"Joe S." wrote in message
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I am considering purchasing a Yaseu FT-857 with the associated FC-40
antenna
tuner and YA-007 8-ft whip for HF mobile use.

What is your experience with:
-- the FT-857
-- the FC-40 and YA-007 combination
-- other mobile antennas

Thanks.


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Joe
W4HH


Joe,

Your best bet is the screwdriver antenna for mobile work. In addition to its
ability to cover ALL frequencies, it is more efficient than most all others.
A tuner is a bad choice because it doesn't "tune" the antenna. No matter
what you do, you will still have a non-resonant radiator sticking up there.
The tuner will probably do fine from 10M down to 20M, but it will fall flat
on its face on 40 and 80M. JMHO, but if I'm going to spend $200+ for an
antenna system, I would want the best-performing antenna system I can get
for the money. Tuner/whip combos fall near the bottom of the heap; even the
dreaded hamstick (dummy load on a stick) outperforms a tuner on 40/80
Meters.

73

Jerry
K4KWH