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wrote in message ... On Oct 3, 12:19 am, Scott in Baltimore wrote: MeatSack wrote: I got some good suggestions for a mobile amp, thanks to all who answered in honest help. The next puzzle piece is a wide-band mobile antenna. I'm primarily interested in operating in the freeband region. Coverage of the upper end of the 11m band would be desirable too. I don't want a giant 9 foot whip screwed to the bumper or one of those mobile monsters that have a loading coil made out of coiled copper water pipe stuck on the roof either. I was thinking about something along the lines of a 4 foot firestick. I would assume it would handle the 500 watt amp OK. What about two antennas, each one tuned to cover a part of the range with some overlap, and a coax switch under the dash to switch between them if one won't work? Anybody use a setup like this? MeatSack...---... Skywarn-NTS If you're a ham as your "NTS" would indicate, then you would know that a loaded antenna has a higher Q and therefore a lower bandwidth than a quarter wave whip. I use a KW-7 FireStik for 10 & 11 meters. Yes, it's seven feet tall, but I talk where ever I hear on both bands. -Scott/AE- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - you are an illegal faggot keyclown Quite the bugger, aren't you!!! http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...039&CaseKey2=1 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...039&CaseKey2=2 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...607&CaseKey2=1 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...457&CaseKey2=1 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...092&CaseKey2=1 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...984&CaseKey2=1 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...984&CaseKey2=2 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...984&CaseKey2=3 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...984&CaseKey2=4 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...261&CaseKey2=1 http://www.tmc-clerk.com/criminaltra...261&CaseKey2=2 |
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