[aprssig] California roadtrip

[Joel Maslak]

On May 13, 2007, at 3:10 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> There is usually enough stuff on the top of an RV that there will  
> be a place
> for an antenna mounted other than on a flat space.  If by chance  
> that rail,
> bracket, etc, is not magnetic, you can tape the mount in place.   
> Use a few
> turns of tape to make certain it is held solidly enough for good  
> capacitive
> coupling.  I have done this with a boat, and an RV, and in both  
> cases it
> held through wind and even a little rain for 2 weeks.  Unless the  
> flat space
> is magnetic, this probably won't work very well there.


Remember to stay under the maximum height restrictions - an RV is  
already pretty tall.  A 1/4 wave antenna would probably be fine, but  
a 5/8 wave may not be.  I suspect California enforces this more than  
most places.