I have to break down the antenna to fit in my trunk. I mark the whip with
colored vinyl tape at the point it adjusts into the mast, and put a piece of
the same colored tape on the mast. Red=40, Blue=30, Yellow=20. I use
Hustlers for 75/80 since the Hamstick doesn't cover 80, and the 75 meter
resonator carries red tape so I can quickly tell it from 80.

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"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
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I operate mobile with a number of Hamstick antennas - fiberglass rods ~1/2"
(1.3cm) diameter with stainless steel whips at the end. A separate antenna
is necessary for each band.

The antennas come with paper tags at the bottom indicating which band
they're for. These are surprisingly durable, but they aren't perfect. The
20 meter antenna has lost its tag - luckily right now I know that the
untagged antenna is 20 but if another one loses its tag I'll be down to
comparing lengths of loading coils...

What methods can folks suggest for labeling these antennas? Remember
that, while in use, it'll be exposed to the elements on the rear bumper of
a car.
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

xpyttl wrote:
Hustlers for 75/80 since the Hamstick doesn't cover 80, and the 75 meter

Yeah, this was an unpleasant surprise last night. I'd bought the 75m
antenna months ago & figured it was marketed as "75" because they didn't
think anybody would want to work mobile in the CW band. Finally got
around to trying it in a Wendy's parking lot in Cadiz, Ky. - and found
with the stinger all the way out it wouldn't resonate any lower than 3650.

Yet the cutting guide packed with the antenna provides length settings
for the entire 80m band.

Yes, I *was* parked far away from any light poles/buildings/semis/other
detuning objects...

(and despite the 9:1 SWR I was able to make three QSOs on 3560 as far
away as Pennsylvania...)

--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com