I am glad to see we have new members. Welcome to all. This is a group about Mobile Amateur Radio. We can try to help each other with installations of any type....
MobileAmateurRadio@ya...
Oct 1, 2006 8:55 am
1008
... If that were the problem, you should have had trouble using the antenna with the other radio in the other car. I still think you are looking at a...
yes i have a ground strap to the fram i have grinded some metel where the bolt goes to make sure its a clean ground also the mount is a trailer hitch mount ......
Tim: Am NO expert but corrected the problem with my 857D and Ford Ranger. 1. Followed GROUNDING suggestions from Allan Applegate(K0BG). www.k0bg.com 2. Also...
This OM would like to apologize to TA1DX. When uploading my photo's, some where installed in his goup. Hope the Group manager might be able to move them to the...
... Yahoo's interface often leaves something to be desired, so it's easy to see how this happened, Irvin. Not to worry. At any rate, I've moved the photos as...
Sorry for all the junk text in my last email. Yahoo and my email client obviously don't work well together. I've learned my lesson, though, and will stick to...
I have been looking at the triple magnet mounts to use with my outbacker perth; is anyone using them ? I don't see where to ground the mount. anyone have any...
MAGNET mount does not have to be grounded 73 W4GNS ... From: Harry To: MobileAmateurRadio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 2:49 PM Subject:...
Why would that be the case for HF? Isn't the Perth a 1/4 loaded antenna? Don't those need a ground plane to work? I thought that is why a magnetic mount...
OK I knew i stepped in it ,when I hit send.I resently used a magmount and made hundreds of contacts on 30 meters using a magmount.And also used a permanant...
All: Magnet mounts provide some level of coupling due to the capacitance between the magnet and the car body they're stuck to. The amount of capacitance...
... Yeah, I know that has to be the explanation, and that would also ... It would be interesting if an antenna guru/geek would do some modelling and give us...
There have been some attempts at 'modeling' but with mag mounts, the variable are so varied from vehicle to vehicle, location of the mount, etc., etc. The...
It's almost impossible to "model". Not all magnet materials are conductive. My quad mag mount, for instance, uses some sort of magnetic material that does...
Does anyone here have experience with setting up an HF mobile radio in an Isuzu Rodeo? I'm done with my installation but I'm having some difficulty getting...
... From: MobileAmateurRadio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MobileAmateurRadio@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Harry Meyer Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:36 PM To:...
Hi all, This is my first post. I have been a ham for 15 years, but have never really had a good mobile setup. I am trying to do this now. I live on the Gulf...
I run a 2003 F150 with first an IC706 M2 and now an IC7000 and have no trouble. I did install a Kenwood KLF Line filter on the firewall and draw power from...
... Like many other topics in amateur radio, you'll get as many opinions as you get responses. From the amount of noise you are experiencing, it certainly...
Just thought of something else about alternator noise. If one of the diodes in the rectifier plate inside the alternator fails OPEN, the alternator will have...
Hi all, Thanks all for the references. I've seen most of this already. From the k0bg.com site was mentioned type 31 material. I've seen this referenced in ...
http://www.kenwoodhk.com.hk/english/product/products_tc.php?index=248&sub_cat=32&main_cat=3&itemstart=7 Most any Land Mobile Radio dealer stocks this filter...
... I think that's because very few hams need any noise filter for their mobile installations. You really should check your ripple and make sure one of your...
Great forum. Love the posts Here's mine for today. I am thinking of building a 2-meter antenna, mast, and mount for use with my vehicle and my FT-8900....
I have found that a pool cleaning pole (you can often buy they very cheaply in the fall) works quite well. If you'd like something more durable (although more...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
