[Re: [Antennas] need help with HF mobile mag mount]
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2002年10月30日 09:50:46 -0500
Hustlers do work well, but they must be set up correctly. They do seem to=
be
less tolerant of some of the installation problems that are typical of of=
many
installations (poor grounding, inadequate height above metal surfaces, et=
c.).
With the coil in the clear, and an adequate ground plane,they work quite =
well.
I'm using mine with less than 5 watts mobile, and 1 watt much of the time=
=2E
mike
wb5yjx
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I concur with W1CGs comments....the Hustlers work fine. Ive used mine for=
=
over 15 years. The 40M resonator will have a narrower bandwidth unles=
s =
you choose the high power resonator which can give you 90-100 khz under 2=
:1. =
Not bad.
I also used the little metal triangle to mount 3 resonators and got gre=
at =
results...altho the interaction made retuning necessary, and also degrade=
d =
the 40M bandwidth somewhat. Probably not a problem on the bands above 40=
M =
tho.
I havent seen any performance differences betwen the Hustlers and my Per=
th =
Outbacker...both give me 200-250 mobile DX qsos ( on 10-40m) during the =
ARRL
WW DX TEST in March while driving to Myrtle Beach. Its amazing what you=
can
do. Franz Josef Land, VK6 on 40M ssb no less, =
Bob W3HKK
PS Hamsticks sure are popular but not as efficient as other antennas..=
=2Edue
to lighter construction. Not very noticeable on the higher frequencies =
but =
lower efficiency nonetheless, especially on 40, acording to several techn=
ical
reviews I have read. Never used one tho/
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