Bob:

Great idea!  I never thought of that!

Will check it out!

Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob -- KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: suggestions needed for simple and quick mount 2-meter/440
antenna


> Tom, another thought, if your trailer as a power jack on the toung hose
> clamp another pole there and put the UHF/VHF antenna on it.  The frame of
> the trailer will serve as a ground plane.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: suggestions needed for simple and quick mount 2-meter/440
> antenna
>
>
> >     Colin:
> >
> > As you may have read in another post, I can't put the 2-meter/440
antenna
> > above the HF dipole, because the center "Tee" for the Buddipole screws
> into
> > the top of the painter's pole.  So, it may be back to the drawing boards
> > here.
> >
> > I'm going to call R and L Electronics in Ohio tomorrow to investigate
what
> > they call an RV Mounting Kit.
> >
> > This is why this list is so great;  always some real good advice on
> > questions like this.
> >
> > Keep it coming, and thanks to all from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 6:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: suggestions needed for simple and quick mount 2-meter/440
> > antenna
> >
> >
> > > putting the dual band antenna above the HF antenna  certainly is a
much
> > > better idea...the hf antenna would then act as a sort of ground
> plain...if
> > > you run it in a dipole configuration that is.
> > > even without an electrical connection to the ground portion of the
dual
> > band
> > > antenna, the extra horrizontal antenna below it would help a little.
> > >
> > > You might also consider a dual band dipole for VHF/UHF...they would be
> > > fairly easy to build...a half wave dipole should work well on both
> > > bands...this can be run in a horizontal configuration above the HF
> > antenna.
> > > If you run it a foot or so further up the pole you should be fine.
> > > You can run the 2m/70CM dipole in an inverted V shape to make it omni
> > > directional instead of having to rotate it to the station your
listening
> > to.
> > > just be sure that the ends of the V are a ways above the hf antenna to
> > keep
> > > a good SWR on the dual band antenna.  Something this small shouldn't
> > affect
> > > the swr on your HF antenna a great deal.
> > > There are allot of different options here.
> > > 73
> > > Colin, V A6BKX
> > >
> >
>