stantorres
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Looking for some antenna advice. I go on the air only 1 time each year, for Field Day. I have a Technician license. I operate on 10 meters, 6 meters, 2 meters and 440 only.
My setup consists of an Icom IC706mkiig with a pair of deep cycle marine batteries. This year i switched between two Larsen nmo mag mount verticals, factory tuned to 10m and 6m bands. The other mag mount is a diamond dual band nmo mag mount for 144/440. I drive my 4x4 to the top of a 1200' high hill where I have unobstructed LOS from horizon to horizon.
My question is about antennas. I only use mag mounts because they are easy. I setup and operate alone.
Here are my questions:
Should I use an automatic antenna tuner on those mag mounts?
Would a disconne be as good/better?
Can you use an automatic antenna tuner on a disconne?
If I put a 119" whip up, and the automatic antenna tuner, would that be decent?
Are there any other compact, easy to setup antenna setups that you would recommend (longwire maybe)?
For 10m/6m, is my vertical polarized wrong for distant beyond horizon qso's?
Any other advice?
Thanks so much for reading!
My setup consists of an Icom IC706mkiig with a pair of deep cycle marine batteries. This year i switched between two Larsen nmo mag mount verticals, factory tuned to 10m and 6m bands. The other mag mount is a diamond dual band nmo mag mount for 144/440. I drive my 4x4 to the top of a 1200' high hill where I have unobstructed LOS from horizon to horizon.
My question is about antennas. I only use mag mounts because they are easy. I setup and operate alone.
Here are my questions:
Should I use an automatic antenna tuner on those mag mounts?
Would a disconne be as good/better?
Can you use an automatic antenna tuner on a disconne?
If I put a 119" whip up, and the automatic antenna tuner, would that be decent?
Are there any other compact, easy to setup antenna setups that you would recommend (longwire maybe)?
For 10m/6m, is my vertical polarized wrong for distant beyond horizon qso's?
Any other advice?
Thanks so much for reading!