Sad news indeed. I have done business with them in the past.

All My brother in St. Louis reports that Gateway Electronics has closed for business. 73 Fred AE0FD

Ok, just tossing things out. Get Outlook for Android

Ralph A 5 band mobile antenna is already installed, so I suspect Ralph'smotivation to change solutions might be low. 73 Fred At 01:58 PM 7/24/2021, you wrote:

Nope. I ran a 40m Hustler mobil antenna with an auto tuner, mobile. Rig Icom 706 MK2G, auto tuner. I worked 80, 40 mostly, but tested it on the others. It seemed to tune ok. I used the pallet

Ralph Hmmm, that would definitely boost antenna efficiency on selected bands.The down side would be risking damage to roof waterproofing. Presently hecan tune parts of 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10, with

Another thought. How about a 40m whip. Mount it on a pallet and weigh it down with cinder block. I think hi tuner will match down to 8'. Use the metal roof as a counterpoise. Should be almost

Ralph Every mobile home has more than enough room for a 100m long zig-zagantenna 1m above the metal roof, but ..... 73 Fred AE0FD At 11:03 PM 7/23/2021, you wrote:

Good ideas. I have had the zig zag work well. Also, a group called Spiro used to sell a shortened dipole. If he has an auto tuner, it might be able to end feed half of a shortened dipole. wes

Is there room to zig zag a wire. Perhaps 3-4 ft above the roof of the trailer? It is wonky, but the auto tuner should figure it out. Get Outlook for Android

Hal Thanks a lot for the make/model. It turns out that Ralph is limited by his park management and does nothave the space for even a 40 end fed. 73 Fred AE0FD At 05:51 PM 7/23/2021, you wrote:

Hi Fred: I think mine may have been the other you scanned. It was a Par End Fed 40/20/10. It was a qrp antenna. I've worked into Europe with it on 3 watts, SSB. It helps to get it as high as

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Alex Thank you for the memory jog. I am pondering a better solution to RalphKE0AJE's mobile home park location than his current Comet mobile HFantenna so he can work the whole world. Implementation is

Fred. I remember you scanning my end fed antenna. A few years back. I’ve included the link below. Hope that helps. https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-1984mp Alex Gray W0RAG

Hi About 5 years ago at field day I scanned two end fed antennas. The results were so surprising to me that I did not take note of their make/model. I wonder if anyone might remember that? 73 Fred

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That is my understanding. Ernest