just bought a 26 ft seafox boat
have a icom V8000 installed but was wonder about the antenna

SUGGESTIONS????


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Don
KB5FHX
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"don" wrote in message
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just bought a 26 ft seafox boat
have a icom V8000 installed but was wonder about the antenna

nice boat and nice rig.....
put a 50 ft pine tree on the bow and another on the stern, and string up a
dipole. :-)
or -
- a 5/8-wave vertical for everyday use
and
a 3-element beam for reaching back to shore from way-out.
--- but ---
If you loose the repeater while using the vertical, head back in right
away, because you're too far from shore.

Hamstick has a nice antenna for marine/boat applications
http://www.hamstick.com/

Jack
w4grj

will check it out
thinking of hustler Model CGT-144


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Don
SEMPER VIGILIS
REAL TIME WEATHER OBS http://myweb.cableone.net/wxfreqrs/
JCARA RADIO HOMEPAGE http://www.jcmsara.org
MARITIME MINUTEMEN http://gulfmaritime.minutemen.amist.us/

"Capt Jack" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hamstick has a nice antenna for marine/boat applications
http://www.hamstick.com/

Jack
w4grj

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 22:24:49 -0600, "don"
wrotF:

will check it out
thinking of hustler Model CGT-144

If you are going to mount it on a mast, you might want the
groundplane radial kit.

Mike kc9doa