Spouse proof mobile antenna on that new car: 1) go to a customizing shop, and have them remove your sunroof 2) take the sunroof to a custom glass shop, have them lay out one layer of shatterproof glass 3) you lay out appropriate length thin wire on the glass according to the frequencies you desire; be sure to provide wire lead out 4) have the glass fabricators carefully sandwich another layer of glass 5) take glass sunroof back to the customizing shop to be re-installed 6) for extra bonus points, remember most sunroof tilt up a few degrees, giving it a modicum of directionality 7) for a whole lot of bonus points, tell the customizing shop you want the sunroof to pop up a foot above and for you to be able to rotate it at least a 180 degrees, since there is electrical power, you could even motorized it.
Now all you have to do, is get permission to rack mount your radio in place of the passenger seat. Seriously, here is a link from Ohio State Unversity on experimental antennas in clothes of the military. https://news.osu.edu/news/2011/08/22/antcloth/ Mike, N8TTR > On Jul 15, 2017, at 8:53 PM, Wayne Burdick <n...@elecraft.com> wrote: > > I’m dealing with one of the last unsolved problems in amateur radio: how to > operate HF mobile without an antenna. At least not one that, according to > some vehicle co-owners/spouses, would defile your new sedan. > > For 10 bonus points that have only philosophical value, your challenge is to > create an invisible mobile antenna and actually make a QSO on it. For > practical purposes (i.e., not frying the car or passengers) let’s say the > maximum power level is 10 watts. The bands of interest are 40-10 meters. > > Here are some ideas I’m considering: > > - mag loop in the rear window > - thin wire loop on a roof rack > - gamma match to the entire roof > - surface acoustic waves > - prayer > > Other ideas? > > Yes, I know this violates the laws of physics and bioethics. And I fully > expect the car to generate debilitating levels of RFI. But isn’t this the > least you’d expect from an unsolved problem? > > Thanks in advance, > > Wayne > N6KR > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to mike.chown...@mgccc.org ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
