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
> >
>