44:17 -0500
>
>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