[Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

Philip that's exactly how I have my Hustler mobile antenna mounted.
And I am in the middle of the parking lot, there are other vehicles close to 
me but nothing out of the ordinary, normal size trucks and cars.

The building is about 60-70 ft from where I park.

Now I don't have a mobile tuner...YET, but looks like I soon will, if this 
keeps up..:)

73,
Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip, KO6BB" <ndb_fch-344 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Mobile-Portable Reflector" <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile


> Brian,
>
> I suspect that nearby buildings or other structures may be detuning your 
> antenna.  I suggest that you park in a large open space, tune your antenna 
> for best SWR and then when you're on your lunch break recheck your SWR at 
> your operating location.  Nearby buildings, power poles, lamp poles, large 
> vehicles, anything in the near field of the antenna can detune it.
>
> I use the Hustler antennas, mounted at the top lip of my pickup bed (makes 
> for a tall antenna) and it works very well.
>
> 73 de Phil,  KO6BB
> DX begins at the noise floor!
>
> Ten Meter CW Beacon KO6BB/B, 20 Watts 24/7 on 28.248MCs.
> Merced, Central California,    37.3N  120.48W  CM97sh
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>
>> Hello all, I'm new to the list here and also new to HF mobile and I'm 
>> having a problem that has me stumped.
>>
>> I'm running a Icom 706MKII with a Hustler 40m ant on my truck.
>>
>> I can be in front of my house and I get full output on 40m and everything 
>> works great...
>>
>> I check into a 40m traffic net during my lunch break and my power out is 
>> abt 50 watts, and swr is 2.3-1...
>>
>> I just stumped and what could be happening and need some advice, 
>> suggestions, on what I'm doing wrong...
>>
>> Or better yet, what happens to my HF mobile from the time I leave my 
>> house and why it acts like it does once I get to work.
>>
>> 73,
>> Brian
>>
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>
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> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, mobile-portable-owner at mailman.qth.net
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