[OZAPRS] HF antenna on car - sorted

[Andrew Rich]

ICOM 706 MKII G VSWR meter shows no greater than 2:1 on peak of 100 W SSB

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> On 5 Dec 2017, at 9:58 am, 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 <mailto: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 <http://www.k0bg.com/myths.html>
> 
> it's pretty right. Alan is a good engineer with a practical understanding.
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> 
> 
> 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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