[TheList] non vehicle non handheld fleetlink ?

Tue Nov 3 17:18:55 AEDT 2009

Or use a ground independent fleet link aerial on a fold up mast (just to 
add some height to aerial )

Kerry

Shiters rus wrote:
> Not all that important to have a groundplane with a mag mount as it 
> still does not get a sufficient ground to the body.
>
> A mag mount would do the trick fine.
>
> Or you could build a box for the radio and battery to sit in and 
> connect an aerial with an artificial ground plane.
>
> Hope that makes sense
>
> Brendan
>
> > Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:14:41 +1300
> > From: gary at flightpath.co.nz
> > To: thelist at radiowiki.org.n
> > Subject: [TheList] non vehicle non handheld fleetlink ?
> >
> > We've identified a need for someone who will be dropped off to work
> > (i.e. no vehicle) for 3 or 4 hours at a time in various out of the way
> > places to have a fleetlink radio. They'll be in pretty ropey signal
> > areas at times so we don't think a handheld will cut it.
> >
> > Giving them a proper vehicle radio isn't a problem, a car battery to
> > power it is easily done, can anyone give sage advice about an aerial ?
> >
> > My own knowledge in this area can be summed up as "mag mount aerials
> > work a lot better with a large metal object e.g. a car under them". I
> > remember many moons ago our radio expert used to duct tape a baking 
> tray
> > to the roof of our fibreglass campervan to stick the aerial to, would
> > something that simple do the trick ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Gary
> >
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