[VHFcontesting] Rover Tech: Mounting - Will this work?

[Nate Duehr]

On Jul 13, 2007, at 10:03 PM, JT Croteau wrote:

> On 7/13/07, David Pruett <k8cc at comcast.net> wrote:
>> The first sizable branch you'll hit will likely rip the entire  
>> mast off
>> the vehicle
>
> 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'd
> still rather have the mast push the small branch out of the way than a
> $100 antenna.

I'm sitting here trying to figure out how 6" of mast sticking up  
above the center of a yagi or loop is going to push anything out of  
the way?  The antenna is going to stick out feet in front of the mast.

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Nate Duehr, WY0X
nate at natetech.com