[VHFcontesting] new rover

[David Erickson]

Yeah you never notice the tree's until you put your nice pretty stack of
antennas on top of your rover and go down the road and whack your 6m moxon
to bits and pieces.  Been there.. done that.. We've been rather fortunate
with our new arragegement on top of the RV.  Everything is below 12 feet
while in motion so we haven't had any tree strikes.

73's,
Dave W3DIO
http://www.w3dio.org/


> I lowered it when in the mountains, but the problem really cropped up on
> main roads.  Its amazing that here on the East coast, there are so many
> trees that are on the sides of the road.  I never noticed them until this
> contest.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: frank bechdoldt <k3uhf at hotmail.com>
> this time I tapped a 1/4 20 screw in the tube of the DE that holds the
> reflector. I uses a large screw head.  It should keep it from falling
> apart.  I also keep it snug, not hard tight.  So when it hit a tree last
> friday it just turned 60 degrees.
>
> That being said, I'd take it down going up a forrest service road or BLM
> road on the west side of the cascades.  On the east side there is no
> trees.
>
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> From: k4gun at comcast.net
> To: jdausilio at gmail.com; JamesDuffey at comcast.net
> CC: vhfcontesting at contesting.com; k3uhf at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] new rover
> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:01:38 +0000
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> I'll second that.  I ran with mine at 13' and kept clipping trees.  I
> lost the reflector somewhere in Delaware.  In the future, I'll keep it
> lower while in motion and will also tie a lanyard to the reflector so it
> doesn't get lost.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "John D'Ausilio" <jdausilio at gmail.com>
>
>
>> I've had pretty bad luck with mine, running at 11 1/2 feet. Just broke
>> my latest one on VHF weekend, I'm sticking the Saturn 6 up there for Sept
>> ;)
>>
>>
>> de w1rt/john
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 12:36 PM, James Duffey wrote:
>>
>>> I am curious as to your experiences roving with a 6M Moxon. How does
>>> it hold up at 13 feet while in motion? How does the truck drive with
>>> that large antenna up that high? I am thinking of making one that is
>>> switchable in direction.
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