Interesting comments Mel. I have purchased a Little Tarheel and installed it
on my vehicle, but I have not got around to doing anything with it. I have a
MFJ tuner that looks like it will work as well as the one you use. Are you
using a Coax switch? I would be interested in your pictures if you have them
on line. I also have a MFJ tuner that I have not installed as yet, but it
looks like if you installed the tuner so that it is in line with the anslyzer
or the rig when you have a coax switch installed you could use auto tune and
then see what you have as well. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke,
From: Mel Farrer via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
To: Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com>; "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
<elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Mobile operation "bible"
While I never tune while driving, I got rid of the autotuners for the HI-Q
5-160 antenna and installed a switch to allow me to transfer the antenna to a
FG-01 analyzer. So when I need to move frequency, I pull over stop, switch to
the analyzer and tune the antenna. Simple and fool proof. Legal too.
Pictures on file.
Mel, K6KBE
From: Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Mobile operation "bible"
I have a Little Tarheel screwdriver antenna on the 4Runner. It
works well on 21MHz and higher, and less well as you go down in
frequency. When parked, I try to add an external counterpose
clipped to the ground side of the antenna mount, which seems to
help on 40M. I really think you want your counterpose to be on
the order of 1/4 wave long, and the 4Runner isn't 10 meters long.
I do remember doing search and pounce in the California QSO
party on 80M. As I tuned up the band and found a new station, I
had to re-turn the antenna, which I did while giving my call.
Everyone who answered said something along the line of, "You're
down in the noise, but we'll make it work." I thank them.
73 Bill AE6JV
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