The next question is, how many does Ten Tec have? Are we taking about
6, a dozen or 100? Buy two, put them together like a dipole, feed with
twin lead or coax, use a tuner ant it will probably work fine on
18-28 MHz. Put it on the mast with a tribander to cover those
missing WARC bands. Buy 4 and make them into a compact 12m two
element beam. Buy six and make a three element beam. Set up 4 in
a vertical array, feed with phasing harnesses and you have a
vertical steerable array. Or, just stick a couple on your car or
truck; they're bound to look cool, even if you don't use them.
Stick one out a window and hook your shortwave receiver to it. It
will work much better than the built-in telescoping whip.
73, Bob WB2VUF
Steve Ellington N4LQ wrote:
>
> I've only seen one TenTec mobile antenna. It looked a forunner to the
> Hamstick type whip. They were white and Hamsticks are black. Maybe
> that's how Mr. Hamstick got around the patent. Anyway, we need to come
> up with some ideas on how to dispose of these antennas since TenTec
> seems to be stuck with them. I've got a few:
>
> 1. Door prizes for hamfest
> 2. Free gifts for visitors.
> 3. Modify for CB and sell at flea markets.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Steve N4LQ
>
> > I am starting to hear some activity on 12 m, but not much. Let's
> > start a 12-12 net like the 10-10 organization.
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