[WIQPmail] WIQP-Mail Digest, Vol 46, Issue 19

[Rolf Krogstad]

I have a large guage cable run through the firewall from the battery.  It
is fused at the battery.   I had that commercially done.   I take a cable
which I attached to the chassis for negative.  Both cables are terminated
in Power Pole connectors.   The power cable which came with the radio is
fused on both the positive and negative and I also terminated it with power
pole connectors.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 2:49 PM James Sexton <kd9rnx at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey! Thanks for the info, I LOVE the idea of mobile
>
> How do you run your power supply?
>
> - - ...  ... - -
>
> On Mar 15, 2021, at 1:59 PM, Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> KD9RNX de NR0T
>
> I use a Yaesu FT-897D transceiver with an additional 500 Hz filter for CW
> reception.
> For antennas I have a Hustler mobile whip on 80, and old TenTec whips, one
> 40 and one on 20.  I have a hitch mount with a four foot mast.
> At the top of that mast I have a Hustler VP-1 mounting plate which allows
> me to connect the three whips to the one coax.
> They angle away from each other.  This gives me instant band changes for
> 80-cw, 40-cw and all of 20 meters.
> On the front fender I have another antenna, an Outbacker Perth.  It has a
> tap to change bands.  At this low point in the solar cycle we have it tuned
> for 40-SSB.  We have a manual A<>B antenna switch inside the car to flip
> between the front antenna and the back antennas.
> When sunspots improve we will probably set that antenna for 15 meters or
> 10 meters.
>
> The key to mobile operating is to make sure you have good grounding for
> the mounts.  The hood of my 2007 Toyota RAV4 needed tohave a cable added
> grounding it to the chassis.  Once I did that the front antenna improved
> 500%.  I have also grounded the hitch mount to the chassis with a strip of
> solid copper flashing.
> 73
> Rolf  NR0T
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 12:59 PM James Sexton via WIQP-Mail <
> wiqp-mail at warac.org> wrote:
>
>> if you dont mind , what type of rig do you have?
>>
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