Hey Dude,
Nicely done. I've done similar things on the roof rack of an E-250
van. It's been a couple of years since I've roved, though.
I have lots of comments... YMMV but I'll share my thoughts.
1. Looks like a 6M horizontal loop. This is goodness. That's what I
eventually settled on. Although during openings I didn't win pileups,
putting up/taking down a beam just didn't cut it. Instant set-up is a
requirement in my opinion.
2. Looks like a 2M horizontal loop. My experience is that this just
doesn't cut it. Can't hear well enough to be useful, can't be heard. I
went to a short yagi.
3. 432 beam looks just right.
4. I can't tell if you have the ability to rotate. That is something I
always wished I had. Even just a few degrees back and forth. Turning the
vehicle is impractical for lots of situations. Of course, my 1.2G beam was
"too long" which didn't help -- although with a rotator for tweaking it
probably would have been FB. On your vehicle, an "armstrong tweaker" in
the form of a tiller that you could pin in place while you drive might work
out well.
Anyway, looks like a good set up. Have fun!
73, Dave N6NZ
At 09:07 PM 6/3/02 -0700, Scott Pederson wrote:
>OK,
>
>Check out the pics of my June VHF rover station -
>
>http://www.ki5dr.com/June%20Rover2002.html
>
>Ain't this the UGLIEST looking thing you've ever seen on the road?
>Comments? Suggestions? Dynamite?
>
>I sure hope it works OK....
>
>73,
>Scott - ki5dr
>
>
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