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Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-16-2019, 05:14 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
If you mean a small portable shortwave radio for...

If you mean a small portable shortwave radio for listening, get one that has a jack for an external antenna. Then you can buy a wire antenna on a small reel that you can plug into the radio then...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-15-2019, 08:27 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
That may be better, to be honest. I did it this...

That may be better, to be honest. I did it this way because I was afraid of banging up the J-Pole if I stowed it away, and wanted to minimize set up / take down. I haven't road-tested the J-Pole...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-15-2019, 10:35 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
J-pole hinge

It took me a while to figure out how to retract my J-Pole ham antenna and keep it on its mast while traveling. I ended up using bolts, an aluminum tube, bushings, and antenna brackets to make a...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-15-2019, 09:52 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Safety

Adding a bracket to the trailer's back bumper to hold an antenna mast when the trailer is parked should be no big deal. Carrying the mast down the road attached to the trailer's back bumper via a...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-15-2019, 09:43 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Flagpole mount

I just typed in a long description of these photos then lost the whole thing, so here I go again :banghead::

The flagpole mount is a four-foot piece of pipe welded to a square 5x5 inch steel...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-15-2019, 07:31 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Although I see your point, on balance having cell...

Although I see your point, on balance having cell coverage in the Basin is probably a good thing, for safety reasons. Big Bend is so large and so isolated that dealing with medical emergencies must...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 09:53 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
When I was in Chisos Basin I couldn't hear...

When I was in Chisos Basin I couldn't hear anything due to the surrounding mountains. No TV, no VHF ham radio, no cell, no nothing. It crossed my mind that NASA could make it into a radio quiet...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 06:39 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
The "red ropes" are a couple of those Gear Tie...

The "red ropes" are a couple of those Gear Tie things you can buy at a home improvement store. I use them to hold the J-Pole antenna in place when it is folded down, and to make sure that when the...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 02:27 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Ed- I'm assuming these are two-meter repeaters...

Ed- I'm assuming these are two-meter repeaters you are talking about. Are there six-meter FM repeaters in BC? I thought that given the terrain and sparse population they might be more common there,...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 01:43 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
The Harbor Freight flagpole masts are cheap and...

The Harbor Freight flagpole masts are cheap and their locking rings aren't sturdy, so I drilled each section for ring pins to help hold the masts up.
...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 01:27 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
43791I took my King Omni antenna / flagpole...

43791I took my King Omni antenna / flagpole combination on a test run from home -> Sarasota -> Orlando -> home, and it held up well. That was encouraging, so I bought a second flagpole for the ham...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 12:46 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Yeah, a painter's pole would work, if you don't...

Yeah, a painter's pole would work, if you don't mind setting up the antenna every time you stop, which is what most people do. Most two-meter ham communications involve contacting a repeater, which...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 10:31 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Assuming the J-Pole would be used for two-meter...

Assuming the J-Pole would be used for two-meter FM, you shouldn't have a problem with RFI from the controller. I have a J-Pole mounted to the rear of my trailer. It works okay with the Victron MPPT...
Forum: Trips and Travel Planning 12-14-2019, 08:09 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 5,482
Posted By Mike Lewis
Hmm, that's bad news. I haven't tried out AM...

Hmm, that's bad news. I haven't tried out AM during the day with the new controller. Sounds like I'll have a problem. :(
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