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Old 05-18-2011, 07:33 PM   #3
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Hi Dennis, Welcome to the RV world. It's a lifestyle that's almost as addictive as Ham radio. Retirement ain't bad either.
I use a Comet CHA 250b a lot when I'm going to be in one spot for a couple of days and space permits. I have a telescoping pole that is in 2, 8 foot sections and I attach it to my rear ladder. Takes probably 5 minutes to set up or take down and works on most hf freqs and with the tuner on the Icom, it will go to 6 meters. As long as you keep it under 200 watts, no problems. I have a Tarheel 200 that attaches to the rear ladder that also works very well. It's mounted so that the whip is above the roofline, so I don't have "rf in the house" problems. Going down the road, I monitor 146.52 in the motor home and toad. I have Larsen, thru the glass antennas on both and they work ok.
See you down the road.

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