January 31st 09, 10:01 PM
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Bend the whip on a magmount?
Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , dave
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Antonio Vernucci wrote:
Can I bend the long whip so it stands vertically? Should I do it?
does the downward slope of the ground plane leave a problem
unaddressed?
Although the issue may be more aesthetic than functional, I inform
you that I have a magnetic mount (built by Kathrein) that has a
swivel at the whip connection point. So, even if the mount is
slanting, you can adjust the swivel so that the whip is perfectly
vertical.
73
Tony I0JX
Rome, Italy
A 2 Meter 5/8 Wave antenna is too long for a magnet mount.
Not if the magmount is one of those which is around 7" diameter. Also,
with the one I have, the coil at the base is something like 4 turns of
1" internal diameter spring steel so, if the whip does hit something,
there's a lot of 'twang' in the system. There's almost no way that the
magnet can be dislodged.
I stand corrected. Thanks.
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