[Antennas] NMO Covert Antenna

Tue Sep 18 20:09:19 EDT 2007

Larsen has a simple NMO whip which can be cut to size. I believe the 
model you want is NMO-Q. If you cut it to 19 in., it will be 1/4 
wave on 144 MHz. It will be 3/4 wave on 440 and should work fairly 
well there also. I used one for both bands several years ago.
How far apart are the two antennas (work and ham)? There are a lot 
of installations which have several antennas less than two feet apart.
Bob, N7XY
On Sep 18, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Murray Hunt Jr wrote:
> Is there anyone out there that makes a 19in antenna that hooks 
> right to a NMO mount. The Mount is already there and its the only 
> mount I am authorized to use right now for a radio. The other thin 
> that bothers me is the 50watts for VHF power coming out of of the 
> work radio feeding back in to the Ha radio. What can I do there?
>>> David Ring wrote:
>> Put up a 1/4 wave antenna - it's full size and 19 inches high for 2
>> meters. They're quite thin, the only thing that can be seen at a
>> distance is the base. Plus it will look like a cell phone antenna.
>> They have antennas that look exactly like a good cellphone antenna
>> even with a corkscrew matching section at the base.
>>>> 73
>> DR
>> David N1EA
>>>>>> On 9/18/07, Murray Hunt Jr <mahunt at adelphia.net> wrote:
>>>>> I am looking for a very small 2/440 or just 2 meter antenna that 
>>> will do
>>> 50watts and hook to a NMO mount. The mount is right on the front 
>>> of the
>>> roof and the bigger it is the goofier it looks. As well it will draw
>>> more attention to people who don't need to see it.
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
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