Ground Plane or No Ground Plane! What do you think?

[808gante]

Can u use magmount for bounce back antenna

[wogelsby]

Wow... Not familiar with the concept of "bounce back antenna". Care to further clarify? Might be a good idea. Thanks. SWR could always be better.... on the high side acceptable right now.

[JesseJamesDallas]

Wow... Not familiar with the concept of "bounce back antenna". Care to further clarify? Might be a good idea. Thanks. SWR could always be better.... on the high side acceptable right now.

He's talking about adding a second antenna at the rear of the RV that wouldn't have a coax hooked to it, but it would be grounded to the frame of the RV and act like a reflector element on a Beam antenna... it would make your front antenna sorta act like a mobile-beam forcing more signal forward instead of in a omni-circular pattern...

Not too practical set-up for everyday driving, but good for competitions where 2 guys line up, then see who's got the loudest radio..."shoot-out's"

There's a little more to it also than just adding a second antenna...the second antenna also has to be at the right spacing from the front antenna, and then both antenna's will need to be tuned together.

[wogelsby]

JesseJamesDallas, thanks.. .perfectly clear...

and of course I'm on the Amateur Fence... wanting to be a big bad-ass and shoot skip... but in reality I just want a strong, reliable, every-day radio for living on the road. Always want it to "hear" and "talk" further...

[JesseJamesDallas]

JesseJamesDallas, thanks.. .perfectly clear...

and of course I'm on the Amateur Fence... wanting to be a big bad-ass and shoot skip... but in reality I just want a strong, reliable, every-day radio for living on the road. Always want it to "hear" and "talk" further...

Yep. Most do...When it comes to "skip" you really want the best antenna set-up you can get, and when it comes to mobile antenna's, the taller the better! But, in your case your going to be limited to just how tall a antenna you can have since that RV of yours is probably already 10' tall, so sticking a 8 or 9' antenna on top of that would be out of the question...set-up you have now is probably the best you can do considering the height of the RV...

Should work tho...just need to get some conditions in here for skip.

[wogelsby]

I certainly do appreciate your expertise and availability... I hope you get the Kuddos you deserve, more than my thanks...

Merry Christmas.