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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. Ok, how about this, let me compromise. My original idea was to take a bit of wire, attach it to the auto's external antenna at the top and fasten it with a wire tie. Run it down the length of the auto antenna and secure it at the base with another wire tie and run the free end in the window to connect to the SWR. It was said in this NG that this would produce too much electrical interferance from the auto. The next idea was to purchase a magnetically mounted antenna for the trip. It was said in this NG that due to too many electrical componants that it may not work well for SW reception. It may also get pulled off the auto by the wind generated by a large truck or what have you. Ok. New idea. Take the original thought. Fasten a length of wire to the existing auto antenna at the top and secure it with a wire tie. Run it down the antenna and secure it at the base with another wire tie. At this point cut it and solder on a coax with the antenna wire to the center conductor of the coax. Solder another wire to the shield and run it to ground. Run the coax in the window and connect to the short wave receiver. Well, what do you thing. Might work? All comments welcome and thanks. |
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