[Mobile-Portable] UHF/VHF antennas in roof of newer pickuptrucks

[qrv at kd4e.com]

Dan,

	Ditto your experience.

	I wasted a lot of time chasing problems elsewhere that I
later discovered had originated with the PP's.

	I have returned to binding posts and bare wire - more
secure & can be done anywhere with nothing more than a knife to
strip the wire.

	How often does anyone move gear around or share power
sources in such a big hurry anyhow?

	Complicating the simple, adding unnecessary potential
points of failure, is not high on the list of emergency/disaster
preparedness strategies.

David KD4E

> If you can see some knock-out plugs in the firewall you are in good
> shape. Those audio fuse block are a lot better connector than what
> we're faced with. I will probably start a flame war here, but I
> really regret converting all my stuff over to Anderson PowerPoles.
> Clever idea for standardization, but crappy implementation. I can't
> tell you how many times I've either lost power due to a connector
> coming loose, or in a few cases having poor performance because of
> excess resistance at the connector block. I am in the process of
> getting rid of Rig Runners, etc., and going back to more secure
> connectors. I still use PowerPoles where I have to, but always with a
> pigtail/adaptor to a different connector, and always with some cable
> ties to hold them together!
>
> 73 dan k0dan



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