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Nels Anderson
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Kind of a challenging vehicle to mount an HF antenna on. Nice to see you came up with a workable solution.
73 Nels K1UR
One thing to consider in using the spare tire carrier for the mount is how often you're going to be opening that door. On my Wrangler I just have two relatively small VHF whips mounted that way and even those are kind of a nuisance at times...a big…
I guess the discussion needs to start with whether you are willing to drill holes or not :-)
Hey, check it out...this photo made it into QST as part of their Field Day write up article, December 2009 QST, page 69.
That's TeriAnn Wakefield's famous "Green Rover" in the middle...you travel in good company :-)
Actually, the roof rack makes a great mounting point. That's where my VHF antennas are mounted.
Interesting that you can have the same plate on different vehicles. I would think that would screw up the state's registration system. What happens when the police run the plate?
Nicely done.
Larsen antennas are so flexible you may not need to worry about it hitting trees. I hit trees with mine quite often just driving around and even drove the truck under my deck once (where I store it) and bent the antenna over 90 degrees…
Gee, that brings back memories...this kind of racing was a big thing around here for a while, but that was about 20 years ago. It sure was fun.
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- What make of off-road vehicle do you have?
- 1963 Land Rover Series IIA 109 Station Wagon
- When did you become a HAM?
- 1974
- What is your Callsign?
- K1UR
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Smokey Bear Birthday Special Event
You hear them every weekend across the bands...special events stations commemorating something, sometimes famous, sometimes of only local interest, but always a good excuse to get on the air and make some contacts. On Sunday August 9, 2009 I had my first opportunity to be at the other end as I helped operate the W1BIM special events station for Smokey Bear's 65th birthday.
Event location was, appropriately, at a fire tower and while it didn't require 4x4, I took the Land Rover to get there. Sta… Continue
Event location was, appropriately, at a fire tower and while it didn't require 4x4, I took the Land Rover to get there. Sta… Continue
Posted on August 10, 2009 at 4:04pm — 1 Comment
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 1:18pm on December 2, 2009,
Bill Hanrahan, W1WH said…
- Hey thanks Nels - I was glad to find the site.
73, Bill
- At 3:19pm on November 16, 2009,
James Howard said…
- I wonder if I know who you bought it from. The LR community is pretty tight here, but I moved to Tucson in 2004 so I may not know them.
Is the radio in the back just sitting in the basket, or tied down in some way? I can't easily put it there, anyway, as that is where the stove is.
- At 7:47pm on November 15, 2009,
James Howard said…
- As a fellow metal dash owner, I was wondering if you had any photos of how you mounted your radio on the inside? I have a few decisions to make.
Thanks, James
- At 4:37am on July 28, 2009,
Nels Anderson said…
- Thanks, nice to be here. Should be interesting seem what other hams are doing offroad.
- At 7:36pm on July 27, 2009,
Gary W7TXR said… - Welcome Nels!
- At 2:35pm on July 26, 2009,
Randy KC0NNT said… - Sweet ride! Thanks for joining us.
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