Methinks thou art trying to pull my lower verticle appendage (leg).
In case you are serious, try getting the antenna away from the bycycle
material a bit. Make a mount and clamp it on. Then use your MFJ antenna
analyser to see if it is resonant at your chosen frequency. If not adjust
it accordingly. I suppose you are going to tell me next that the small
lighting generator will not power the radio? Well I do not have a 1340, so
you are on your own there. I use a TT Scout. Not a bad radio for the
price. I am thinking of a radio similar to the ICOM 706 and wishing TT
made one.
73 Paul
At 07:45 AM 4/23/99 -0400, Steve Ellington N4LQ wrote:
>I tried mounting my Hustler 40m whip on the back of my bicycle. Using
>velcro, I managed to strap my TT 1340 to the handlebars. No amount of
>antenna tuning, tuner or loading would make it resonate. Maybe I need a 1/2
>wave 40m whip but that may be a bit much for pedal power.
>
>>One of my mobile ventures is Amateur radio on my Harley. Talk about your
>>"minimum ground plane", any way I found that a "one-half wave" antenna
>>works better that the other standards when you do not have a ground plane.
>>As far as mounting the antenna goes you may have to get inventive! I made
>>a clamp that fit on the chrome "luggage rack" and clamped that good and
>>solid, then mounted the antenna there. Works pretty good considering the
>>whole rear end of the motorcycle is plastic.
>>73 Paul K9PEP
>>
>>At 08:10 PM 4/22/99 -0500, Bill Hawkins wrote:
>>>
>>>Not being familiar with mobiling, how can you make a good
>>>antenna mount with the all fiberglas bodies and bumpers.
>>>Is it wise to use a trailer hitch as a mount if it is welded to the frame?
>>>I am getting ready to start mobiling.
>>> Thanks
>>>Bill W5EC
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Dale L. Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
>>>To: 'Ten Tec List' <tentec@contesting.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
>>>Date: Thursday, April 22, 1999 7:35 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Mobile power wiring
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Don,
>>>>>
>>>>>General Motors Corp. recommendation for installation of radio
>>>>equipment in
>>>reasons. The radio should "float" and not be grounded in
>>>
>>>
>>>>snip<
>>>.
>>>>>RF ground connection is made ONLY at the base of the antenna.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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