[OZAPRS] Antennas on bikes?

[Jack Chomley]

I would mount the antenna on the rear, use a ground independent unit 
(something like an RFI CD91 series or Diamond etc. Keep it away from the 
bike ECU electronics and any potential interference from the ignition etc.

Run power direct from battery etc.

Jack

VK4JRC


At 07:53 PM 10/26/2006 +1000, you wrote:

>Oops, keep forgetting that some people take 'bike' to mean pushbike ;)
>
>I was meaning mounting on a motorbike :)  Mounting in front of the
mirrors
>would be easiest, cable-routing-wise, but not sure what whips will do in
the
>wind, or how much noise they'd make...  Mounting off the sides of the top
>box at the back would probably be the best, but a little worried that
it'll
>make the flying brick look even more like a cop bike and freak people out
>more than it already does...
>http://imagestore.ugbox.net/aview/DSCF1251_7974fd91508f95ce97cf5a2
>
>Cheers,
>
>Damien
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Darryl Smith" <Darryl at Radio-active.net.au>
>To: "'Damien Gardner Jnr'" <rendrag at rendrag.net>; "'VK / ZL APRS Users'"
><ozaprs at aprs.net.au>
>Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:13 PM
>Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] Antennas on bikes?
>
>
> > Steve Roberts, N4RVE of Nomadic Research Labs... http://microship.com/
> >
> > Darryl
> >
> > ---------
> > Darryl Smith, VK2TDS POBox 169 Ingleburn NSW 2565 Australia
> > Mobile Number 0412 929 634 [+61 4 12 929 634 Int] - 02 9618 6459
> > www.radio-active.net.au/blog/ - www.radio-active.net.au/web/tracking/
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au [mailto:ozaprs-bounces at aprs.net.au]
On
> > Behalf Of Damien Gardner Jnr
> > Sent: Thursday, 26 October 2006 7:02 PM
> > To: VK / ZL APRS Users
> > Subject: [OZAPRS] Antennas on bikes?
> >
> > Howdy Folks,
> >
> > Little unusual question, but I seem to remember at the APRS symposium
a
> > few
> > years ago (that was a while ago now come to think of it..), someone
was
> > there on a bike with a ham rig installed..
> >
> > I'm just in the process of fitting up the intercom on the bike, and
wiring
> > in the ipod, phone, navman, UHF cb, etc.. And am also setting up my D7
> > with
> > an etrex attached for APRS..  I'm wondering, if anyone has fitted up
> > antennas to their bike, where do you find the best place? I can't
decide
> > whether it's best to do up mounts coming off the mirror mounts, mount
them
> > off the side crash bars, or run a mounting bar to put the antennas
either
> > side of the top box at the back..
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Damien
> >
> > --
> > Damien Gardner Jnr
> > VK2TDG. Dip EE. StudIEAust
> > '84 BMW K100RT
> > Home: rendrag at rendrag.net -  http://www.rendrag.net/
> > Play: vk2tdg at pinegap.net  -  http://pinegap.net/
> > --
> > We rode on the winds of the rising storm,
> >  We ran to the sounds of thunder.
> > We danced among the lightning bolts,
> >  and tore the world asunder
> > _______________________________________________
> > Ozaprs mailing list
> > Ozaprs at aprs.net.au
> > http://aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs
> >
> >
>
>_______________________________________________
>Ozaprs mailing list
>Ozaprs at aprs.net.au
>http://aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs


_______________________________________________
Ozaprs mailing list
Ozaprs at aprs.net.au
http://aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://second.aprs.net.au/pipermail/ozaprs/attachments/20061026/65182e1e/attachment.htm