Cutting down a 102 whip to work on 2 meters

[Turbo T]

I have a 102 whip in my garage I've been trying to sell, but with no luck. I'm thinking about keeping it instead and maybe cutting it down to work on 2 meters...what do you think? Also would i better going with a 5/8 wave, 1/2 wave or 1/4 wave?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Wire Weasel]

That will work but hate to see it done. Kind of a waste. Will only work as is as a 1/4 wave. Any other like a 1/2 or 5/8 must utilize a matching coil.

So you would have to use it as a 1/4 wave only on 2 meters which is about 19 1/2".

But 1/4 wave at 2 meters sucks and any 5/8 vertical works substantially better on 2 meters.

Keep the whip and use it on 10 meters later or keep trying to sell it. You'll wish you had it back later sometime.

 

[RatsoW8]

You could snip the top portion for 2m and use whats left for a 6m mobile whip.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Do not cut the whip, save it.
You can build a 2 meter ground plane from a coat hanger.

BUILD A GROUND PLANE ANTENNA FOR 2 METERS AND MORE - SIMPLE AND EASY!
Very easy, small simple.
Save the whip for ten meters.


73
Jeff

 

[mackmobile43]

Do not cut the whip, save it.
You can build a 2 meter ground plane from a coat hanger.

BUILD A GROUND PLANE ANTENNA FOR 2 METERS AND MORE - SIMPLE AND EASY!
Very easy, small simple.
Save the whip for ten meters.


73
Jeff

Can he put a kilowatt through that coat hanger?

 

[RickC.]

No, don't cut that whip. Save it, as has already been suggested. You'll be glad you did.

Is this for a mobile antenna?


Rick

 

[RickC.]

Can he put a kilowatt through that coat hanger?

Probably. I don't know too many folks running a gallon on 2m, but why not?



Rick

 

[Turbo T]

You can build a 2 meter ground plane from a coat hanger.

Save the whip for ten meters.

Hey Jeff, this is going on a mobile, perhaps I could just make the vertical part out of the coat hanger and skip the ground plane? or is that also required?

Looks like that link is good for a stationary antenna...?

Is this for a mobile antenna?


Rick

Yes Rick it's for a mobile.

 

[towerdog]

you can easily find a piece of metal 20" long. Go to the local auto salvage yard and tell them what you want it for, the might just give it to you for free. The hadware store ought to have a 1/16" or 3/32" rods of 20" or more as well.
No sense wasting a good 102" length of metal that you could sell on ebay for enough to buy a commercial 5/8" wave 2m/70cm dual bander.

 

[AudioShockwav]

I did not catch it was for mobile, but as Towerdog says, a stick of 3/8 all thread or similar will do the same job.....you just need something that is not going to easily bend.
Even a solid AM/FM car antenna cut down will work.

73
Jeff

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I did not catch it was for mobile, but as Towerdog says, a stick of 3/8 all thread or similar will do the same job.....you just need something that is not going to easily bend.
Even a solid AM/FM car antenna cut down will work.

73
Jeff

Hmmmmmm......................... bolt cutters and a dimly lit parking lot come to mind for some reason.

 

[mackmobile43]

Hmmmmmm......................... bolt cutters and a dimly lit parking lot come to mind for some reason.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Yep, that's what I thought about myself after I posted it too. :laugh:

 

[mackmobile43]

Yep, that's what I thought about myself after I posted it too. :laugh:

 

[Captain Kilowatt]