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I have done Japan with 100 watts on the dipole with the K3.
I heard JA last week in the Jeep and he was a true 59 on 10m but the pile up was too big to bust thru.
I have done AK (Dave) and HI and Croatia, and Serbia and Eastern Russia and England and Ireland, and more from the Jeep from 20M on up. Plus I don't have an amp in the Jeep yet as it is in shack right now.
HF is fun hi hi.
I heard JA last week in the Jeep and he was a true 59 on 10m but the pile up was too big to bust thru.
I have done AK (Dave) and HI and Croatia, and Serbia and Eastern Russia and England and Ireland, and more from the Jeep from 20M on up. Plus I don't have an amp in the Jeep yet as it is in shack right now.
HF is fun hi hi.
Did an HF test yesterday by clipping an 18' wire on the end of my Jeep mounted 102" whip, and got contact with CX (Uruguay) on 17m. Just under 7000 miles from my location.
Ready to try some HF from the Jeep...let's pick a time/frequency and see what we can hear!
Grant
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Oh and btw....17m is my favorite band.
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The ICOM AH-4 antenna coupler I have in the Jeep does NOT like to see 1/2 wave resonant lengths of antenna on any frequency you might be tuning up, so I cut my clip-on wires to match total lengths (feed wire + whip + extra wire) that are "safe" lengths at almost all frequencies used in the spectrums. Some AH-4 users have drawn up reference tables with the "safe" lengths to use.
For NVIS, I just plan to put a metal clip permanently on the end of the whip. For MOBILE NVIS I can pull the antenna over horizontally and tie it to the door handle when driving. When parked/stationary, I can pull the whip over horizontally away from the Jeep, and tie it off to a weight on the ground or stake it down or something, and then clip on a longer wire (70+ feet) for better NVIS signal. Still have some testing to do...but so far, so good.
Grant
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The truth be known, if you have an idea you just throw it out there and see how she flies. When it comes to antennas there are just too many variables. For the most part people "can" make one look good on paper, but until it's up you just never know. One person can have great luck with one at one location and another guy can have the same thing and it won't play for shit at his qth. The type of ground (meaning the soil itself) and topography play a HUGE factor. So if you have an idea, go for it and see how it pans out. All you can do is learn...