Currently running this contraption. It's a barjan oil coil 54" up in the air. thinking of tossing the 102 back on. what say you?
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I wouldn't be so sure about that if you try to go thru Eisenhower tunnel if you travel out that way. You'll find out if you do.A steel whip won't trip the overheight sensors. they are set with a minimum beam
Those grab handles on the fairings aren't attached to metal so your antenna wont be much grounded. See if you can get a 3 ft or less flat braided ground strap and bond it to any bolt going to metal on the lower cab section. I've found them at NAPA auto parts. Also DX engineering sells them.I was actually thinking of mounting my 102's from the grab bars on the back ferrings of my Volvo, and letting the antennas stick up about a foot over the top of the whole rig. If I flip the grab bars over, they should stick out from the sides of the truck.
It's just the coax that's going to be obnoxious. I won't be able to find the proper coax in truck stops, so I will have to order it. At the rate that I come home, it will be a while before I ever get it.
The whole coax length debate is annoying, too. Folks on both sides of the debate point to the same ARRL publication as justification for their stance, so I don't know what to believe on it.
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