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Old 01-29-2008, 10:45 AM
AMH AMH is offline
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Glad to see there are a few of us screwballs operating mobile. Currently I operate FM only, although I am designing a bracket that will fit onto the rear bumper mount of the 300D for a High Sierra Sidekick screwdriver antenna.
The antenna is currently mounted on my pickup. HF mobile is a different animal, being able to converse with stations cross country and overseas makes it all that much more fun.
I only know of one CW operator, 60 WPM, who operated 40m mobile. He mounted a paddle on the steering wheel of his work van. Amazing how you only need a few watts of power. I passed the General written exam and after several attempts at the CW exam I gave up. Now that the FCC rules have changed CW will not be so bad with a "cheat sheet" and a code reader.

Alan
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