Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
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>> I don't have any problems with my GE radio
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>> I don't have any problems with my GE radio
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
That was enough for my old T-Bird.
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
That was enough for my old T-Bird.
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
That was enough for my old T-Bird.
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> 4 watts
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> Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
I have a Larson 2m/70cm mounted just above the passenger tail light.
The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
Also note, I'm receiving some RF noise on acceleration. I may need to
run a dedicated ground wire from the battery to the radio. Right now,
the radio negative terminal is grounded to the chassis (trunk bed).
When time is available I plan to fix the above items...
Nick
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
Also note, I'm receiving some RF noise on acceleration. I may need to
run a dedicated ground wire from the battery to the radio. Right now,
the radio negative terminal is grounded to the chassis (trunk bed).
When time is available I plan to fix the above items...
Nick
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
I have a Larson 2m/70cm mounted just above the passenger tail light.
The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
Also note, I'm receiving some RF noise on acceleration. I may need to
run a dedicated ground wire from the battery to the radio. Right now,
the radio negative terminal is grounded to the chassis (trunk bed).
When time is available I plan to fix the above items...
Nick
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
Also note, I'm receiving some RF noise on acceleration. I may need to
run a dedicated ground wire from the battery to the radio. Right now,
the radio negative terminal is grounded to the chassis (trunk bed).
When time is available I plan to fix the above items...
Nick
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
I have a Larson 2m/70cm mounted just above the passenger tail light.
The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
Also note, I'm receiving some RF noise on acceleration. I may need to
run a dedicated ground wire from the battery to the radio. Right now,
the radio negative terminal is grounded to the chassis (trunk bed).
When time is available I plan to fix the above items...
Nick
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
Also note, I'm receiving some RF noise on acceleration. I may need to
run a dedicated ground wire from the battery to the radio. Right now,
the radio negative terminal is grounded to the chassis (trunk bed).
When time is available I plan to fix the above items...
Nick
John Robert wrote:
> Have any of you had any luck operating a mobile ham radio station (2 Meter
> and 70 Cm) from a soft top TJ?
>
> I know I'll need to shell out some cash to get a decent antenna / mount,
> thats not a problem. What I wanted to know is if any of you Jeepers out
> there have had experience with this type of installation and what works well
> before I go out buying parts and drilling holes in my 02 Jeep Wrangler
> Sport.
>
> Quadratec sells an antenna mount that is installs underneath the driverside
> tail light. Does is work well? If I buy it and try it, after drilling two
> holes in the corner of my Jeep to install it, and find out it doesn't work
> worth a damn, I'll be more than mad.
>
> What type of set up are you running and what signal reports are you getting?
>
> Thank in advance for any insight that you may provide.
>
> John
> An avid Reader of RAMJAW.
> 02 Solar Yellow TJ
> W2SPL
>
>
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Re: Advice needed with a Ham Radio Antenna on a TJ.
You might try a MaxRad dual band antenna. More heavy duty. Shouldn't whip
around as much. Will screw right into an NMO mount.
73,
Ed KA9EES
Fithian IL
"Nick ------" <nixon8890@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a Larson 2m/70cm mounted just above the passenger tail light.
> The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
> tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
>
> The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
> it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
> hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
> If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
around as much. Will screw right into an NMO mount.
73,
Ed KA9EES
Fithian IL
"Nick ------" <nixon8890@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:434EC51F.1020701@gmail.com...
> I have a Larson 2m/70cm mounted just above the passenger tail light.
> The radio is located in the add-a-trunk. The wires are fed through the
> tailgate via the existing rubber gasket.
>
> The Larsen dual band is a flimsy antenna. I notice at highway speeds,
> it whips back and forth slightly changing polarization. It sometimes
> hits the hard top. When this occurs, the signal fades in and out ~1 db.
> If you mount here, make sure you purchase a thick and sturdy antenna.
