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Well, John, it's certainly worth a try.
Now, if I can only get some warmer weather out here in which to work.
It's a bit too nippy to be out there working with metal posts and such right
now.
Where did all of the warmer weather of the earlier winter months go, anyway?
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: 2-meter/440 antenna for an RV
>I was just wondering if the antenna doesn't like the grounding. I know I
> have a Medal 6, 2, and 440 antenna in my go kit and the mount I have for
> that can mount to any post at all, and with that one, I have to put a
> little
> rubber pad under it if I put it on a metal post or it will do what you
> said.
> It said that on the packaging but I wasn't thinking the day I tried it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:46 PM
> Subject: Re: 2-meter/440 antenna for an RV
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> I was actually thinking of something like that. Maybe I can try wrapping
>> a
>> piece of rubber garden hose around the ladder side where I mount the
>> antenna, and see if that makes any difference.
>>
>> Certainly, that'd be the simplest and cheapest thing to do.
>>
>> Any more suggestions from you and the others would be most appreciated.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:06 AM
>> Subject: Re: 2-meter/440 antenna for an RV
>>
>>
>>> what if you insulate the mast where you mount it to the ladder? I
>>> wouldn't
>>> think it's RF cupping up that high above it, but that might work the way
>>> I
>>> suggested.
>>
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