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wa8yxm · 12-27-2014, 01:33 AM

For VHF/UHF height is might so a flagpole with antenna brackets can help.

For HF, many go the screwdriver route.. I have seen a few put up specially made towers that attach (usually to the rear) of the RV with a compact multi-band beam.

I use a long wire, currently 50 feet, KAT-1 Tuner on one end, up a fish pole (Telescoping ple from Bass Pro Shop) then to another on the side of the rig, then to a flag pole at the front of the rig just now,, Works well for 40, fair for 80, have not tried shorter wavelengths lately.

Normally I use a longer wire (80+ feet) tossed over tree limbs, but no trees where I broke down.

I plan on a 10 meter dipole some day.

12-27-2014, 01:33 AM	#7
wa8yxm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mobile, on the road Posts: 1,139	For VHF/UHF height is might so a flagpole with antenna brackets can help. For HF, many go the screwdriver route.. I have seen a few put up specially made towers that attach (usually to the rear) of the RV with a compact multi-band beam. I use a long wire, currently 50 feet, KAT-1 Tuner on one end, up a fish pole (Telescoping ple from Bass Pro Shop) then to another on the side of the rig, then to a flag pole at the front of the rig just now,, Works well for 40, fair for 80, have not tried shorter wavelengths lately. Normally I use a longer wire (80+ feet) tossed over tree limbs, but no trees where I broke down. I plan on a 10 meter dipole some day.