"Rob" wrote in message
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:12:09 GMT, "Merlin-7 KI4ILB"
wrote:

I just bought a 10 meter mobile rig (25 watt old radio shack rig).

I was planing on cutting down a 102" CB whip to 10 meter band.

Anyone know of any type of antenna that would work better?

Thanks
Joe
KI4ILB


I know this is an old post, but I only just now found and read it,
so I hope it is of interest to someone, if not the original poster.

Now that that's over, (whew) I installed a 102" SS whip, spring, and
ball mount I got from Rat Shack on the side of my 94 Plymouth Sundance's
left rear fender, (the trunk lid is fiberglass so I couldn't mount it
there)
and it works great as it was. I got a near perfect match across the 10
meter
band without a tuner and I didn't have to trim it one iota. If I needed,
there is a little room for adjustment in the mount as the whip is secured
with a hex head set screw in the mount. That should give enough wiggle
room
to get a decent match without having to cut the whip.

I have a tuner, (a Drake MN-4) I use in the car, but I use in bypass
mode for 10 meters. It will tune the whip from 20 through 10 meters with
an
SWR typically under 1.5:1 on all those bands. It won't tune to a useable
SWR
for anything lower in frequency than 20 meters though, so I will have to
come up with another antenna that I can hopefully use with the same mount
for 40, and hopefully through 80 meters.

Again, I know this is a reply to a nearly 7 month old post, but I
hope it is of use to someone anyway.

Rob

Thanks, I have my home up for sale, so I have not had time to mount the 10
meter rig in my truck yet. Besides the rig is in storage 300 miles away from
here.
I hope my home sells soon, I had to take down my tower and pack up most
everything I own to show the house... I think I am going thru withdrawl...

Im glad to hear that it works well, I may toss the analiser on the 11 meter
whip that is already on the truck. If it works out I may only need to add an
antenna switch.
I only use the 11 meter rig durring hurricane season but it would be nice
not to need to change antennas when I do need it. The truck also has a 2
meter colinear on it thats 6 feet tall or so. I would not mind adding
another HF antenna but 2 long antennas on it is enough.
Thanks again
Joe