[ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?

[PA3DUV]

Dough,

For some interesting info concerning mobiile HF systems check the following:

http://www.k2bj.com/
http://www.hiqantennas.com/
http://www.qsl.net/pa3duv/
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/rficar.html
http://members.home.nl/pa3fvb/

Take into account that the loading coil diameter determines the efficiency 
of your center loaded mobile vertical.
4" = optimum for 40 meter, 5" = optimum for 80 meter (75)
Top loading with a cap hat is an efficient way of reducing the amount of 
coil loading (and losses) and the overall length.
Performance comes at a price, quality is never cheap but in the end you get 
what you pay for.
While tooling down the highway this morning I just made some casual contacts 
into the Pacific on 40 meter and a few nice Pan European QSO's on 80.

Cheers, Dick Knol
PA3DUV






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Miller" <JimMiller at STL-Online.Net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 5:43 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?


>I agree totally.  Get an antenna from Charlie and you won't be sorry.  The
> efficiency is so much better you won't believe it (if you have the
> opportunity to compare).
>
> 73, de Jim KG0KP
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "PA3DUV" <pa3duv at planet.nl>
> To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 12:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?
>
>
>> Hi Dough,
>>
>> The AH4 and AH2B are ok on 20 and up, taking a proper installation into
>> account.
>> But lower than 20 (eg 30, 40 and 80) this combination sucks.
>> In that case I would recommend the HiQ 4-80 or 5-80 from
> www.hiqantennas.com
>> I own a AH4 and AH2B and tried it. It was a mistake.
>> Using the HiQ5-80 now is a huge difference, particulary on the lower
> bands.
>> Cheers, Dick Knol
>> PA3DUV
>>
>> www.qsl.net/pa3duv
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Doug Shields" <w4das at adelphia.net>
>> To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 4:44 AM
>> Subject: [ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?
>>
>>
>> > 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
>> >
>> >
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