[Mobile-Portable] 10 meter mobile
W8OKN
[email protected]
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:06:49 -0400
I am stumped.
I bought a Radio Shack 10 meter rig. One of the first things I did with =
was set it up in the house. I built a 10 meter dipole and it had a very =
good SWR, in the house.
When I first placed it in the car, I used a trimmed down 11 meter =
antenna and could not get the SWR below 3:1.
Thinking it was the mag mount, I replaced the mag mount with a trunk lip =
mount. Still, the SWR would not go below 3:1. So, I bought another =
trunk lip mount. Still, it would not go down. The original trunk lip =
mount was an older one of mine.
So, I finally had had it and I went out and bought a 10 meter whip from =
Universal Radio.
Guess what... I can't get the SWR down below 3:1.
What in the heck am I doing wrong? I've been a ham for 26 years and =
have NEVER had such an issue. I have one thought. Should I check the =
ground?? Could the trunk lip mount not be grounding properly? What =
other thoughts can you think of? What have I not eliminated?
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