[Scan-DC] antenna question

[Scott, KB3JQQ via Scan-DC]

A magnet mount antenna uses capacitive coupling
to "attach itself" to the ground image. In order to
be effective, it has to be at least 1/4 wavelength at
your frequency of interest. You can't magnetically
couple to aluminum, it has to be a ferric material.


HTH 


== 
Have scanner, will listen.




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 From: Doorgunner <doorgunner666 at msn.com>

 

or by definition does it have to touch/be grounded/ etc? 

From: Doorgunner 
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 10:01 PM
To: DC-Scan 
Subject: antenna question

So I am slowly working my way back into scanning....setting up my very new car.
My car is mostly glass on the top, I found a way to put a humble 3dp or less mag mount antenna by putting another magnet under the glass inside.
Here is my question to the group of guys that know more than I do...
---I have no ground plane for the antenna, if I adhered a 12x12 square under the 1/8 inch glass would that work? Would aluminum be ok? What would be best?

I am enjoying the group...still in the process of getting my home attic beam hooked up..

Thanks, Paul/aka Doorgunner
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