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Lowband ball mount
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:45 pm
by KG6EAQ
I think I want to mount a ball mount lowband antenna on the rear quarter panel. Any recommendations on models? I'm going to be using it on 6m and listening on some 42mhz freq's. Should I mount it square in the center of the panel? What kind of radius does a ball mount need?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:48 pm
by KitN1MCC
i have an antenna specialist one it works great
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:00 pm
by jim
Now all you need is 300 watts going into it and you'll talk across the country! Makes 800 look like it sucks more than it already does.
There's no band like low band.
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:26 pm
by 007
Get the A/S black ball/flange and stainless spring and whip....that's what I bought for my (soon to be yours) X9000.
BTW, do you need any freq's programmed? I'm assuming the 42 MHz freqs are for CHP. I've always wanted a reason to program those...
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:07 pm
by KG6EAQ
Naw I dont need any I have the programmer and I'm not sure of my lineup yet. I gotta get the scanner out and see what 6m freq's are really popular around here and then make sure I get all the local CHP freq's popped in there. I have a scanner I use for CHP already but it would be nice to have CHP on one and the scanner on something else, plus if I have 32ch I better use them all!
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:10 pm
by 007
Depending what RSS you have, you can actually have 64 channels...
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:20 pm
by KG6EAQ
Oooh! It's a 64 mode eeprom?!!? I'm even happier
Now I can cram even more into it!
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:51 pm
by Pj
Why stop at 64 when you can have 128 or 256?
I miss my 128 channel lowband x9000...
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 5:08 pm
by 007
The other 2 X9000's on ebay have 128 mode firmware....I'll miss those someday....
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:24 pm
by apco25
eh be happier with a Spectra.. the Syntor x9000 is a great radio but its really starting to get OLD. Design was what mid 80?s almost 20 years old now.
I was going to use one in the burb but it took up so much mounting space.
That's why radio gods invented the Orion
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:29 pm
by 01fl
What works best for the ball mount hole in vehicle sheet metal? Greenlee punch, hole saw, or something else?
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:34 pm
by apco25
there is one tool and one tool only for making big holes in vehicle sheet metal.
GREENLEE hole punches
Best way to go!
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 7:50 pm
by jim
There is one tool and one tool only for making BIGGER holes in sheet metal- a plasma cutter!
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 8:21 pm
by apco25
Plasma's are cool and best left to the Monster Garage crowd!