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The HF Mobile Antenna
Additional information on this subject and related topics can be found in back issues of QST and the following:
The ARRL has an extensive catalog of books and materials related to Amateur Radio.
Articles
Note: Some of the following articles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. To view and print these files, you'll need a copy of Adobe's Acrobat Reader program. (Version 3.0 or later required). More information here.
- A Deluxe RV 5-Band Antenna (1,220,919 bytes, PDF file)
QST October 1980, pp. 38-40
Mount a fold over Hustler 4BTV on your RV for some serious 5 band HF mobiling.
- Another Look at an Old Subject: The Bug Catcher (1,010,133 bytes, PDF file)
QST December 1980, pp. 30-32
A build it yourself 80- though 10-meter loaded vertical.
- A $20 HF Mobile Antenna (109,255 bytes, PDF file)
QST April 2000, pp. 33-35
A few hours of fun with PVC and wire and you’ve got yourself a respectable mobile antenna for 20- through 6-meters.
- The Alpha Special (1,375,115 bytes, PDF file)
QST July 1969, pp. 26-29
(Although this multiband horizontal antenna was designed for a 1960’s full size station wagon and not practical for a 21st century wagon, it should work well and look pleasing on mini-van. - Ed.)
- Antennas for Travel Trailers and Campers (1,576,179 bytes, PDF file)
QST March 1969, pp. 34-38
Some antenna mounting solutions for recreational vehicles.
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The Long and The Short of It:
The Connecticut Longhorn (1,060,846 bytes, PDF file)
QST August 1967, pp. 11-13.
Feedback QST September 1967, p. 76.
Technical Correspondence QST December 1967, p. 48
Horizontal 75-meter whip with remote tuning.
The Connecticut Shorthorn (832,841 bytes, PDF file)
QST April 1981, pp. 16-19.
A redesign in the "Longhorn" for the smaller cars of the years after the 1970s gasoline crunch.
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Note:
Contact information for suppliers mentioned in the above articles should first be confirmed using TIS Address Database Search.
Bibliography (Members Only)
ARRL Periodicals Index Search - This database contains the QST index from 1915 to the present and the QEX index from 1981 to the present. For QST issues from 1970 to the present, and some selected articles back to 1922 (when construction articles featuring tubes began in earnest), identifying keywords have been added to the technical articles. By entering keywords (ANTENNA) or combinations of keywords (CONSTRUCTION ANTENNA VERTICAL HF) into the Title words: field, you may create dynamic bibliographies.
Technical article KEYWORD list. Hints for more successful searching
Suggested keywords for more articles like the ones on this page are: CONSTRUCTION HF MOBILE ANTENNA
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Article Reprints:
You can get a photocopy of any ARRL published article for $3 ($5 for nonmembers) for each article requested. Contact the ARRL Technical Department (reprints@arrl.org ), 1-860-594-0390) if you wish to get photocopies.
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