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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>One day I’ll actually get to ‘play radios’ again and be able to join you on air; but in the meantime have to console myself with reading the mail and storing up the good ideas; however in earlier times as Net control for the 14.116 Traveller’s Net, and even travelling o’seas (VK7 & ZL) I found the centre loaded Hustler system to work well on my 80 Series (bull bar) and borrowed/hire cars (tow bar). Simple, convenient, effective – and no I don’t own any shares.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Main components are HD spring loaded base, a common folding articulated ‘mast’ section (1/4 wave on 6m) onto which fits coil loaded ‘resonator’ for whichever band – available for 80m – 10m including WARC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My subjective observations were that it out performed the Codan 9350+ 1.8m SS whip on any given band. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I presume they are still available – have not had to look as I have several sets including the suitcase-ready one. Just don’t try taking it onto a cruise liner or they will lock it in the hold!!! Rotten spoil sports!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>73,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bob VK6KW<sub><o:p></o:p></sub></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> OZAPRS [mailto:ozaprs-bounces@aprs.net.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>vk2tv<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 09, 2017 5:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> ozaprs@aprs.net.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OZAPRS] Need a hand<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The more I look at the vehicle, the more I read and the more I hear, the less I want to install something I'll hardly use!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I did consider a nudge bar but not at $800.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I'll build up a tilt-over mast for at home and populate it before I spend too much time on the X-Trail.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ray vk2tv</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 08/12/17 20:40, Liz wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>QTR Mon, 4 Dec 2017 09:19:27 +1100 vk2tv QTC<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><pre>I've just looked at my X-Trail and I think I've lost any enthusiasm I <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>had for installing radios, hi. I think the engine block was poured in<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>situ!<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>The main frame of the vehicle - subframe, floor pan, roof, firewall<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and door frames - seems to be a welded mass of metal to which<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>mudguards, bonnet, doors, etc are bolted, so any bolts attaching<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>components to the sub-frame could be a possibility. A "Z" bracket<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>coming out from under the bonnet could possibly utilise one of the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>mudguard mounting bolts. A magbase on the edge of the bonnet could be<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>earthed via a short lead to a mudguard mount or the bonnet hinge<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>mount. Most bonnets are not purposely earthed so heavy(ish) straps<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(RG213 braid, e.g.) around the hinges could be beneficial. A couple<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>of possibilities there, but this is just one specific vehicle.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>My days of crawling over and under vehicles to install radios ended a <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>long time ago; these days I'm the wrong shape for crawling under, and <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>multi-focal spectacles don't work well upside down under a dash.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Ray<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>vk2tv<o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>I've got a 32 series Xtrail.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>You forgot to mention the 8cm of insulating foam as well....<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>My OM took out the passenger seat and got a base plate fitted to the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>base of the seat, on which the radios sit, with one head on the dash<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>and the other on a stalk attached to the passenger seat bolt.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Antenna for 2m is in the middle of the roof and HF antenna on the<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>bullbar. As indicated previously, motorising the antenna support cost<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>about $45K.<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Liz<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>VK2XSE<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>OZAPRS mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:OZAPRS@aprs.net.au">OZAPRS@aprs.net.au</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs">http://lists.aprs.net.au/mailman/listinfo/ozaprs</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>