Tram Penetrator dipole and other things
 

I made a dipole out of two Tram Penetrators and mounted them
horizontally. Seem to be doing a good job.

Located at

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everything that I have in my base station setup in a junk room. Will
be adding a rotator when I get my Maco Y Quad antenna set up. Maybe
I'll be able to get out and do some talking then.

I don't know what I am going to do with my antenna setup on my pickup.
I am running, now, as I originally started out with, a single Tram
Penetrator (Monkey Made - ran it a while co-phased but couldn't really
tell the difference in tx/rx AND robbed it cause I needed one more of
the Tram's to make up the horizontal dipole!) I have it mounted on the
side of my metal toolbox and it does a fantastic job. Only thing
is?!?! I am thinking of putting a 'tonneau?" cover?, youo know the hard
plastic shell that covers the complete bed. Where in the same hill
will I be able to put the Penetrator at?

Any and all suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
Take care God Bless
Cliff

Blue Dawg wrote:
Where in the same hill will I be able to put the Penetrator at?

My GMC pickup has three trailer hitch holes. My
screwdriver is mounted in one of them.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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If I mount the Penetrator there, the very top of it might come even
with the top of the cab. I have been told, by them, whomever them is,
that the loading coil on any antenna needs to be above cab height Will
I need to go to the old standby, the 102" stainless steel, DEFINITELY
NOT ONE OF FIBERGLASS! I have seen a couple of advertisements for
those. I just don't see how that, made of FG, antenna could ever last
very long.


I wonder if taking a piece of conduit, I have an antenna mount that is
made of 1" or so of metal, has the curves in it to mount on pipe and
such. I would not be using the curved part but taking self-tapping
screws screw that mount to 3/4" conduit or so and then mount that
conduit to the bed of the truck, in between the cab and bed, before the
cover was put on. Would use U-bolts to mount the conduit, a minimum of
three of them. And by mounting it there, make the coil stick up XX
above the cab of the truck

I am not familiar with a screwdriver antenna setup. Is it for 2-4-6 or
even 10 meter?

Blue Dawg wrote:
If I mount the Penetrator there, the very top of it might come even
with the top of the cab. I have been told, by them, whomever them is,
that the loading coil on any antenna needs to be above cab height.

Seems you might be talking vhf/uhf while I am talking HF.

I am not familiar with a screwdriver antenna setup. Is it for 2-4-6 or
even 10 meter?

It's all of HF. I am not familiar with the Penetrator.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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Same as Monkey Made for CB