[Mobile-Portable] Mobile Screwdriver Ant DK-3 vs Tarheel Jr?

[DavidE Benedict]

mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net writes:
>Can anyone compare the DK-3 to a Tarheel Jr.?
>
>I need something for my van but the DK-3 seems too tall
>with much of the antenna up against the metal side of
>the van -- unlike the exposure it would get on a
>truck or sedan.
>
>
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>Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E
>Projects: ham-macguyver.bibleseven.com
>Personal: bibleseven.com/kd4e.html


Doc,...

The smart folks tell me that a major portion (all?) of radiation from a
screwdriver antenna is from the lower portion, and that the whip portion
is mostly a "capacity hat".

So, for that and for many other reasons I mounted mine out front of my
front bumper, and up 14 inches so it would all be above my hood. It gets
out well, but I have not scien-terrifically compared it with other
options. But I do know that it is a much, much better performer than a 102
inch whip & tuner combo on the top of my metal roofed Subaru station wagon.

Could send a photo or two if you are interested.

David B.

God says:
"You only have a visa for this life. Your passport is from another
country" 
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