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