TopBand: Mobile for Stew Perry

[J.V. Staples, Jr.]

Hi Stew,
	Sounds like to much fiberglass. What are you using as an antenna?
Happy Holidays,
JV


At 04:42 PM 12/23/97, Richard L. King wrote:
>I will be operating mobile during the Stew Perry Contest. As a result of my
>previous update, I have been offered 10 additional club callsigns to use
>during the trip. I plan to change callsigns everytime I change grid squares
>to avoid appearing as a dup to most contest software. 
>
>The first call used will be K5NA/M and I expect most of my activity to be
>in Alabama or Florida. I wont tell you the other calls and you will just
>have to copy them correctly when you work me.
>
>However, it won't be very easy to work me. I have had major problems
>getting a 160M mobile antenna working on my new truck. The best I can do
>using junk box parts is a resonant frequency around 2.7 MHz and a 3 to 1
>swr at 1830 using a tuner. The IC706 is only putting out about 25 or 30
>watts under those conditions and the IC706 isn't the best 160M contest rig
>around. Add those problems to engine noise, road noise, driving
>distractions, and that we will be stopping at a hotel for most of the
>night; I may be lucky if I make any QSOs at all. I don't have time to make
>further mobile antenna improvements.
>
>Most of my activity will be after sunset for a little while and then before
>sunrise the next morning. Any other activity may depend on where we have
>stopped for the night and whether I think it is a good idea to camp in the
>truck while there. I'm sure I won't need all twelve callsigns I have
>available to me. It should be an interesting trip.
>
>73, Richard
>K5NA@BGA.COM
>http://www.realtime.net/~k5na
>
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