Stephanie,
I am interested in your antenna. Is that the original K-40 antenna?
Doesn't that come with a trunk mount?
I may be thinking of a different antenna. Please send me model numbers if
possible and more information.
How much longer does the whip need to be to tune 20 meters? I need a low
profile mobile 20 meter antenna... something
more like a cb antenna and your experiment may work for me.
Thank you for the info.
Kelly Ellison - WB0WQS
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----- Original Message -----
From: Stephanie WX3K <wx3k@...>
To: <FT817@...>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:40 PM
Subject: [FT817] Homebrew HF Antenna
I recently attended Dayton and bought the antenna bracket for the MP-1. I
had purchased a K-40 whip antenna with a tunable stinger for 10
meters......I stuck a longer stinger in it last night, tuned it for the
SSB
segment of 20 meters and tried making a contact on 20 meter SSB this
evening
with the 817 sitting on top of my car.
FG5BG with a 55 report....not too shabby !
I find that the car forms a very nice capacitively coupled
counterpoise.....Antenna loads very well.....BUT I need a wire
counterpoise
when holding the 817....the match is marginal.
Stephanie R. Koles WX3K
wx3k@...
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