Hi
     One time I was using a 2 meter 5/8 wave mag mount sitting in a wooden
windowsill. I eased off the NMO mount a little and slid the end of a copper
wire against the shield of the mount. The wire was cut to a quarter wave.
Then I tightened the NMO mount to keep the wire in place. The performance on
the 5/8 wave jumped considerably.

God bless,
Mark

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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Walt Sebastian
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 4:40 AM
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Subject: Re: How good a ground plane is a tripod?

Hi Guys,
The best ground plain I ever had was the top of a 34 foot motor home.  Of 
course it was aluminum so we used duct tape and taped the back plate of an 
electrical box to it and the mag mount stuck fine.  See yall. 73

Walt
WA4QXT
Groton CT
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