[Mobile-Portable] 706 MKIIG w/ AH4 Tuner/102 in. whip

Mon, 10 Mar 2003 08:16:22 -0500

to all, how about some web adresses to see some mobile set 
ups...pictures..

----- Original Message -----
From: robert t <[email protected]>
Date: Sunday, March 9, 2003 9:27 pm
Subject: [Mobile-Portable] 706 MKIIG w/ AH4 Tuner/102 in. whip

> I will add a mobile install which I like very much to
> the thread on picking a mobile antenna.  The
> components are:
> 1. 706 MKIIG, 2. Icom AH4 Tuner, 3. Larsen NMO 2/70
> antenna, 4. 102 in. CB whip.
> I have this exact install on 2 vehicles.  A full size
> Ford E150 van where I have a Hustler ball mt. close to
> the left rear corner about 16 in. down from roof line 
> and a Cadillac Seville STS  on which I have a Lakeview
> License Plate mount.  I use the Larsen NMO antenna for
> 2M/440 on both vehicles.  I get the 102 in CB whip
> from Radio Shack for about $15.  So I have two of
> these setups on two very different vehicles.  Both the
> ball mount on the van and the license plate mt. on the
> seville are very well grounded.  With this install I
> can tune and talk to my hearts content on 6M-40M and
> change bands on the fly with ease.  I don't claim this
> to be a better or worse antenna than many others.  I
> do
> know that with either vehicle I get good signal
> reports on all bands when I make contacts.  I also
> know that because our local ham club every so often
> has about 5 members with high quality field strength
> metets that it is very competetive with both screw
> drivers and monoband antennas on 6M-20M and good
> enough on 40 M for 
> me to talk on 40 all I could possibley want to.
> It is actually superior on 6M because this is a true
> half wave on 6M.  The club does this field strength
> testing every quarter at one of our meetings for
> anyone who wants to test their antennna and compare
> it.
> Of course both of the mounts will accept any one of
> the complete set of Hustler resonators I have when I
> need them.
> POSITIVES:  Simple, no moving parts, inexpensive
> antenna but you pay about $250 for the AH4 tuner which
> you can also use with a whole line of Icom radios. 
> Very rapid band change.  I can talk all I want on
> 6-40M
> even though I may miss a few weak stations on 40.
> NEGATVES:  Not everyone wants to drive around with a
> 102 in whip on their vehicle.  I have Hustler quick
> disconnects on the whip and while driving the van if
> need be I just quickly jump out and take it off, or I
> use fishing line to pull it down and attach it to my
> rear view mirror.  On the seville, which I drive the
> least, I ususally only have the 102 in. whip mounted
> while on a longer trip.  For short trips around town
> etc, it is very easy to put it in the trunk in the
> shape of a semicircle.  
> The summmer of 2002 I took a trip from Los Angles to
> North Dakota with the Seville, and I talked on every
> band from 440 to 40M.  Even worked sporadic E on 6M.
> I should also mention that I have complete set of
> Hustler resonators that will fit in either mount
> should I need them.  It satisfies my mobile ham needs
> and then some.  I have state side and foreign DX
> contacts on 6M-40M  This install is one of my
> favorites as I have had several others also.
> 
> Robert  N6OI
> 
> 
> 
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