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    MOBILING

    Nov 01, 2021 5 minutes
    BY JEFF REINHARDT,* AA6JR

    It’s been a few months since our last get-together, so in this visit we’ll cover several different aspects of mobile operations.

    Antenna Mounts

    We’ve devoted considerable space in this column to the challenges encountered when weighing the best way to mount an antenna, or two, or three, on your vehicle. Newer multiband radios introduce the need for HF, VHF, and / or UHF skyhooks. There’s an ever-expanding list of options but I recently came upon some ideas that pertain mainly to pickup trucks, and why not, what with that particular form of vehicle currently the most popular choice among buyers.

    The advantage for hams is that pickups often offer a variety of sturdy mounting locations, including stake mounts at all four corners of the bed, trailer hitches,

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