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Andy N1ORK · 03-17-2009, 05:56 AM

Jeff,
If I remember, a Hamstick needs a ground plane or a counterpoise to be efficient. What I have done on occasion, is use 2 Hamsticks together as a rotatable dipole. I picked up a mount at a hamfest that allows me to do this. Here is a photo of the set up. The 75m magmount Hamstick is on the mini-van, the dipole is for 20m.
73
Andy - n1ork
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03-17-2009, 05:56 AM	#2
Andy N1ORK Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester, CT Posts: 1,034	Jeff, If I remember, a Hamstick needs a ground plane or a counterpoise to be efficient. What I have done on occasion, is use 2 Hamsticks together as a rotatable dipole. I picked up a mount at a hamfest that allows me to do this. Here is a photo of the set up. The 75m magmount Hamstick is on the mini-van, the dipole is for 20m. 73 Andy - n1ork 5_26_06_camping ant001.jpg __________________ CQ..CQ..CQ..DE ANDY, N1ORK..QTH Manchester, CT...QRZ..QRZ.. Hello anyone out there? Is this thing on? SkyWarn, CERT, EmComm