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12-04-2012, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Michigan
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Another newbie
Name is John. DW and I have a 38' 5th wheeler. Semi-retired and looking to make my first HF contact since I sold the farm (antenna) 20 years ago. Just purchased a Tarheel 100A that I'm mounting on the roof of the garage until next spring. Then I'll transfer it to the rig's ladder.
Hope to chat with you folks on the road or run across you in a pile up.
73's
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12-04-2012, 11:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lafayette, LA
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Welcome aboard John! Glad you found us.
Great bunch of folks here.
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Crysti - "the CHIEF"
Abbi - KF5BEW dd
Kendra - KF5FYS dd
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2005 F250, 1996 Nomad
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12-05-2012, 07:59 AM
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Old Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: In Gods country
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Welcome aboard John. I run a Tarheel on the MH rear ladder when I'm parked. Works great. See you on the road.
Doc
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12-05-2012, 11:42 AM
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Carl, nn5i
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Tallahassee, FL
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Hi John -- nice to meet you. You guys, how about some pix of how you mount a Tarheel on a ladder?
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12-05-2012, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Maine
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I mounted a bracket on the side of my camper with a 3/8 24 mount and I remove the lil Tarheel from the truck and use it on the camper while I'm camping. I went all over the thing with a mega ohm meter and made sure ever thing was grounded including the roof turns out they are pretty well bonded most every where. I get really good results from 10-80 meters HF camping is definitely doable and a lot of fun.
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12-05-2012, 12:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Near Houston, TX
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Glad you made it over here John. Hope to make contact down the road.
Ken
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2013 HitchHiker Champagne 38RLRSB, 2012 F350 Dually crew cab, 6.7L,
Mobile- Yaesu FT857D w/ Lil' Tarheel II antenna and Larsen dual bander, Turbo Tuner.
Base unit...Kenwood TS480HX, LDG AT200 Pro tuner, Eagle One Vertical and Windom 80 meter dipole.
Standard Schnauzer..her call is K9WOOF
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12-05-2012, 12:25 PM
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Old Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: In Gods country
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Here's how I mounted mine.
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12-06-2012, 07:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Manchester, CT
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Those Arrow J-Poles are great. Use one year round at the seasonal park model. Lets me get into most of the repeaters in the area.
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Hello anyone out there?
Is this thing on?  
SkyWarn, CERT, EmComm
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12-06-2012, 08:05 AM
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Old Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: In Gods country
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I built several of those and you are right, they work great. This one is mounted on a painters extension pole. It's mounted on the plastic handle of the pole. so it's isolated from ground. A couple of bungee cords around the mirror and it's ready to go.
doc
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12-06-2012, 02:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Michigan
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Thanks all.
And thanks for the pics Doc.
Mine is upon the garage and having tuning issues.
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John
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12-06-2012, 08:11 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 279
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 John, my tarheel is on the roof with the power lift and lay.
Looked you up on QRZ and they think your license will expire 2-16-13,
just sayin
JIM
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