best cb antenna I ever had was a 48 inch tall, bass loaded radio shack mag
mount.
don't know why it was so good, but it out performed even a 102inch whip.
Same, or similar for the 2M antenna rad shack used to sell...looked nearly
identical to the CB antenna, but was for 2m...worked like a charm.
Nothing i've gotten from rad shack since then has come close.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line
> I'm not a mag. mount fan, but my most successful 2 meter installation
> was thirty years ago with a Sears 5/8 mag. mount. I never could find
> out who made that antenna but it worked just great with a Kenwood
> TR7400 at 25 watts. Monster rig but that was okay then.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 11:24 PM 3/9/2010, you wrote:
>>Yes, I use to sell and maintain commercial repeater systems and radios.
>>Back in the days when auto patches were cool, way before cell phones.
>>As far as a quarter wave being as good as a longer antenna, say a 5/8,
>>not so. a 5/8 wave has 3 db gain as I recall. The only time we used a
>>quarter wave was if the mobile was very close to the repeater and you
>>wanted a higher angle of radiation. I've forgotten a lot about this
>>stuff though, although I still have and use my ifr service monitor for
>>tuning up duplexers and such.
>>73
>>Butch Bussen
>>wa0vjr
>>open Node 3148
>>Las Vegas
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Pat Byrne wrote:
>>
>> > And with a hole in the roof it is easier to get a reliable ground for
>> > the antenna end of the coax. I think this is important for an RF
>> > free environment and quieter receive. I believe you have a
>> > background in two-way Butch; am I correct?
>> > Thanks.
>> > Pat, K9JAuAt 10:09 AM 3/9/2010, you wrote:
>> >> I really don't understand why people don't want to drill a hole to
>> >> mount
>> >> an antenna, but to each his own. I figure as long as I own it,
>> >> they'll
>> >> be an antenna there, and holes are easily plugged. One in the middle
>> >> of the roof is by far the best of corse because of a good ground
>> >> plane.
>> >> Only reason I didn't drill a hole in our new Santa Fe was because
>> >> the
>> >> thing has side air bags and I wasn't about to try and fish coax by
>> >> those
>> >> things, so I wound up putting a luggage mount in the middle and used
>> >> little plastic clips held down with silicon seal to hold the coax in
>> >> place across the roof.
>> >>
>> >> 73
>> >> Butch Bussen
>> >> wa0vjr
>> >> open Node 3148
>> >> Las Vegas
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, 9 Mar 2010, Mark wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi John,
>> >>> There is no luggage rack that I could see and because the back of
>> >>> the
>> >>> truck is more like a pickup than a SUV There is no trunk to
>> mount too. I am
>> >>> thinking that the only thing that comes close is the hood.
>> >>>
>> >>> God bless,
>> >>> Mark
>> >>> Jesus Is Lord!
>> >>> Pendleton Redeemer
>> >>> http://pendletonepiscopal.org/
>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 5:53 AM
>> >>> Subject: Re: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>> is there a luggage rack on the roof? that's always an option, trunk
>> >>>> lip
>> >>>> mounts are also good.
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >>>> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 3:01 PM
>> >>>> Subject: Mounting Antenna On Honda Ridge Line
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Hi
>> >>>>> My sister who is also a ham bought a Honda Ridge Line.
>> She wants to =
>> >>>>> mount her 2 meter 5/8 wave on it. However, drilling holes or using
>> >>>>> =
>> >>>>> magnets are not options she likes to use. So, I am wondering
>> how can a =
>> >>>>> person mount her antenna on this vehicle? Any suggestions are
>> >>>>> welcome.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> God bless,
>> >>>>> Mark
>> >>>>> Jesus Is Lord!
>> >>>>> Pendleton Redeemer
>> >>>>> http://pendletonepiscopal.org/
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
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