[ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?

[PA3DUV]

The reliability problem will not exist with the HiQ antenna's, my 4/80 has 
been running now for over 300 000 miles without a single flaw.
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Regards, Dick Knol
PA3DUV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D & M Pendergast" <d_and_mpendergast at bigpond.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Best antenna for 706 mobile?


> Hello all,
>
> I am using a screwdriver on the front of my 4x4 and am very happy with it
> performance wise although there have been reliability problems associated
> with the motor.
>
> I am thinking about experimenting with a helical or continuously loaded 
> whip
> as an extension of Icom's AH-2b idea, together with the AH-4
>
> Has anyone else tried this approach or can anyone offer some advice on the
> losses that might occur within the AH-4 particularly on the lower bands.
>
> If performances on 80 and 40 metres are not going to be too dissimilar
> between the loaded whip and screwdriver I will go with the whip for 
> greater
> ease of use - just push the tune button and things are ready.
>
> Otherwise if the screwdriver has the winning hand over the AH-4 / whip
> combination then I will stick with that.
>
> The reason I ask this question is that someone may have already tried this
> and knows how well or how poorly it worked.
>
> Would be grateful for any ideas.
>
> Best regards to all,
>
> Des - VK3DMP.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Shields" <w4das at adelphia.net>
> To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:44 PM
> 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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