HF Mobile-Things To Consider

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This is post 2669 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas.

Thanks to AE4VJ for this excellent introduction to HF mobile operations.

The video discusses HF Mobile installations, grounding, and antenna options.

Here are some comments from AE4VJ:

This is NOT the "end-all be-all" for your mobile instillation as each will be different. This is to get you thinking and to bring attention to what you need to consider if you're interested in HF mobile. I don't like drilling holes where they aren't easily concealed and I like for things to look as factory as I can. These are the bigger challenges, but the biggest task is GROUNDING so this is they approach we take today. HF Mobile is CRAZY fun! You don't have to worry about running out of range of a repeater, you can get some WAS/DXCC Credits while on the road and, if you like road trips, its a great way to make the time fly by. The first trip after I installed my IC-7100 and Tarheel screwdriver was to the Orlando Hamfest in 2018. I was able to talk with the normal bunch on 75 meters all morning until about noon and had a pretty good signal back into the Carolinas at night (reports of 59+10-20). It made it feel like you were still in touch with home. I've been doing HF mobile (on and off) for almost 20 years and with the newer radios that do a whole lot more than the TS-50, its even more fun now. As long as you put in some thought and don't mind doing some work its not as hard as you think. Get together with a buddy or two to have even more fun and get an extra set of eyes and ideas on your project. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Please watch: "Things To Get at Your Local #Hamfest" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh7Ti... -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-

Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).