[OZAPRS] HF antenna on car - sorted

[Carlos Peco-Berrocal]

Hi Matthew,

I though Stealth Telecom were Russians operating from the Middle East ?

cheers
Carlos VK1EA


On 12/5/17, Matthew Cook <vk5zm at bistre.net> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing that URL....
>
> He is very wise and had my attention from;
>
> "There are *no* viable methodologies to achieve positive gain with an HF
> mobile antenna"
>
> So true.  I actually tested one of the first prototypes of that Stealth
> Telecom loop that George made, funny he came to the same conclusion.
>
> 73
>
> Matthew
> VK5ZM
>
> On 5 December 2017 at 09:59, Glen English VK1XX <
> glenlist at pacificmedia.com.au> wrote:
>
>> yea, essentially, RF wise, without  strap = without ground
>>
>> which is nearly exactly like without the negative lead of a light bulb
>> connected = no light...
>>
>> Dont expect miracles with a base loaded 1.4m whip.
>>
>> Expect efficiency to be around 10%
>>
>> rather than keep writing, Andrew, there is this compendium online, worth
>> a
>> read :
>>
>> http://www.k0bg.com/myths.html
>>
>> it's pretty right. Alan is a good engineer with a practical
>> understanding.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/12/2017 10:14 AM, Andrew Rich wrote:
>>
>>> Without strap - 5.06:1 at 10.147 MHz
>>>
>>> With strap - 1.16 : 1 at 10.147 MHz
>>>
>>> Now we are cooking with gas
>>>
>>> Andrew
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