H.F. Mobile Antenna Help needed
 

I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I would
like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is what I am
really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never have been
mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the way. Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 00:09:10 GMT, wrote:

I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I would
like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is what I am
really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never have been
mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the way. Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

What about your cargo box? Do you have one, is it metal, and is it
semi-permanently mounted - i.e., is it bolted to something solid? Do you
have any big objection to mounting an antenna on the cargo box? I'm a big
fan of the Hustler, but it does mean changing traps for each band.

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I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I
would
like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is what I am
really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never have been
mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the way. Any
suggestions would be appreciated.



I think the screwdriver antenna would be a decent choice, but at hf, you'll
want to get to a base station asap, no matter what mobile antyenna you end
up with.

If money is not a problem, I would install a screwdriver antenna. I
have been a County Hunter since the mid 80s and I have used every type
mobile antenna there is I believe from the Hamsticks, the Spider,
Hustlers and the famous Texas Bug Catcher. The Screwdriver is the best
thing that happened for me, convienient and very effective. For me the
bug catcher was the best if I could lleave it on one frequency. With
all the other antennas (except for the spider) you had to stop and get
out of the car to change bands or make big freq. jumps. The spider had
preset stingers for each band but this antenna was even worse than than
the outbacker. I couldn't get rid of either of them fast enough.
Just do a search for screwdriver antennas and you will have a field of
antnnas and installations. Truck installs are much easier than cars.

Butch

wrote:
I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I would
like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is what I am
really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never have been
mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the way. Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

wrote in message
I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I
would like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is
what I am really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never
have been mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the way.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

www.kj7u.com makes some of the best screw drivers i've ever personally
seen.. the design is awesome.
the hi-q ones MIGHT be better but cost more..

Adair - KD5DYP

wrote:
I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I would
like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is what I am
really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never have been
mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the way. Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

I mounted my S-10 mobile antennas in the trailer hitch
hole. I replaced my tail gate with a non conducting
net across the back. Worked well except for the ABS
noise from the S-10 braking system which drove me nuts.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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radio52,
What worked well for me was a mount on the side of the
rear step bumper, antenna mast guyed by a plexiglas plate
extended from the side rail of the bed.
'Doc

So -- tell me about these antennas. I run a Yaesu FT-857 with a ATAS-120.
How do I tune the KJ7U antenna? I see he sells it with a control box -- I
assume the control box has UP and DOWN switches (or switch) that I use to
run the antenna up or down while watching the SWR on the rig. Right?

--

-----
Joe S.



"Adair Winter" wrote in message
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wrote in message
I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I
would like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is
what I am really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this, never
have been mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by the
way.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

www.kj7u.com makes some of the best screw drivers i've ever personally
seen.. the design is awesome.
the hi-q ones MIGHT be better but cost more..

Adair - KD5DYP

I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I
would like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is
what I am really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this,
never have been mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by
the way. Any suggestions would be appreciated.



Knowing whether or not you had a camper shell on that pickup would be
useful as (IMHO) a point just behind the cab would be the best place to
locate an HF antenna.


Ed K7AAT

"Ed" wrote in message
. 92.175...

I'm looking for any suggestions on what type of H.F mobile antenna to
purchase. I want to install this Antenna on a 97 Chevy S-10 Pick-up. I
would like it to cover 80meters through 10 meters. The mount system is
what I am really interested in. Not sure which way to go on this,
never have been mobile with HF before. The pickup is a extended cab by
the way. Any suggestions would be appreciated.



Knowing whether or not you had a camper shell on that pickup would be
useful as (IMHO) a point just behind the cab would be the best place to
locate an HF antenna.


Ed K7AAT

Here is how I mount my screwdriver, a 4 foot Tarheel with a 5 foot whip.
I used a 103" whip for a while, but it hit overpasses on interstate
highways.
The truck is a Dodge Durango. I installed a ball mount on the right rear
where I could get at the backside of the mount from inside the truck. Turns
out there's a vent in the plastic interior that's easy to cut away.
To stabilize the screwdriver I mounted a U-bolt directly into the truck body
with large washers and a PVC ring on the antenna. Tightening the U-bolt
about the PVC ring pins the antenna to the truck.
After finding resonance with an antenna analyzer, the impedance on 40 turned
out to be 20 ohms. I built a toroidal autoformer to match it to the 50 ohms
of the TS480HX. I also have a BIG Hi-Q with a cap hat for 160 on up.
On the left side of the truck is a Hi-Q "shortie" (I forget the model) for 6
on down just on a ball mount and no matching network. I'm on the Spiderweb
Net often with this rig. (14.347 @1230Z daily).

I know I married this truck when I drilled holes in it (An NMO on the roof,
too.) At 96,000 miles I still have the original brakes and tires. There
have been no repairs. BTW the radio's mounted in the back, feedline's about
a foot to the big screwdriver, about three feet to the little Hi-Q.

73
H., NQ5H

I know I married this truck when I drilled holes in it (An NMO on the
roof, too.) At 96,000 miles I still have the original brakes and
tires.

Nice job! Most guys don't want a 1 3/8 hole in their cab body! Just in
case, though, they DO make rubber hole plugs for that and its associated 3
1/4 inch holes... in case you ever do turn it in for a new model.


Ed K7AAT

"Ed" wrote in message
. 92.175...

I know I married this truck when I drilled holes in it (An NMO on the
roof, too.) At 96,000 miles I still have the original brakes and
tires.

Nice job! Most guys don't want a 1 3/8 hole in their cab body! Just in
case, though, they DO make rubber hole plugs for that and its associated 3
1/4 inch holes... in case you ever do turn it in for a new model.


Ed K7AAT

I don't mind putting holes in my cars/trucks. I keep 'em so long that, by
the time antennas would be an issue, the car is worth about $500. So I don't
mind and it don't matter! :)

Jerry
K4KWH

www.qsl.net/k4kwh

I just drilled a bunch in one of mine...Typical ball mount, with
four holes total. "One big"...And being the cab is double wall,
I also had to drill holes inside the cab wall also.. That one is
almost at roof top level, at the base...:) I have a camper on that
truck, "actually both of mine do", and installing an antenna is a
PIA. I'm not overly keen on bumper mounts, except that they do
often allow a long lower mast..The hang is much of that lower mast
is up against my tailgate, and camper back. Not really good...
I decided I only live once, and go for broke.
It's up on the cab, on the drivers side pillar behind my head.
The higher bands work a good bit better there, than the bumper...
It's a tree whacker though...Thats why I always mount on the drivers
side...You have a better chance of getting the "gap" between branches,
when driving down a street. So far, with the little amount I've used
it, it seems to be browning the food. I was on 75m one night, and got
a 20 over 9 from one guy about 200 miles away, with my usual 100w.
Yes, s meter reading doesn't really mean much, but it does indicate
it's
workin...It wasn't that late in the evening either, which was a good
sign.
Usually, for a mobile on 75m, the later it gets, the better in general.

Long haul for sure...In the early PM, when it's mainly up/down NVIS,
a mobile can be the pits compared to the dipoles...But they usually
wake up later when the lower angles started working better..
MK