Larry's Antennas - Ham Radio Antennas (kj7u.com)
Yep : Material costs have skyrocketed...
I have owned one of his going on 20 years now...See my mobile pictures...Look familiar?
For travel trailer set-up or even at home or campground....
Tough to beat a screwdriver antenna !
Thx, BJRN
I’ve no reason to disagree per reading about screwdriver antennas based solely on brand thus far (get an idea about cost, etc). The appeal of a screwdriver seems obvious.
Wasn't wanting to get into a $1,000+ antenna system for what — at present — will be an Eleven Meter rig.
ALPHA + Tarheel (or stay with my original idea of puck mount) + tuner looks more like I can stay nearer $500 and have 6-40 Meters
also.
Below is shown a TARHEEL Lift & Lay on a competitor trailer with a screwdriver. That’d be a second antenna for this rig. Dedicated CB is the road I’m on right now (and didn’t state that).
Thanks for your pics: I don’t have a built-on roof access ladder, but I see plenty of such arrangements as yours on-road; few look as good from an engineering standpoint.
The suggestion of going from quarter to half-wave antennas may be more than its worth. An A99 on a fold-over I’m thinking might deteriorate pretty fast. Storing an antenna in sections and re-assembling on roof every month isn’t appealing, either..
Thus it came to more questions about the thread title antenna.
— 17’ telescoping whip looks promising . . . but how stout are they (winds)? It’s one thing to get up on roof a couple of times to use the rig then go back on the road, it’s another to worry over every thunderstorm coming through. Etc.
The FMJ otherwise (past $250 price tag and needing external tuner) appears like what I might want to try. (Might). Doing 6-40 (receive only on 80, etc) is also appealing, just not central.
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