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Old April 14th 07, 02:13 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default screwdriver vs. tuner

Cecil Moore wrote in
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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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