Hello guys. I have a slight dilemma. I work away from home and live in my travel trailer in an rv park. I would like to set up my equipment in the trailer and have a small base station to tinker with in the evenings. I have already received approval from the park owner to install my antron 99 on a 10' pole behind my camper. However, I really hate to do this because I really don't think he understands it is 18' tall and will be more noticeable than he realizes.
So, I was thinking of putting an 11 meter dipole alongside the trailer as an alternative. It would run the length of the trailer on the backside and would be less invasive to those around me. Here's the issue. If I hung the dipole in an inverted V on the side of my camper, will it perform? Or will the trailer interfere too much with tx/rx?
Also, how should I expect it to perform versus the A99? In a perfect world, I'd like to be able to talk 15-20 miles local and also shoot some skip when conditions are favorable. I used to have the A99 up at home on a 20' pole and I talked skip all over the lower 48 on a barefoot Ranger 2950.
Let me know which option you guys think would be best. I was going to pull the trigger on a Saturn B100, but had to be honest with myself that it is highly unlikely that it would even talk across town.
73's,
Brandon
So, I was thinking of putting an 11 meter dipole alongside the trailer as an alternative. It would run the length of the trailer on the backside and would be less invasive to those around me. Here's the issue. If I hung the dipole in an inverted V on the side of my camper, will it perform? Or will the trailer interfere too much with tx/rx?
Also, how should I expect it to perform versus the A99? In a perfect world, I'd like to be able to talk 15-20 miles local and also shoot some skip when conditions are favorable. I used to have the A99 up at home on a 20' pole and I talked skip all over the lower 48 on a barefoot Ranger 2950.
Let me know which option you guys think would be best. I was going to pull the trigger on a Saturn B100, but had to be honest with myself that it is highly unlikely that it would even talk across town.
73's,
Brandon
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