summerwinds48
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Class A Ham Shacks and Coax Installations
I'm a full timer in an Itasca Suncruiser. Could anyone out there share your experiences with ham shack installations on your own class A's? So far, I've set the rig on the dining table or a pull-up table top behind the front passenger seat, and it does get cluttered with rigs, and a laptop. I've fed the HF, and VHF coax around the window screens, making it easy to shed the wiring during lightning storms. Can't decide on a suitable location to install permanent coax entrance points, etc. Any ideas? How about running conduit or PVC feed-thru's on the floor deck? I ran several 4 inch coax feedthru's on a previous trailer, but this time I don't want to breach the outside surfaces.
Have quite an arsenal of antennas, including a TA33jr., 40m. dipole, several vhf/uhf beams and hamstick verticals for most HF bands. I have several push-up masts to set up whatever band I want to work. When away, I often use a 33 ft. fiberglass pole with wire wound around, and a counter poise wire on the ground. Makes a good random wire antenna using an antenna tuner. The rig is an Icom 706 Mk 2, and . Also have several scanners. Will be adding a solar panel and controller to cut the electric bill this summer.
Hope you'll post your experiences and photos of permanent ham shack installations on a class A, it sure would be great to read and see what you've accomplished to get some ideas.
DM
I'm a full timer in an Itasca Suncruiser. Could anyone out there share your experiences with ham shack installations on your own class A's? So far, I've set the rig on the dining table or a pull-up table top behind the front passenger seat, and it does get cluttered with rigs, and a laptop. I've fed the HF, and VHF coax around the window screens, making it easy to shed the wiring during lightning storms. Can't decide on a suitable location to install permanent coax entrance points, etc. Any ideas? How about running conduit or PVC feed-thru's on the floor deck? I ran several 4 inch coax feedthru's on a previous trailer, but this time I don't want to breach the outside surfaces.
Have quite an arsenal of antennas, including a TA33jr., 40m. dipole, several vhf/uhf beams and hamstick verticals for most HF bands. I have several push-up masts to set up whatever band I want to work. When away, I often use a 33 ft. fiberglass pole with wire wound around, and a counter poise wire on the ground. Makes a good random wire antenna using an antenna tuner. The rig is an Icom 706 Mk 2, and . Also have several scanners. Will be adding a solar panel and controller to cut the electric bill this summer.
Hope you'll post your experiences and photos of permanent ham shack installations on a class A, it sure would be great to read and see what you've accomplished to get some ideas.
DM
