Full-sized whip on a VW Beetle? I thought there for a moment maybe you were
the guy with the VW on the cover of CQ for September 1961:
http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=lyr=1961mo=09pg=001
That _had_ to be pretty efficient for a mobile antenna. As I recall from
reading about it originally when I
On 07/13/2015 06:17 AM, Al Gulseth wrote:
Full-sized whip on a VW Beetle? I thought there for a moment maybe you were
the guy with the VW on the cover of CQ for September 1961:
http://hamcall.net/cqcgi/?res=lyr=1961mo=09pg=001
No no, it was a full-sized *CB* whip on a Beetle! About 9 feet
On 07/12/2015 10:32 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
I am about to do a mobile installation of a KX3 and KPA-100 (with KAT-100)
in an old SUV (a 2001 Infiniti QX4, the functional equivalent of an old
Datsun pickup truck), with the hope of putting rare western counties on
the air, SSB.
When I moved to
I use my KX3/KXPA100 combination mobile in two different cars and suggest the
following:
1. Direct DC to the battery with both sides fused at 30 Amps.
2. Have found my old Hustler to be very inefficient. Have tried several other
antennas but use a budipole dipole from a fixed most of the time
On Sun,7/12/2015 10:32 AM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
Installation - I have found someone who does mobile radio installations
professionally, for police and commercial vehicles, and he¹s also a ham.
Remember that all of his professional work is for VHF/UHF, where there
is FAR less possibility of
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 on SSB Mobile
I am about to do a mobile installation of a KX3 and KPA-100 (with KAT-100)
in an old SUV (a 2001 Infiniti QX4, the functional equivalent of an old
Datsun pickup truck), with the hope of putting rare western counties on
the air, SSB. I have not operated
I am about to do a mobile installation of a KX3 and KPA-100 (with KAT-100)
in an old SUV (a 2001 Infiniti QX4, the functional equivalent of an old
Datsun pickup truck), with the hope of putting rare western counties on
the air, SSB. I have not operated mobile since 1973, and haven¹t used any
, direct from the
battery, with appropriatewire gauge, and some sort of quick-disconnect plug).
HTH, and 73, de N1HO
From: Dauer, Edward eda...@law.du.edu
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 1:32 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 on SSB Mobile
I am
Hustler and Outback antennas usually compete for the bottom of the results
lists in mobile antenna tests.
See K0BG's website for LOTS of useful mobiling information.
Keep in mind that by far the majority of the radiation from a loaded
antenna occurs between the bottom of the loading coil and the
Hi Ted,
I'm using the KX3 in a mobile - CW and SSB. For CW, I think QRP is
working FB. For SSB, I would recommend the KXPA100. I've worked SSB
using 5-10W, but it's difficult and can be frustrating, at least with
the small car I have.
My XYL and I drove all over the upper mid-western US last
Ted, the best reference material on going SSB Mobile can be found below.
KØBG.COM
KØBG.COM
A Web Site For Mobile Amateur Radio Operators
View on www.k0bg.com Preview by Yahoo
73 Milverton / W9MMS
On Thursday, October 30, 2014 10:26 PM, Dauer, Edward
, if you're mainly interested in listening, then it's a different story.
73, Charlie k3ICH
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From: Rick Bates, WA6NHC happymooseph...@gmail.com
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX3
After a half-century of CW only I am about, at last, to try SSB. The rig is a
KX3 operating from my car, into a Hustler mast with 15 and 20 meter resonators.
For the moment the power supply is the car's cigar lighter; and the headset is
Elecraft's standard-issue Heil, which I own but have
You should be able to get out OK on those antennas and bands. I
managed a few QSOs with 10W, a K3, and a screwdriver antenna. Do
carefully check for engine noise getting into the radio, both
via RF and via the power supply.
Follow the instructions on page 15 of the manual to set up your
Like any great station, most of the budget should go into the antenna. The
Hustler will load and it might even radiate, but the resonators have low Q and
are not very efficient. I just gave mine away last week, I now use a Tarheel
(screwdriver) on my truck.
If your budget insists on that
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