[aprssig] California roadtrip

[Earl Needham]

At 02:11 PM 5/13/2007, Arno Verhoeven (PE1ICQ) wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Later this week my wife and I will start our vacation in California. 
>I'm still doubting if I should take any APRS gear with me.When we 
>get there we will pick up a rental RV (25') and I have some doubts 
>about the antenna mounting possibilities. Normally I would use 
>a  1/4 wave on a mag mount. But the RV will probably have a aluminum 
>or polyester roof, so the mag mount won't work. I don't really know 
>what the RV will look like, so big question mark on the temporary 
>antenna mount possibilities.
>Does any of you guys have any good ideas about this? We will be 
>flying in from Europe, so luggage restrictions are an issue. (size, 
>weight, together with our regular luggage.)

         Most of the RV's that I have noticed, have a rail around the 
top, or around a portion of the top, and I think you could buy a 
mirror mount for CB antennas and put that on there.  Those mounts are 
available at nearly every truck stop in the nation.

         7 3
         Earl

KD5XB -- Earl Needham
Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk
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