On Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:06:48 GMT, Bob wrote:

Not counting the potential tuner problems you mention, my experience is
a 102” whip with no loading will work ok on 10-20m, but on 40m and below
it sucks.
Bob


I would expect it to suck on the lower bands. I am trying to figure
out some form of loading that will be cheap and simple to use. I have
a 40 meter whip and I guess I could add the 102 to the top for a
stinger, but that would make for a long and weak (physically) antenna.

75 mobile sucks under the best of conditions. That much I know. I
may have to settle for a 75/80 meter antenna option. I am trying to
think of a way to add a base coil that may allow me to tune lower
bands more easily without upsetting the higher bands. I don't want to
tune the coil itself every time I change bands, but I wouldn't mind
bypassing the coil on those times I would rather not tune 80/40. I am
very interested in operating 60 meters mobile on a regular basis as
well as 20 and up.

Buck


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73 for now
Buck
N4PGW