On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Albert wrote: > Hey guys, I posted this question over on the HT600e forum but didn't > get anything. I was wondering if anyone here could be of assistance. > > I recently acquired a low band MT1000 for use on the 6m band. It has a > nice new commercial antenna but I was wanting to do something a little > better. No one that I can find supplies or can supply me with a better > antenna for this radio. Even smiley antenna, my usual go to company > for custom antennas for the Genesis line can't help me. So I was > thinking of building my own. > > My first thought, since the antenna connector on the MT1000 is > basically a 1/4-32 hole, I could thread a piece of aluminum round > stock to create a base. Then I could just make a 1/4 wave whip from > stainless rod. I know it would be silly long but it is a start. If I > do this, do you think I should just use the standard 1/4 wave vertical > formula? Would I need to compensate for the HT's lack of a ground > plane? > > Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I would think that you would want to do a 1/2 wave helical. This will get you closer to resonance without requiring a ground plane and as a normal mode helix -- will radiate in a vertical fashion. That's certainly quite an undertaking. -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR Disinformation Analyst
