?I used whatever I was able to.
?Regarding magnet mount, I bought a heavy 4 magnet mount, and installed it, first on a Saturn SW wagon, then a Chrysler Town and Country.
?On the first I tuned a 20 meter whip, and, at night, contacted Sweden, Finland and Russia from Washington State. I tuned the rest of the whips, a group of five, similar to hamsticks.
?Only made contacts on 40 on our way home to Cal.
?On the T&C, I made the error of not readjusting the whips.
?Was on 40, with reduced power, and checked into a net.
?But then I turned up the power.
?Got bitten by RF on the Mike hanger, and the radio kicked off.
?Only got rf burns from that two times.?
?Point being, always check SWR and adjust when you make changes, and ground the rig itself. An autotuner can help, but always adjust at low power first.
?Make do with what you can.
?I recall seeing an ad for a Slinky antenna way back. No idea as to how well it did or did not work.
?I also saw dipoles for limited space in the radio amateurs handbook.
?Zig sagging or otherwise making it shorter while still using full lengths of wire.
?I did that type as well on 75 meters, where I restricted antennas to only over the roof of my home.
?Do what you think may work.
?Wayne WA2YNE
