H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote:
"SideBand" wrote in message
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Anyone out there know of any decent solution to getting 160M working in a
mobile? The application is a semi-truck. I've got the Iron Horses for 75,
40, 20, 15, and 10M, but I'd like to work something out for 160 meters
that will work on the truck.

I know I'm going to take an efficiency hit, but you're doing that for
everything except 10M on a Semi anyway.. Just so I can get a signal out
there to be heard, in the off chance.

ANY suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.

73 de AI8W, Chris


Big screwdriver with a proper top hat and a good impedance match at
resonance.
The resonant feed point impedance must be a bit less than 10 ohms.
I recall in QST a while back a guy who'd done WAS on 160 from his pickup, so
it can work.
73
H.


And where, on a semi-truck, would you mount a big screwdriver with a
proper top-hat? I'm not discounting the suggestion, but at the same
time, I can't think of where I could possibly mount one.

I was thinking something more along the lines of a mono bander that I
could mount on one of the mirrors, that wouldn't be too large. Say,
something with a loading coil somewhere along its length, and something
that wouldn't be too expensive (Hopefully less than $50.00 US) to
construct. However, I'm not sure that's the best solution, either, which
is why I asked here.

A screwdriver is not in my near future. I'm recovering financially from
3 months off last year due to a gallstone the size of a golf ball, and
an accident in the truck earlier this month.

Thanks for the suggestion. Any other thoughts?

de AI8W, Chris