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Use your mag-mount antenna more effectively

Posted: 20 Jun 2017 07:43 AM PDT
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Lance, KA2EJD wwrites:

Too often, I find new operators in an event, trying to use an HT with a
rubber duck antenna to get into a net and not making it because the antenna
just doesnt cut it.Â*Often they have a mag-mount, but cant operate from
their car. Unfortunately, they dont realize that there is a way toÂ*use that
mag mount antenna more efficiently.
Â*The answer is the Bazooka Ground Plane. AÂ*friend of mine give it this
name, and it kindaÂ*stuck. As Â*you can see from the drawings and photo
itsÂ*an easy build, with all of the materials available from the local
big-box home improvement stores.Â*The only tools needed are screwdriver,
7/16 wrench and sockets, and a drill with a 1/4 bit.






Lance also included some writtenÂ*instructions.

I often advise newcomers to build a 450-Ω ladder line J-pole antenna to use
with their HTs in this situation, but this is a good way to make use of an
antenna that you already have. Heres a photo of the Bazooka Ground Plane in
action.

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