WTB: HF Antenna for 5th Wheel RV
Have a Fiberglass roof 5th Wheel RV, and am looking for an HF Antenna
to use on it. Suggestions on installing a plus. Thanks & 73 |
WTB: HF Antenna for 5th Wheel RV
Have a Fiberglass roof 5th Wheel RV, and am looking for an HF Antenna to use on it. Suggestions on installing a plus. Thanks & 73 Assuming it has a ladder on the back, that would be a good starting point. Personally, I recommend, ( for fixed operation only ), a nice tall vertical antenna mounted on the ladder, bond the ladder well to the RV chassis underneath with braid, and perhaps feed the vertical with a nice auto tuner such as Icom AH-4, or SGC-237. I have a 23 foot vertical made up of 6' sections of telescoping aluminum tubing that I put up on our back roof ladder when camping in our Class C motorhome. It is base loaded with a nice Hi Q home brew coil and works extremely well on 80 / 60/ 40M. For those who have more money than sense, I've seen a nice marine antenna, ( Shakespeare Model 390 or 393 ) do the same thing as my cheaper aluminum homebrew. They work well and look nicer. Perfect to feed with an auto-tuner at the base. Ed K7AAT |
WTB: HF Antenna for 5th Wheel RV
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GassMan wrote: Have a Fiberglass roof 5th Wheel RV, and am looking for an HF Antenna to use on it. Suggestions on installing a plus. Thanks & 73 Buy and Autotuner, Ground it to the RV Frame, go to Costco and buy a 10# Party Balloon Helium Tank, and some Balloons, and get yourself a spool of #24 wire. Reel out 200 ft of wire, connect one end to the Tuner Output and the other end to the balloon, let the wire feed up inside a piece of 1/2" PVC Pipe, fixed to the Ladder on the back of the RV, and let the balloon FLY. It will out preform ANY Vertical of any size, even in a mild breeze. |
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