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April 6th 05, 03:15 PM

wrote:

I used a Winnebago for a few summers and found that a CB whip (96")
worked fairly well. RV people are quite used to CB antennas and accept
them as part of the game. You can get mounting clamps from truck stops
and perhaps Radio Shack, and you will need to run RG58U through a hole
somewhere and get the right antenna connector for the Panasonic. Don't
forget to take down the whip when you move the rig.
Also, I found that a wire run across the windshield and held in place
by tape worked fairly well but was hopeless when moving due to static
and engine noise.
I used to connect it to the whip....73...

Another thing to try with this - I have found (once when I had to use
a 2m beam for SW recv when the 80 meter ham loop fell down) that you
might try connecting only the center conducter to the radio - leave
the connector pulled out so only the pin is in - sometimes this will
greatly improve reception in a kludge situation like this.