I'm glad to hear it performs well because it sure is an ugly looking beast. I've made two trips so far this week to the local HRO to play with rigs and see which one I want for my new mobile and the
Very true, and it would definitely be at the top of my short list, if not already in my car, if it had a remote-able front panel. I don't really have much room to mount it anywhere unless I force pas
If you are a rover anywhere in NH, I'd be interested in talking with you. I am looking at, finally after many years of wanting to, putting together my first rover station. Please reply off list if yo
Is anyone using KU4AB's loops on their rover? I'm in the market to buy loops for 6, 2, and 70cm and his pricing is very attractive but how do they hold up on the road? eHam reviews are favorable but
Will the following antenna setup work without folding, breaking, or otherwise falling off the rover as I go down the road? I have a small car with limited mounting options and pretty much limited to
Thanks to all for suggestions thus far. I have just ordered antennas for 6 and 144. I decided to go with a 6M Omni and a pair of 144 Omnis from Dale @ Par Electronics. I'm not sure what I am going to
Will I take a noticeable performance hit if I use LMR400 UltraFlex in the rover vs. regular LMR400 coax? I was planning on using it for 6, 144 and 432, runs will be less than 14'. Thanks -- JT Crotea
Thanks to all for the quick replies, over twenty in less than a couple hours. You guys are the best. -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH _______________________________________________ VHFcontestin
Heh, just found a 4-lot of 13' Andrew FSJ4-50B Heliax cables with N connectors installed for $40 on eBay. FSJ4-50B is as flexible as 1/2" Heliax comes I think. Perfect length for my needs but 1/2" He
How about LMR-240 for 12' to 14' rover runs between 6 and 432? It is RG-8X in size but has the same loss specs as RG-213. I've been using it for a long time on mobile HF installs and some longer runs
It's not UF that the majority have been recommending to me but brand new 500' spools of LMR-400 on eBay for $200 delivered.. that's only 40 cents/foot. Very tempting. -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Mancheste
Turns out it is not genuine LMR-400.. it is labeled RFC-400 but supposedly has similar specs to LMR-400.. -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH _______________________________________________ VHFcont
Probably a long shot but... If anyone in the Northern New England area with a multi or rover effort is in need of an op for the upcoming UHF contest, I'd love the opportunity. My rover won't be ready
Maximum height here in NH is 13' 6". I'm going to keep it around 12' just to be safe. Actually, I will probably set the top antenna at 12' but the mast will extend another 6" to kind of act as a bran
Many other people are running at 12' without problems. So what am I supposed to do, run everything at 6'? -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH _______________________________________________ VHFcont
and I never said I planned on going to battle against "sizeable branches". I'm not that stupid no matter what you might think. Most of the branches at 12' around here are mere twig-like annoyances. I
Not when the loop is pointing backwards. -- JT Croteau, N1ESE - Manchester, NH _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.con
With all the paranoia I'm hearing from folks about going to 12', I wonder how folks such as W1RT and N9KC ever make it down the road at all. It must have been impossible for N9KC in this pic to go an
It's already habit for me as my HF whip for 40M is around 12' already. That brings up an interesting question. Can we be held liable if a rover yanks down a low hanging cable or phone line or is it t
After lengthy discussion with some great veteran rovers such as WA2IID, W1RT, W9FZ, and countless others, I have decided to make some changes to my initial rover plans. Originally, I wanted to just k