"Finch" wrote in message
...
See my earlier post entitled mobile antenna if you care to but this is the
jist of of all.
Road trip. Want to listen to SW. Need antenna.


Modification of your original idea.. If you aren't going to be using your
AM/FM radio on the trip.. then you can use the antenna as one end of the
system, but, instead of just using a wire the length of the antenna, run
your coax (thinner is better in this case) up to the top of the antenna,
then, attach a small gauge wire (22 AWG, maybe smaller) to the center
conductor of the coax. Next, get one of those sticky cup holders and attach
it to the roof of the car way back in the back. Run your wire to that, and
tie it off. This will give you a sort of mini-sloper with a lot more
effective capture area. If you wanted to expand on the idea, you could get
one of those fiberglass whips like they put on bicycles and mount it to the
rear bumper and run the wire to that (be sure to leave a bit of slack to
allow for windage).

Brenda Ann Dyer wrote:

"Finch" wrote in message
...

See my earlier post entitled mobile antenna if you care to but this is the
jist of of all.
Road trip. Want to listen to SW. Need antenna.



Modification of your original idea.. If you aren't going to be using your
AM/FM radio on the trip.. then you can use the antenna as one end of the
system, but, instead of just using a wire the length of the antenna, run
your coax (thinner is better in this case) up to the top of the antenna,
then, attach a small gauge wire (22 AWG, maybe smaller) to the center
conductor of the coax. Next, get one of those sticky cup holders and attach
it to the roof of the car way back in the back. Run your wire to that, and
tie it off. This will give you a sort of mini-sloper with a lot more
effective capture area. If you wanted to expand on the idea, you could get
one of those fiberglass whips like they put on bicycles and mount it to the
rear bumper and run the wire to that (be sure to leave a bit of slack to
allow for windage).



Hmmmmmmm. I LIKE that.

See my earlier post entitled mobile antenna if you care to but this is the
jist of of all.
Road trip. Want to listen to SW. Need antenna.

Theres always this option:

- rent a flat bed trailer & Pull it along behing the car.
- Connect the SWR to a coax that goes out to the trailer
- Assemble a small elephant cage antenna on the trailer
- Hook the Co-ax up to the Antenna array..

Travel on Blue Highways to reduce RF..

( & That should do it.. )

Dan / NYC


In article , "Brenda Ann Dyer"
writes:

Subject: More on that stupid auto SWR antenna.
From: "Brenda Ann Dyer"
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:22:08 +0900


"Finch" wrote in message
...
See my earlier post entitled mobile antenna if you care to but this is the
jist of of all.
Road trip. Want to listen to SW. Need antenna.


Modification of your original idea.. If you aren't going to be using your
AM/FM radio on the trip.. then you can use the antenna as one end of the
system, but, instead of just using a wire the length of the antenna, run
your coax (thinner is better in this case) up to the top of the antenna,
then, attach a small gauge wire (22 AWG, maybe smaller) to the center
conductor of the coax. Next, get one of those sticky cup holders and attach
it to the roof of the car way back in the back. Run your wire to that, and
tie it off. This will give you a sort of mini-sloper with a lot more
effective capture area. If you wanted to expand on the idea, you could get
one of those fiberglass whips like they put on bicycles and mount it to the
rear bumper and run the wire to that (be sure to leave a bit of slack to
allow for windage).