 mcooper
Rifleman
Team Member
Joined: Oct 2005  MS, USA
 Posts: 5508 Feedback: 100% (9) |
Posted: 8/11/2012 2:26:19 PM
[Last Edit: 8/11/2012 2:31:12 PM by mcooper]
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Here is a picture of what I have in mind of: 
Will having the antennas in line cause me major issues? Will I have grounding issues? Is there any other reason that this setup wouldn't work well? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
|
|
RedHotChiliPepper
I'm on a goat
Team Member
Joined: Jan 2009 AL, USA
Posts: 2003 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post |
Posted: 8/11/2012 4:29:43 PM
You'll have ground plane issues, as in you won't have one at all. Other than that and swamping other radios with transmitting (which really can't be helped much in a mobile install) it will work alright.
|
|
|
|
Posted: 8/12/2012 1:31:51 AM
You're going to have a lot of interaction between the antennas, particularly two HF antennas. Ground plane effect would be minimal at 2m/70cm frequencies.
Would recommend putting the 2m/70cm antenna up on the roof, and a single hamstick in a stake pocket mount. |
|
|
mcooper
Rifleman
Team Member
Joined: Oct 2005 MS, USA
Posts: 5509 Feedback: 100% (9) Link To This Post |
Posted: 8/12/2012 2:46:41 PM
I could do a ham stick in one pocket and the dual band in the other. I had my dual band in the stake pocket before with good results.
Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
|
|
|
Posted: 8/12/2012 3:00:52 PM
Needs a Ford under it
 |
|
|
|
ar-jedi
Intellectually adrift
Team Member
Joined: Dec 2002 USA
Posts: 14201 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post |
Posted: 8/12/2012 4:42:47 PM
[Last Edit: 8/12/2012 10:45:46 PM by ar-jedi]
Originally Posted By mcooper:
Will I have grounding issues? Is there any other reason that this setup wouldn't work well? based on your depiction above –– for the VHF/UHF side, you must select a 1/2 wave antenna, and not a 1/4 wave antenna. the 1/2 wave antenna is ground plane independent, whereas the 1/4 wave antenna absolutely needs a homogeneous one –– which you won't have. ar-jedi |
|
|
SandHillsHillbilly
Grampy of the Night Crew
Team Member
Joined: May 2008 SC, USA
Posts: 6793 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post |
Posted: 8/12/2012 5:58:27 PM
Check this guy out. He makes all kinds of custom mounts. If he doesn't make one to fit your truck he will make it if you furnish dimensions. His cross bed mounts are grounded to the truck body so your antennas will have a ground plane. You can run any dual band and hf antenna you like.
http://www.repdesign.us/index.html |
|
|
mcooper
Rifleman
Team Member
Joined: Oct 2005 MS, USA
Posts: 5510 Feedback: 100% (9) Link To This Post |
Posted: 8/12/2012 8:45:04 PM
Originally Posted By ar-jedi:
Originally Posted By mcooper:
Will I have grounding issues? Is there any other reason that this setup wouldn't work well? based on your depiction above –– for the VHF/UHF side, you must select a 1/2 wave antenna, and not a 1/4 wave antenna. the 1/2 wave antenna is ground plane independent, whereas the 1/2 wave antenna absolutely needs a homogeneous one –– which you won't have. ar-jedi I had a comet SSB-5 on my stake pocket, its about a half wavelength so it's ground plane independent, so I'm fine on the bar or stake pocket? How will the hamstick fair on the bar or stakepocket? I'll be using a Ft-857d Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
|
ARCHIVED
