[VHFcontesting] Antenna recommendations for Rovers

[Zack Widup]

The things I like about loopers is the ability to just bend everything 
back and they work just fine.  I've thrown my 903 and 1296 loopers in and 
out of the car so many times I can't even count them, The loops have 
gottne flattened, squashed, bent into weird shapes, etc.  I easily bend 
them back where they belong and don't notice any difference in 
performance.

73, Zack W9SZ

On Mon, 28 Jul 2008, Bill Olson wrote:

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> Hi Joe, Bill Olson recommends Directive Systems Yagis for the lower 4 bands and also Directive Systems Loop yagis for 33cm on up.. yeah you might say I am biased, but I use both on my rover and have for years.. any problem with loopers on a vehicle would not be wind load, it would probably be with "tree limb" load.. but this can be a problem with any Yagi i think.
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> I honestly cannot belive anyone says a loop Yagi would have problems with a 65-75mph wind!!!  what happens? the loops blow over??? Nah.. I'd actually like to hear about any wind problems with a Loop yagi.. (oh gawd, I left myself open on that one.. here we go....)
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> bill olson, K1DY
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>> From: joeserocki at gmail.com
>> To: smc at w9smc.com; vhf_uhf at yahoogroups.com; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
>> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:32:56 -0500
>> Subject: [VHFcontesting] Antenna recommendations for Rovers
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>> Ladies and Gents-
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>> I am looking for recommendations for antennas for Rovers. I like the stuff
>> from Bill Olsen for the lower bands, but he does not do 33cm and up, and I
>> am in need.. I am not sure about loop yagis, do they handle the wind load of
>> roving OK? I have heard rumors both ways.
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>> Joe Serocki
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