Off your rocker you ask? Why would you ask that?
I see no problem at all. Of course before the Scout, I used to run a
Kenwood TS 520 mobile. I am sure people thought I was off my rocker,
except no one had the B----s to tell me to my face, as I might have tied
their hands to the antenna and called CQ CQ CQ. (Just kidding of course).
The Kenwood worked good as a mobile rig, so I am sure the OMNI will work
GREAT!
73 and good mobile hamming, Paul K9PEP
At 08:08 AM 5/6/99 -0400, Tyler Barnett wrote:
>
>I've discovered CW mobile. A new frontier I suppose.
>I'm using a borrowed Scout for now, but want to upgrade.
>My choices seem to be narrowed to the IC706 or FT100, or
>older Tentec gear, none of which fits in my JA truck.
>
>I got the bright idea of mounting another OMNI6 on the
>hump of the extended cab, that is, behind me in the
>middle of the truck, and using a 301 remote knob for
>tuning up front. I would then mount a strategically-placed
>mirror on the console pointing at the front panel
>to read the frequency backwards. I've got a few other
>issues to resolve, all of which can be built into a decent
>sized minibox: external volume control, CMOS II keyer,
>remote knob, power switch, SWR bridge, etc.
>
>I see 2 advantages: it's bound to be one of the best
>mobile rigs in terms of performance, and I can pull it
>from the truck, sit it down next to my other OMNI6 and
>use it for 2-radio contesting. Then sell the IC-765 that
>currently does this. It's a good radio, but hey....
>
>Has anybody done this? Am I off my proverbial rocker?
>Tyler N4TY
>
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