"Graeme" wrote in message
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Hi All..
I'm wishing to operate portable from a mountain top location
which has excellent 360 degree unobstructed views, and would be ideal for
the odd weekend of amateur radio operation when I get the chance. Problem
is, there are no trees at that location to use as mounting points for wire
antennas. I'm considering building a vertical antenna using aluminium
tubing
that I could telescope together to a height of approx 16 to 17 feet. This
would allow me to tune the antenna to any band between 14MHz and 29MHz by
adjusting the length, and use my cars body as a ground plane. Problem is,
I
have no idea how to afix a 16 foot vertical antenna to the top of my
little
four cylinder car!
Can anyone suggest a simple way to do this with a minimum cash outlay?
I'd also be interested to hear of other suitable antenna ideas.
I'm very keen to get back on the bands after an absence of several years,
and operation from home is out of the question.

get a cb antenna (102" whip) then make it longer by putting another whip at
the end of it (use a small pipe with a couple of set-screws as a
coupling.) - take a warm coat - its probably cold at the mountaintop this
time of year.




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