Dave Oldridge wrote:
Yep....a GOOD screwdriver with a really high-Q coil will run rings around
most other short antennas. Especially if you use a capacity hat. But
for mobile operation while travelling, that gets a bit bulky and hard to
tame, physically.

Not at all, Dave. $5 worth of PVC pipe works wonders.

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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

Cecil Moore wrote in
et:

Dave Oldridge wrote:
Yep....a GOOD screwdriver with a really high-Q coil will run rings
around most other short antennas. Especially if you use a capacity
hat. But for mobile operation while travelling, that gets a bit
bulky and hard to tame, physically.

Not at all, Dave. $5 worth of PVC pipe works wonders.

It's those 5-inch coil diameters that give the problem!!! Takes a sturdy
mount for those.


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Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

On Apr 13, 9:13 pm, Dave Oldridge
wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote .net:

Dave Oldridge wrote:
Yep....a GOOD screwdriver with a really high-Q coil will run rings
around most other short antennas. Especially if you use a capacity
hat. But for mobile operation while travelling, that gets a bit
bulky and hard to tame, physically.

Not at all, Dave. $5 worth of PVC pipe works wonders.
It's those 5-inch coil diameters that give the problem!!! Takes a sturdy
mount for those.

--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

HAs anyone ever tried using a long whip with a screwdriver matching
network. For example I have a telescoping 18ft whip and I was
wondering how it might work with it. I have never used a screwdriver
antenna before and the whip collapses to a little over 6ft.

JIMMIE wrote:
HAs anyone ever tried using a long whip with a screwdriver matching
network. For example I have a telescoping 18ft whip and I was
wondering how it might work with it. I have never used a screwdriver
antenna before and the whip collapses to a little over 6ft.

It's done quite often for non-mobile antennas,
fixed and portable. Mobile antennas are limited
to about 12.5 ft above the ground.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

"JIMMIE" wrote in
ups.com:

On Apr 13, 9:13 pm, Dave Oldridge
wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote
.net:

Dave Oldridge wrote:
Yep....a GOOD screwdriver with a really high-Q coil will run rings
around most other short antennas. Especially if you use a
capacity hat. But for mobile operation while travelling, that
gets a bit bulky and hard to tame, physically.

Not at all, Dave. $5 worth of PVC pipe works wonders.
It's those 5-inch coil diameters that give the problem!!! Takes a
sturdy
mount for those.

--
Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667

HAs anyone ever tried using a long whip with a screwdriver matching
network. For example I have a telescoping 18ft whip and I was
wondering how it might work with it. I have never used a screwdriver
antenna before and the whip collapses to a little over 6ft.

Should work fine. I know a fellow who put a wire on the end.

Just which frequencies you'll cover will vary, though.

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Dave Oldridge+
ICQ 1800667