On Oct 16, 6:21 pm, wrote:
On Oct 15, 11:34 pm, Ross Archer wrote:

Just installed a mobile SW setup; enjoying Radio Australia, Radio New
Zealand Int'l, Radio Moscow, and Radio Netherlands while driving to
and from work late/early.

Could you give details of your mobile setup? That would be a nice
thing to have as I spend a lot of time in my car.


It needs some work, especially the antenna system. But here's what
I've got so far:

* Yaesu FT-857D mobile HF transceiver (with full general-coverage).
It runs off 12 volts and is connected via a cigarette lighter plug.
http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd...5&isArchived=0

* Yaesu ATAS-120 antenna
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...antm/4547.html

Car is 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT.

The transceiver is genuinely awesome IMHO.

The antenna system, on the other hand, is a giant disappointment. I
wish I had gone with an automatic antenna tuner and a whip, or a
manually-controlled screwdriver antenna instead.

Ignition noise is a problem at higher engine RPMs. It limits the
usefulness of hamming but doesn't affect SWL as much due to the
generally stronger signals.

If you're all interested, I'll keep you informed as I work out the
bugs. In the meantime, anyone want to buy a garbage expensive
automatic screwdriver antenna?

--- ross