<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hey! Thanks for the info, I LOVE the idea of mobile <div><br></div><div>How do you run your power supply?<br><br><div dir="ltr">- - ... ... - -</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 15, 2021, at 1:59 PM, Rolf Krogstad <rolf.krogstad@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>KD9RNX de NR0T</div><div><br></div><div>I use a Yaesu FT-897D transceiver with an additional 500 Hz filter for CW reception.</div><div>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. <br></div><div>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.</div><div>They angle away from each other. This gives me instant band changes for 80-cw, 40-cw and all of 20 meters. <br></div><div></div><div>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.</div><div>When sunspots improve we will probably set that antenna for 15 meters or 10 meters.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>73</div><div>Rolf NR0T<br></div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 12:59 PM James Sexton via WIQP-Mail <<a href="mailto:wiqp-mail@warac.org">wiqp-mail@warac.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">if you dont mind , what type of rig do you have?</div><br>
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