Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air. Got a big
steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and cable to go with it.

Got an old SEARS CB, am only, just couldn't snag a sidebander at all.


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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:35:41 -0800 starlord wrote:

Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air. Got a
big
steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and cable to go
with it.

Got an old SEARS CB, am only, just couldn't snag a sidebander at all.

Get yourself a body mount for it.
Or make up a 90 degree bracket that has one of those pl259 connector mounts
on it and mount it to the bumper.
Going with a standard bumper chain mount thing has always been in a PITA.

"Richard" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:35:41 -0800 starlord wrote:

Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air. Got a
big
steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and cable to go
with it.

Got an old SEARS CB, am only, just couldn't snag a sidebander at all.

Get yourself a body mount for it.
Or make up a 90 degree bracket that has one of those pl259 connector
mounts
on it and mount it to the bumper.
Going with a standard bumper chain mount thing has always been in a PITA.


Find a bolt or plastic push in fastener under the bumper and put a flat
mount on it. Run 2 or 3 braids to nearby bolts for better SWR.

Chris

"starlord" wrote:
Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air. Got a
big steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and cable to go
with it.

Gonna prune some trees?

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Hello Starloard:

Yeah good going the 102 inch steel whip will work really great on top of
the center of the vehicle.

I mounted a 96 inch Francis Amazer Fiberglass whip antenna on top of my
Red Neck Ford F250 4x4 Truck. This thing really works great. Yeah you
will trim a few low lying tree's and such, buts whats more important
radio perfromance or a few tree hits.

I got a roll of RG8X coax that don't have a lot of use for, maybe you
need some coax and connectors?

Jay in the Mojave

starlord wrote:

Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air. Got a big
steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and cable to go with it.

Got an old SEARS CB, am only, just couldn't snag a sidebander at all.

The bummper on this old 1974 Statllite is mostly for show, there's no real
place to put anything. I'll most likly do as I did with my old caddy in the
far past, get a angle and drill holes for mounting it on one side of the
rear of the body on one side. This keeps the whip out of the way for when I
load my telescope into the trunk and when not in use, I can have the whip
looped over to the front door area. I'll not be able to talk much near the
trailer park, everyone is on brodcast t.v. ant's as there's no cable
reaching down to here. Sometime in the next 2 to 3 months I'll be able to
key up once more. Got a brake on the price of the whip, it was suppost to be
$21.00 but because the rat shack down here had it so long, it's code showed
it as only $16.00 so I grabed it.

KAPA 4318


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"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Hello Starloard:

Yeah good going the 102 inch steel whip will work really great on top of
the center of the vehicle.

I mounted a 96 inch Francis Amazer Fiberglass whip antenna on top of my
Red Neck Ford F250 4x4 Truck. This thing really works great. Yeah you
will trim a few low lying tree's and such, buts whats more important
radio perfromance or a few tree hits.

I got a roll of RG8X coax that don't have a lot of use for, maybe you
need some coax and connectors?

Jay in the Mojave

starlord wrote:

Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air. Got a
big
steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and cable to go with
it.

Got an old SEARS CB, am only, just couldn't snag a sidebander at all.

starlord wrote:
The bummper on this old 1974 Statllite is mostly for show, there's no
real place to put anything. I'll most likly do as I did with my old
caddy in the far past, get a angle and drill holes for mounting it on
one side of the rear of the body on one side. This keeps the whip out
of the way for when I load my telescope into the trunk and when not
in use, I can have the whip looped over to the front door area. I'll
not be able to talk much near the trailer park, everyone is on
brodcast t.v. ant's as there's no cable reaching down to here.
Sometime in the next 2 to 3 months I'll be able to key up once more.
Got a brake on the price of the whip, it was suppost to be $21.00 but
because the rat shack down here had it so long, it's code showed it
as only $16.00 so I grabed it.

Great price but if you don't use the center of the roof you will be highly
directional. Why not put the hole in a less obtrusive place like the top
rather than the highly visable side of the vehicle? Everything will be
easier if you use the roof mount. Tuning, etc.

Just my two cents. ;-)

Jeff


KAPA 4318



"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Hello Starloard:

Yeah good going the 102 inch steel whip will work really great on
top of the center of the vehicle.

I mounted a 96 inch Francis Amazer Fiberglass whip antenna on top of
my Red Neck Ford F250 4x4 Truck. This thing really works great. Yeah
you will trim a few low lying tree's and such, buts whats more
important radio perfromance or a few tree hits.

I got a roll of RG8X coax that don't have a lot of use for, maybe you
need some coax and connectors?

Jay in the Mojave

starlord wrote:

Will, I've gotten one tiny step towards getting back on the air.
Got a big steel whip to put on the old car once I get a mount and
cable to go with it.

Got an old SEARS CB, am only, just couldn't snag a sidebander at
all.

One word of advice... don't buy the Radio Shack ball mount for that
whip. It has no serrated teeth (like the Antenna Specialists) that hold
the ball from rotating under the weight of the antenna if mounted on
the vehicle side.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

Jeff is right... while the whip is a great antenna... if not mounted on
the center of the vehicle... it will be very directional towards the
front of the vehicle if mounted in the rear. Frankly, the whip is a bit
impractical from several standpoints. When balancing practicality and
performance... I always opted for a somewhat shorter antenna (Wilson
1000) magneted to the center of the roof. This provides an excellent
radiation pattern and doesn't hit every tree, bridge, and lighting
fixure... LOL

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com


Great price but if you don't use the center of the roof you will be
highly
directional. Why not put the hole in a less obtrusive place like the
top
rather than the highly visable side of the vehicle? Everything will
be
easier if you use the roof mount. Tuning, etc.

Professor wrote:
Jeff is right... while the whip is a great antenna... if not mounted
on the center of the vehicle... it will be very directional towards
the front of the vehicle if mounted in the rear. Frankly, the whip is
a bit impractical from several standpoints. When balancing
practicality and performance... I always opted for a somewhat shorter
antenna (Wilson 1000) magneted to the center of the roof. This
provides an excellent radiation pattern and doesn't hit every tree,
bridge, and lighting fixure... LOL

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

But the whip makes such a nice "BONGGGG" when you hit the right object. ;-)

That being said, I think the Wilson is the better choice. If he's driving a
Plymouth he'll probably have the same problem I had with my '68 Dodge
Coronet. Thin top "skin". I'd worry about that whip ripping right out.

Jeff



Great price but if you don't use the center of the roof you will be
highly directional. Why not put the hole in a less obtrusive place
like the top rather than the highly visable side of the vehicle?
Everything will be easier if you use the roof mount. Tuning, etc.