Good HF Antenna and Location on Semi?
 

I've been told that Mounting an antenna between cab and trailor is going to
cause reflectivity problems and more than likely will harm SWR and wont get
out very good . anyone have any ideas for a truck driver needing a good
location for HF bands?

Maybe the BB3 so no worries as to needing a tuner....but where to put the
darn thing hehe

Any info would be appreciated

Jeff (KB7GZE)

Jeff,
Placing an antenna between two 'layers' of metal, the cab
and the trailer, really isn't the 'best' idea in the world.
Getting it as 'in the clear' as possible is a very good idea.
With that in mind, where ~can~ you mount an HF antenna on your
truck? Also keeping in mind that due to the nature of a tractor
and trailer, there's really not going to be a good place, but
several that are 'less bad' than others, both electrically and
probably more important, mechanically.
Not the most informative answer, but I'm sure you know your
truck much better than I do...
'Doc

Jeff, look at the Hi-Q antenna - they are more heavily-built, and are
gaining a lot of popularity with local drivers. Believe it or not, a lot of
them are mirror-mounting those monsters...

73,
Mike KI6PR
El Rancho R.F., CA

"Jeff" wrote
I've been told that Mounting an antenna between cab and trailor is going
to
cause reflectivity problems and more than likely will harm SWR and wont
get
out very good . anyone have any ideas for a truck driver needing a good
location for HF bands?

Maybe the BB3 so no worries as to needing a tuner....but where to put the
darn thing hehe

Any info would be appreciated

Jeff (KB7GZE)

I talked with, (or saw the website of) a road driver that had mounted a
series of hustler
resonators on a bar that ran across the cab roof behind the wind deflector.
It looked
like a passenger car roof rack, with these resonators mounted to it on short
masts.
As they were behind the wind fairing (?) they were protected from wind and
the
truck did not look like a porcupine.

It ended up below the top of the trailer, but it was working.

I have also worked a truck that had a wire stretched from the front to back
of the
trailer and a foot or two off of the trailer roof.

All in all Id say one of the screwdriver types securley mounted sounds like
a better
arrangement.

KA9CAR


"Mikey" wrote in message
...
Jeff, look at the Hi-Q antenna - they are more heavily-built, and are
gaining a lot of popularity with local drivers. Believe it or not, a lot
of
them are mirror-mounting those monsters...

73,
Mike KI6PR
El Rancho R.F., CA

"Jeff" wrote
I've been told that Mounting an antenna between cab and trailor is going
to
cause reflectivity problems and more than likely will harm SWR and wont
get
out very good . anyone have any ideas for a truck driver needing a good
location for HF bands?

Maybe the BB3 so no worries as to needing a tuner....but where to put
the
darn thing hehe

Any info would be appreciated

Jeff (KB7GZE)