On Jun 8, 4:28*pm, wrote:
On Jun 8, 3:41*pm, dave wrote:



Have a receiver type trailer hitch installed.

Nothing to attach one to unless you installed
some kind of frame underneath the rear of the car.
There is nothing underneath except the bottom
of the trunk floor if I remember right.
But even if I could mount a hitch mount, I'm not
sure how happy I would be with it.
Generally, that's about as bad a place to mount
an antenna as you can find.
The one method I might consider would be a trunk
lip mount. And even that makes me paranoid as
I'm worried the stress of the antenna whipping
back and forth will warp the trunk lid after a
period of time. The metal is pretty thin on that car.
"Toyota Corolla".
I've just been taking my radio with me, and using
the antenna's I have at the site.
But now even more great news.. * *My 706mk2g
has been acting squirrely. 440 went out on it,
and I think the band switching diodes or transisters
blew up. *I used it a while with no 440 and was
ok, but now it's acting weird, locking up, etc..
So it's sick and is gonna have to visit the radio doc.
I don't think I want to mess with it. I've fixed most
my own rigs in the past, but I don't think I want to
mess with that thing. So I'm gonna send it off.
I need to find me another HF mobile backup rig...
The 706 is the only 12v HF rig I've got right now.
Well.. I do have an old IC 730, but the display
board is out.


Is this common 706 problem? i have heard it before

On Jun 8, 8:39*pm, KC0YCS wrote:


Is this common 706 problem? i have heard it before

Dunno.. I know a lot of 706's are flaking out these days.
I bet the tiny caps in the circuits have a limited lifespan..
I know several personally that run 706's, and many of them
have flaked out recently and have had to go to the shop.
It's almost like they all decided to die at the same time.. :/
I bought mine new in 2001, so it's over 8 years old.

Michael Coslo wrote:
Maybe some people can take something away from my unfortunate experience.
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- 73 de Mike N3LI -


I have had a couple negative experiences with single magnets, and one
with a 6 meter halo on a triple magnet. I would say the triple or quad
with a hamstick is practically impossible to knock off, however. At
least at any speed less than 30 over the interstate limit including
normal wind gusts. Or so I've heard.

One other thing you need to consider about magnet mounts is that a layer
of water will end up underneath the magnet due to imperfections in it
and the roof. You _will_ damage the paint if you leave it on for more
than a few days at a time. You _will_ damage your paint if you put it
on and remove it regularly to get rid of the water. It's a Catch-22.

tom
K0TAR

tom wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:
Maybe some people can take something away from my unfortunate experience.
snip
- 73 de Mike N3LI -


I have had a couple negative experiences with single magnets, and one
with a 6 meter halo on a triple magnet. I would say the triple or quad
with a hamstick is practically impossible to knock off, however. At
least at any speed less than 30 over the interstate limit including
normal wind gusts. Or so I've heard.

It is perhaps that "normal" business that is where the problem lies.
This road (speciifically, it is route 22 over Cresson mountain near
Altoona PA, is notorious for high and gusty winds. They have wind
warning signs, and even a tower mounted sensor that will trip electronic
signs. Trailers have flipped over in that area. Who knows what exact
wind hit me.


- 73 de Mike N3LI -

Michael Coslo wrote:
tom wrote:
Michael Coslo wrote:
Maybe some people can take something away from my unfortunate
experience.
snip
- 73 de Mike N3LI -


I have had a couple negative experiences with single magnets, and one
with a 6 meter halo on a triple magnet. I would say the triple or
quad with a hamstick is practically impossible to knock off, however.
At least at any speed less than 30 over the interstate limit including
normal wind gusts. Or so I've heard.

It is perhaps that "normal" business that is where the problem lies.
This road (speciifically, it is route 22 over Cresson mountain near
Altoona PA, is notorious for high and gusty winds. They have wind
warning signs, and even a tower mounted sensor that will trip electronic
signs. Trailers have flipped over in that area. Who knows what exact
wind hit me.


- 73 de Mike N3LI -
I have a triple magnet and hamstick that has survived 70MPH and 50MPH
wind gusts with no problem. We get a lot of wind out here and it has
handled it all for the last 3 years.

Erich, N6FD DM15

Erich wrote:

- 73 de Mike N3LI -
I have a triple magnet and hamstick that has survived 70MPH and 50MPH
wind gusts with no problem. We get a lot of wind out here and it has
handled it all for the last 3 years.

Well that is great, glad it hasn't been a problem, Erich. But I'd feel
pretty stupid to try that sort of mount again, unless someone wants to
front the 275 dollars I just paid to put a new window on. Then I might
experiment.

Could be a weak or otherwise bad magnet, maybe just bad luck-who knows?
But the antenna will now be mounted just like my Bugcatcher, which means
it will only come off if there is enough force to pull the back door
off, or otherwise destroy the antenna in situ.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -