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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
April 27, 2007
Add on-the-air time to your schedule by visiting this week’s featured Web site to learn how to operate from your motor vehicle.
K0BG’s Web Site is the place to go if you are contemplating mobile Amateur Radio operation.
Friends, Romans and countrymen all predicted that the day I would buy a new car is the day the world would end. Despite their dire predictions, the world did not end last Monday when I took delivery on a new, not used, vehicle.
My Land Barge had become a moving money pit and lately had begun exhibiting a new feature that was likely to cost me more money. So after a lot of prodding from my family, I bought a new car rather than used: my first new car since I was single.
So what does a good ham radio operator do after buying new wheels? She or he installs ham radio equipment in the new vehicle.
I was anxious to get WA1LOU back on the road, but before I snipped a wire or tightened a plastic tie wrap, I decided to consult the Internet for advice. I discovered that Surfin’ had covered this topic before, so I revisited the K0BG’s Web Site. I could not help noticing how much it had changed since my last visit three years ago. It was an excellent site back then, and now it was even more excellent.
The site is Alan Applegate’s baby, and he dedicated it to mobile Amateur Radio operators, both old and new, HF and VHF alike. The site covers just about all you need to know about mobile hamming, from alternators to wiring. It is well illustrated with lots of photos and diagrams to augment the accompanying text.
After I digest enough information, I will begin the radio installation in my car in time for my trek to the Dayton Hamvention and additional treks this summer.
Until next time, keep on surfin’.
Editor’s note: Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, first went mobile with a Heathkit “Lunchbox” on 2 meters AM. To discuss mobiling, lunchboxes and other cool stuff with Stan, send him an e-mail or add comments to his blog. By the way, every installment of Surfin’ is indexed here, so go look it up (whatever it may be).
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