[SixClub] 6 Meters Mobile

[Gary - N3JPU]

The older Garmin II and III's did as well as some others. Some of the newer
ones do not. Download the manuals off their websites and look. The ones
without maps and color all seemed to have it.

Well mobile is always a compromise in performance. 9' high for the loop is
to low, really need at least 1/2 wavelength above the ground to keep the
radiation angle down. A 1/4 vertical is easy on most vehicles. But as I
mentioned make sure you have a good ground. Relying on the mount it's self
is not enough. I always make a strap to from the feedpoint to the vehicle
body and screw it down in inconspicuous place. Make sure you scrape down to
bare metal and then once it's secured you can dab some paint over the whole
area. Mine was done under the lip just a few inches from the mount.

I have some pictures of my past 6M mobile setup on my website.

Gary Mitchelson
N3JPU Montgomery Co. MD  FM19
USAF MARS and SHARES: AFA1PU/AFF1MD/AFF1M 
http://www.mitchelson.org/ 

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> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> Get an old cheap Garmin GPS as they will display Maidenhead Grids 
> directly.
> 
I'll have to check into that.  I used to have one, the old hiker's version.
Today they have a similar model with major roads showing, but no mapping
capability.

You said, "old", do you know if current versions have it?