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here are just a few pics of some of the work that we
are supplying both equipment and collaboration for:

Look At The Roof
PowerStik® Antenna
Antenna Mount
The Fan Cutout
XL500 Fitting
XL500 CloseUp
The Console

Installation By: LandTank Outfitters Custom Installations
Vehicle Owner: R&B Films / WWRF Member Filmpros

Very nice . How much did all that cost the guy ?

Nice!!!!

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- Intek M490
- Midland PowerMax
- Zetagi B300P
- Wilson 1000
- Team Hunter 3X
- AKE Funkpeiler REX
- MAAS KSM-4 S-METER

I see your shoe, and some remnants of a few cool ranch Doritos in a few of the pics, too!
<adds 50 bench watts>

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ButtFuzz in the Mobile
KG4ZPN

THat PowerStick Looks GOOD on there !
Alot of time was involved in that console !

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Hey Driver !, YA got a COPY ??? c'mon back

wouldn't there be some reflection effecting the swr with the antenna mounted in that spot? most of the antenna is below the roofline.

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nice, real clean

That's what I thought - too...

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MOBILE: Galaxy DX99V & Wilson 1000 w/Astatic D104-M2, Yaesu FT-8800R & Diamond NR-770.
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i remember looking at this thread when it was first posted, and i couldnt believe that freecell put his name on something like this.

he said that he contributed equip and collaboration to the project, and i remember thinking "why bother putting a 4 pill amp into a vehicle whose antenna wont allow them to get out anyway?" LOL


yes, i believe there would be a significant amount of reflection from the antenna to the vehicle body.

isnt this elementary school CB knowledge?
i remember reading it in the screwdriver experts guide. LOL

oh well, to each his own,
LC

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"Man shall never reach the moon, for such a quantity of gunpowder would be needed as to gravely injure the crew."
~ Children's Encyclopedia, 1926

can anybody explain the term "reflect from the body of the vehicle" ?,
people say it all the time including some cb antenna builders, a typical claim would be "you must have your coil above the roof of the car or you get reflection from the roof"

i can see an increase in distributed capacitance between the radiator and vehicle, i can see an increase in capacitance shunting the coil, both of which would change the feedpoint impedance to some degree,
either could make the match between coax and feedpoint better or worse thus increasing or decreasing reflected power from the feedpoint but the term reflect from the roof/vehicle body i dont get at all,

what is this reflect many people talk about?.

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