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HI all,
That's HF antenna if my typo in the title doesn't sort itself out.
I know there are a number of amateur radio operators on this forum and in general among the 4wd/towing community.
Based on some of my videos on the Paj, I've gotten several questions on how I went about mounting the big tarheel 200 on the back of the Paj.
To that end I've finally got around to knocking up a video of how its mounted on the back for those who are interested. Sorry it took me so long
I started by removing the plastic trim that covers the hinge for the spare wheel cover.
and cut a section of aluminium flat bar. The profile of the hinges on that side are not flat. So using a 4mm aluminium allowed me to crank down on the bolts and have it bend a little to match the curve of the hinge.
There is another bolt to go in but I have no idea what I did with it.
I swear I started with 4. These are high tensile also if you're worrying about strength.
The antenna mount located and bolted in.
The original idea was to replace the plastic trim and drill through it .
I'm going to leave it like this at least for a little while to ensure the antenna works in this location before I start drilling holes into plastics.
tbh it may even stay like this. once i cleaned up the gunk you can see in this pic, it doesnt look too bad.
with the screw driver body in its mount
and with the 13ft mil whip from chameleon, just to see if it would fit.
It came with a 9ft whip but will only cover 80-15m or so in that config.
Using a 5-6ft whip will make it less efficient on 80 but will give me coverage on 10m.
So instead of spending 50 bucks on a 5 footer, I think I'll just cut the 9 down.
Realistically, I cant imagine running a 9ft whip mobile anyway.
Plus for stationary work, the 13 ft chameleon will be used.
keeping in mind, the pic below is in its lowest position. so it only gets bigger
and in all its glory with the 13ft chameleon.
There is a bit of replication with an old post on did on this, but I figured, whey reinvent the wheel. This one has the included video which might make it a bit easier to follow.
cheers Brett
That's HF antenna if my typo in the title doesn't sort itself out.
I know there are a number of amateur radio operators on this forum and in general among the 4wd/towing community.
Based on some of my videos on the Paj, I've gotten several questions on how I went about mounting the big tarheel 200 on the back of the Paj.
To that end I've finally got around to knocking up a video of how its mounted on the back for those who are interested. Sorry it took me so long
I started by removing the plastic trim that covers the hinge for the spare wheel cover.
and cut a section of aluminium flat bar. The profile of the hinges on that side are not flat. So using a 4mm aluminium allowed me to crank down on the bolts and have it bend a little to match the curve of the hinge.
There is another bolt to go in but I have no idea what I did with it.
I swear I started with 4. These are high tensile also if you're worrying about strength.
The antenna mount located and bolted in.
The original idea was to replace the plastic trim and drill through it .
I'm going to leave it like this at least for a little while to ensure the antenna works in this location before I start drilling holes into plastics.
tbh it may even stay like this. once i cleaned up the gunk you can see in this pic, it doesnt look too bad.
with the screw driver body in its mount
and with the 13ft mil whip from chameleon, just to see if it would fit.
It came with a 9ft whip but will only cover 80-15m or so in that config.
Using a 5-6ft whip will make it less efficient on 80 but will give me coverage on 10m.
So instead of spending 50 bucks on a 5 footer, I think I'll just cut the 9 down.
Realistically, I cant imagine running a 9ft whip mobile anyway.
Plus for stationary work, the 13 ft chameleon will be used.
keeping in mind, the pic below is in its lowest position. so it only gets bigger
and in all its glory with the 13ft chameleon.
There is a bit of replication with an old post on did on this, but I figured, whey reinvent the wheel. This one has the included video which might make it a bit easier to follow.
cheers Brett
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