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June 22nd 04, 05:29 AM

Steveo write:
Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
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Frank Gilliland wrote:
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I'm not sure but I think the max height for a motor vehicle (without
a
special permit) is something like 13 feet, which means you should be
able to mount the whip up to 4 feet off the ground and have relatively
few problems. I'll check on that height limit......

You won't have to check..you'll hear it banging pretty strong. g They
are great antenna's, but not usually practical..and very odious looking.

In Washington the max vehicle height is 14 feet. That doesn't mean the
roads are required to clear a vehicle with that height, but it does
mean that any hard obstruction lower than 14 feet must be marked.
Maybe adding a small electric winch to pull down the tip of the
antenna, activated by a switch on the dash....?

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

what other band besides 11m are you thinking of operating on assflap?