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

[DavidE Benedict]

nodak2000@yahoo.com,Internet writes:
>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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Soooo,... nothing for 75 meters? Could you? Have you tried?

David
w7dbh
Oregon