Hi Tom,

    Personally I would think that a "noise bridge" would be your best bet. 
That being said I have never owned a noise bridge so it is just a guess.
    A question though do you know where can I buy a noise bridge?
                    God bless,
                    Mark WZ0K
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: working with a Predator Screw-driver-type antenna


> Hi, everyone.
>
> Well, my teaching semester at the University has ended, which means that
> Summer can't be too far behind.  And, with Summer comes another round of
> experimenting with HF antenna arrangements for the RV travel trailer my 
> XYL
> and I recently purchased.
>
> I have decided (hopefully wisely) to try a screw-driver type antenna 
> called
> the Predator, to see how that will work for me on HF.  I am going to mount
> the antenna system on a pipe that has been welded to the spare tire holder
> on the back of the trailer.  I am doing this simply because my XYL and I
> have found it difficult to string long wires and dipoles at most camp 
> sites.
> I also had worked with the Buddipole modular antenna system last year with
> rather limited success, due to the fact that that particular antenna 
> system
> turned out to involve multiple combinations of tap and coil settings, 
> making
> it rather "user unfriendly" for a blind ham like me.
>
> As I get and try this screw-driver type antenna, I am thinking of several
> questions.
>
> What would be the best strategy for adjusting the antenna system so as to
> get the best SWR?  I have a talking SWR meter from Remy Simard that should
> help.  I assume I could put the rig on low power, and simply work the
> antenna up or down until I get the best possible SWR.  Has anyone ever
> worked with one of these screw-driver-type antennas?  If so, does this
> strategy make sense, or do you have other suggestions?
>
>
> I also have an LDG AT11MP auto-tuner that I use with my portable HF 
> set-up,
> but I would think that that wouldn't be usable in this case, since, in
> effect, the screw-driver antenna is already a tuner, and you'd then have 
> two
> tuners working against each other.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated here.  I hope I haven't
> bitten off more than I can chew, but I guess it's worth a try.
>
> Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
>
>