Tank whip for homebase

Subject: Tank whip for homebase Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:48 pm

As title really. Will a ¼ wave tank whip make a decent homebase antenna and are there any dos or don'ts with it?

Subject: Re: Tank whip for homebase Wed Jul 17, 2019 2:25 pm

Give it a good ground plane i used 102 inch wire eather side fashioned like a V

Subject: Re: Tank whip for homebase Wed Jul 17, 2019 3:46 pm

Cheers. I wasn't sure about a groundplane but a couple of wires shouldn't be difficult. Would any old wire do? Like speaker cable?

Subject: Re: Tank whip for homebase Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:38 pm

Think of it like this.
A mobile whip is only half of an aerial, the car is the other half.
So using a mobile whip as a base aerial, you NEED the other half as in groundplane radials

Subject: Re: Tank whip for homebase Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:56 pm

Thanks!

Subject: Re: Tank whip for homebase Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:25 pm

I used one years ago ontop of a thunderpole 2 homebase antenna , it worked better than the thunderpoles original coil , I'd highly recommend using one especially with a good ground plane

Subject: Re: Tank whip for homebase Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:24 pm

Hi. Kebab. I use a Tankwhip with 3" extension for 26.285 H/B with
my 11m Inverted V underneath as g/plane. It will also tune down
to 20m with my MFJ Atu. The Tankwhips are underrated! Also use
2 for mobile use 1 for Mids/Hi's. 1 for low/S.lows. 73's Mike SW.