[OZAPRS] 10.147 MHz antenna

[Peter Dodd]

Hi Andrew,

SO239 base is mounted on approx 200 x 200 mm sheet of aluminium which is bolted to the rack.

Rack is providing a counterpoise of sorts.

At this time rack does not have a good dc path to chassis (fibreglass canopy in the way).

In process of making earthing straps using copper strips approx 25 mm wide to remedy this.

Shifted antenna late yesterday and haven't redone sweep yet.

Should be able to get back to it tomorrow.

Heard by vk4mq-4 1600km so it is operational but probably not ideal

Regards

Peter


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andrew Rich 
  To: Australian APRS Users 
  Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2017 9:49 AM
  Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] 10.147 MHz antenna


  Is your antenna grounded


  Have you done vswr sweeps 


  Sent from my iPhone

  On 9 Dec 2017, at 8:21 am, Peter Dodd <dodd.pc at bigpond.com> wrote:


    Hi,

    Diamond HF30FX mounted on Rhino Rack on canopy of my DMax.

    With 30W tx heard by VK2ZZM and and VK2OL-5 this morning at about 900 km

    Ignore mycall report that is my rx and multipsk software.

    $65000 and counting for mobile antenna mount

    Regards

    Peter VK7KPC-15
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: vk4tec at tech-software.net 
      To: 'Australian APRS Users' 
      Sent: Friday, December 08, 2017 8:36 PM
      Subject: [OZAPRS] 10.147 MHz antenna


      Hello



      I can go up but not out 



      Looking for suggestion for HF vertical for 10 MHz please



      Andrew 



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