Re: Antenna placement (Allen Edwards)

Hi Allen, Would you mind posting or simply emailing some photos of your work? Also, could you provide more details on how you made your antenna? I have never made one but would like to give it a try. Thank you, -- Bradley A. Bates Play Mate St. Petersburg, Florida Br… [at] gmail.com

I attached a picture of what I have. I don't like some aspects of it and may redo it but it has a very low VSWR so I am happy with its performance. The presence of the metal from the pulpit distorts the pattern which gives the antenna gain according to the simulation. This may or may not be desirable as it would cut the range in some directions but may increase it significantly if you know about it and are able to point your boat to take advantage of it when needed. In reality I don't need that much range so it probably doesn't matter. All I need to do is be able to hear the committee boat. If I needed help, I would use my cell phone ;-) What I have now uses a chassis mount with some brass rod soldered into it and bent up with the ground screwed to the chassis mount. I don't like the fact I bent the rod as it really isn't that stable but it is nice to have the coax lead in from the side and easy to attach to the pulpit with a hose clamp. I added a little bulb of tape to the top to eliminate the sharp point that might hurt someone. That isn't in the picture but I think it important. Allen On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Bradley Bates <br… [at] gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hi Allen, > > Would you mind posting or simply emailing some photos of your work? Also, > could you provide more details on how you made your antenna? I have never > made one but would like to give it a try. > > Thank you, > > -- > Bradley A. Bates > Play Mate > St. Petersburg, Florida > Br… [at] gmail.com > > >