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The antenna seems to be working well. I found 40m extremely silent
post 09 Oct 2024
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This is a low cost homebrew two band travel antenna for 20 and 40 meters. It is based on the B&W Travel Antenna concept with a telescoping whip and a loading coil
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Most amateurs have become used to tuning for a minimum indicated SWR. This is meaningless in a mobile installation. WHY? An efficient mobile whip is unlikely to be 50 ohms
Making a 28MHz rubber duck for the FT817
The main component in this design is the supporting rod, which the wire is wound upon.The rod needs to be 530mm for the antenna, plus about 15mm, which is inserted into a PL259 for RG8 style coaxial cable
HF Mobile Installation BMWX5 Kenwood TS-480
HF Mobile Installation BMW X5 Kenwood TS-480 High Sierra Sidekick Hi-Q Accessories Diamond Brackets Custom Base Turbo Tuner
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This is a low cost homebrew two band travel antenna for 20 and 40 meters. It is based on the B&W Travel Antenna concept with a telescoping whip and a loading coil
Most amateurs have become used to tuning for a minimum indicated SWR. This is meaningless in a mobile installation. WHY? An efficient mobile whip is unlikely to be 50 ohms
The main component in this design is the supporting rod, which the wire is wound upon.The rod needs to be 530mm for the antenna, plus about 15mm, which is inserted into a PL259 for RG8 style coaxial cable
HF Mobile Installation BMW X5 Kenwood TS-480 High Sierra Sidekick Hi-Q Accessories Diamond Brackets Custom Base Turbo Tuner