Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
snip
I'm not sure but I think the max height for a motor vehicle (without a
special permit) is something like 13 feet, which means you should be
able to mount the whip up to 4 feet off the ground and have relatively
few problems. I'll check on that height limit......

You won't have to check..you'll hear it banging pretty strong. g They
are great antenna's, but not usually practical..and very odious looking.

In Washington the max vehicle height is 14 feet. That doesn't mean the
roads are required to clear a vehicle with that height, but it does
mean that any hard obstruction lower than 14 feet must be marked.
Maybe adding a small electric winch to pull down the tip of the
antenna, activated by a switch on the dash....?

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it all.

:-)

In , Steveo
wrote:


Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it all.

:-)


How about a really long door-spring with tubing in the center that is
connected to a pump, so the antenna can be softened or stiffened as
needed? Just give the pump a few strokes and it rises to it's proper
operating length.....






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Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it all.

:-)

How about a really long door-spring with tubing in the center that is
connected to a pump, so the antenna can be softened or stiffened as
needed? Just give the pump a few strokes and it rises to it's proper
operating length.....

Think it will float in the competitive CB market? g

Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it all.

:-)

How about a really long door-spring with tubing in the center that is
connected to a pump, so the antenna can be softened or stiffened as
needed? Just give the pump a few strokes and it rises to it's proper
operating length.....

How about an auto tune option that would self pump..mo money!

In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it all.

:-)

How about a really long door-spring with tubing in the center that is
connected to a pump, so the antenna can be softened or stiffened as
needed? Just give the pump a few strokes and it rises to it's proper
operating length.....

How about an auto tune option that would self pump..mo money!


I think they already have that on the market, but it comes with the
warning that if it stays pumped for more than 4 hours you should see
your doctor immediately.







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Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it all.

:-)

How about a really long door-spring with tubing in the center that is
connected to a pump, so the antenna can be softened or stiffened as
needed? Just give the pump a few strokes and it rises to it's proper
operating length.....

How about an auto tune option that would self pump..mo money!

I think they already have that on the market, but it comes with the
warning that if it stays pumped for more than 4 hours you should see
your doctor immediately.

Two slaps with the ruler from sister Mary elephant is the cure..bummer

Keith Hosman KC8TCQ wrote:
Steveo wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

It's gonna take quite an off-set under the body panel to hold it
all.

:-)

How about a really long door-spring with tubing in the center that is
connected to a pump, so the antenna can be softened or stiffened as
needed? Just give the pump a few strokes and it rises to it's proper
operating length.....

How about an auto tune option that would self pump..mo money!

sounds like the 11m screwdriver antenna

Did it work for you?

Steveo write:
Frank Gilliland wrote:
In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
snip
I'm not sure but I think the max height for a motor vehicle (without
a
special permit) is something like 13 feet, which means you should be
able to mount the whip up to 4 feet off the ground and have relatively
few problems. I'll check on that height limit......

You won't have to check..you'll hear it banging pretty strong. g They
are great antenna's, but not usually practical..and very odious looking.

In Washington the max vehicle height is 14 feet. That doesn't mean the
roads are required to clear a vehicle with that height, but it does
mean that any hard obstruction lower than 14 feet must be marked.
Maybe adding a small electric winch to pull down the tip of the
antenna, activated by a switch on the dash....?

Telescopic!! Why didn't I think of that!? It would be multi-banded
since you could just extend it more the lower you went in frequency.

what other band besides 11m are you thinking of operating on assflap?

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:30:41 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

In , Steveo
wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
How (or why) is that even worth the
effort for such a cheap and easy antenna?

Bact to the OP.

9 foot whip on a pick-up truck is best, eh Frank?


Yep. A non-magnetic whip is best, but even a magnetic steel whip will
outperform any other 1/4-wave vertical on the market. That's my story
and I'm sticking to it.

Frank;
Can you qualify that a little more? A 1/4 wave S/S whip will
outperform any other 1/4 wave antenna when mounted in the same
location?

In , Lancer
wrote:

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:30:41 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:
snip
Yep. A non-magnetic whip is best, but even a magnetic steel whip will
outperform any other 1/4-wave vertical on the market. That's my story
and I'm sticking to it.

Frank;
Can you qualify that a little more? A 1/4 wave S/S whip will
outperform any other 1/4 wave antenna when mounted in the same
location?


Yeah, I probably should clean that up......

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