[VHFcontesting] rover antennas

[Nate Duehr]

Dan_K9ZF wrote:
> I have to agree with Frank, I like to have big antennas for the Rover.
> 
> I guess it depends on your "audience".  If you are planning to Rove 
> through urban areas with most of your contacts at short range then 
> loops, or logs, may be sufficient.  But, if you are into hill topping or 
> Roving through the vast empty spaces of the Midwest and west, then you 
> need some serious gain.

Amen, pass the Tylenol.  :-)

> I usually run solo, so that limits the maximum size of my antennas.  I 
> have found the 12' boom length is about my limit.  My current setup is a 
> Par stressed Moxon on 6 meters, a 10 element cushcraft on 2m, 7 elements 
> on 222, and 11 elements on 432.  These are all mounted to a push up 
> mast, which is mounted in the center of the bed of my pickup.  This 
> setup has worked well for me over the years.
> 
> Good feed lines are important, but don't sweat tenths of a db with the 
> normally short runs of Rover feed lines.

Unless you're doing microwaves, then mount the transverter as close to 
the dish as possible.  :-)

Nate WY0X