Antennas for HF mobile operation

Guidance on building a mobile HF antenna using a cheap CB-mobile whip antenna base.

The page provides guidance on building a mobile antenna for HF bands using a cheap CB-mobile whip antenna base. It discusses the importance of high efficiency antenna systems with a slim profile for low wind resistance, along with physical constraints and design considerations. The author shares instructions, tips on mounting the antenna, grounding, and band switching. The page includes a graphic illustrating the antenna's principle of operation and a table with reference lengths for different bands.

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The title of the main category is Mobile and it deals mainly with mobile antennas . The link to this resource has been on our site since Monday Mar 28 2005, and it has been followed 90540 times. So far it received 81 votes for a total score of 5.13/10
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