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Date: | Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:32:59 +0000 |
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Hello
I have used a variety of rigs mobile.
Drake TR7, Yaesu FT900, FT1000MP DC, Kenwood TS570.
We have ample space in our car as generally only two of us in a saloon
with a dog in the back. If the rig doesn't fit under the passenger
seat, then I put it behind the passenger seat. I have a permanent 12V
supply in the passenger compartment screwed onto the vertical member
between the front and back doors on the passenger side into which I can
plug the lead from the rig.
I currently use the TS570 and control it from my laptop which I power
from its internal battery, but I guess this could be done through the
cigarette lighter socket with appropriate interface.
For an antenna I use a 9 inch diameter mag mount with a whip antenna on
the roof of the car. The whip comes from a company called Sandpiper
Communications in GW. Unlike other whips, it has a fly lead which you
plug into the different tap points toward the base of the whip to select
the appropriate band. No unscrewing of coils and risking dropping them.
I have previously just used a few feet of stainless wire tuned with a
Smart Tuner, but the current arrangement works reasonably well, and one
less bit of kit.
Incidentally, the vehicle is a Ford Escort, which I think is equivalent
to the Plymouth in the U.S. - the five door version.
73 de G3YXX
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David W Wood
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