04-14-2011, 11:58 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Wewahitchka, FL
Posts: 1,204
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Thank you Doc for the advice and information. It is appreciated.
Speaking of your Tarheel antenna. A friend of mine has a Tarheel or similar antenna mounted to the receiver on the rear of his motor home. Just above the roof line, his steel whip has a 90 degree bend and is horizontal. A few inches, or maybe a foot beneath the 90, he has a capacitance hat. He has very good results with it while in motion and never runs over 100 watts. He has extended the length of the driven element to probably 6 ft after the bend. The longer you can get the radiator the better he says and that makes sense. You just don't want it so long that it droops more than a couple of inches.
Like I say, he has very good results. Is that description as clear as mud?
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Jim ~ W4EWA
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