It is a screw driver built by a guy in Arrizona.  It makes the high 
siera look like a toy.  The guy builds them in his shop one at a time 
and they really kick butt!!!
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Tue, 16 Aug 2011, Richard Fiorello wrote:

> 	Hi Butch and list;
> I have to ask, what exactly is a scorpion?
> I gather it is some type of small antenna?
>
> richard
>
> On 8/15/2011 10:10 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:
>> If you get it above the roof of your trailer, the heighth isn't going
>> to make that much difference.  You need a good bround.  I have a friend
>> who has one mounted on the gack of an ex tera on a trailor hitch and he
>> just took third place in an antenna contest at a ham fest last week end
>> and he always puts out one of the best mobile signals I've heard.  I'm
>> considering getting a scorpion to put on top of this metal house I live
>> in as a second and spare antenna. ]
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011, Pat Byrne wrote:
>>
>>> How about PVC?
>>> Pat, K9JAUAt 09:00 AM 8/15/2011, you wrote:
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> Well, I attempted to check into yesterday's 20-meter Cross-Country blind ops
>>>> net from the RV, but was not successful.
>>>>
>>>> I believe my screw-driver antenna simply is not high enough on the back of
>>>> the RV to allow me to get out well.
>>>>
>>>> The antenna is mounted with u-bolts on the back bumpber on a piece of pipe
>>>> that is probably about thre or four feet high.  This gets part of the
>>>> screwdriver antenna and whip above the roof line of the RV, but it does not
>>>> get it completely above the roof line by any means.  The RV is approximately
>>>> 12 feet high.
>>>>
>>>> Originally, I had used an arrangement with a longer piece of mounting pipe,
>>>> but it turns out that the pipe was de-tuning the antenna, especially on 10
>>>> and 15 meters.
>>>>
>>>> So, my question is this:  Does anyone know of a fiber-glass or other type of
>>>> non-conductive mast that I might try to get the screw-driver up higher?
>>>> Obviously, I want to be safe here, and don't want to have to mess with guys.
>>>>
>>>> Something telescopic might be the best, but again, I would think it would
>>>> have to be of fairly high quality.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has any suggestions, I'll save them for future reference.
>>>>
>>>> Due to a number of other things going on right now that will put a crimp in
>>>> the budget, I probably won't be able to do anything until next year's
>>>> camping season, but it's always good to start thinking and planning in
>>>> advance.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
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