From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Sep 11 2004 - 21:10:44 PDT
If you are not opposed to mounting the antenna in an unusual
location, you can weld a 'sugar scoop' mount to the inside of the
front bumper, and use the HF whip with three sections (about 9
feet) as a decent CB antenna. The SWR is not too good, but a
cheap 'antenna matcher' which you can set and forget will fix
that right up. It works excellent!
It's on the right in the pic:
http://208.190.133.201/h00ah/mar052003/image16.jpg
matchers:
http://www.4cbradio.com/cbantacc1.htm
Alternatively, there are bolt holes in the cab rear, for u-bolts
to attach a 5' section of 3" pipe, the top to which is attached a
sugar scoop and the antenna (authorized installation). Some
people may not care for that much height however.
James M. Atkinson wrote:
>
> It good to hear that you made it though the storm OK.
>
> One of the best vehicles to have in a disaster is a duece, plus a diesel
> fired long running gen-set, and a half dozen PLASTIC five gallon fuel
> cans of diesel fuel.
>
> Extra points if you have a diesel fired space heater (in the North
> East), and a propane fired single burner cook stove, but in a pinch you
> can warm up dinner by wrapping it up in foil and putting it on the
> engine block..
>
> I have also found it helpful to carry some 3/8 chains of various lengths
> (at least 20 feet long), a snatch strap, two wide tree straps, and a
> electric winch separate from the PTO driven self recovery winch (The
> Warn 8274 or 16.5ti is perfect for a duece), and a two totally manual
> ratchet chain based "come alongs" good for 4-5 tons.
>
> Having a CB radio in the duece is a good idea, and it should be one that
> can receive the NOAA weather channels as well as work the CB channels.
> Mount the antenna to a steel pole/pipe that you bolt to the duece frame
> between the cab and bed on the passenger side, or to the cab bracket at
> the back of the cab. The goal is to get the BASE of the antenna above
> the top of the hardtop, then use an external SWR meter to "tune up" the
> antenna as required.
>
> -jma
>
>
>
>
> At 10:33 AM 9/9/2004, Winget, William Contr JTFCS J5 wrote:
>
>> CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
>>
>> During Isabel last year the local police asked me if I would park my
>> Deuce across the road as a road block, preventing Rubber-necked
>> tourists from driving down our street while we worked recovery.
>> I had it positioned earlier to evacuate myself and family should the
>> storm intensify, but it only came up to the running boards (That was
>> enough...)
>>
>> Interestingly, we had gas the third and fourth day, as I filled up my
>> Bronco II with fuel before the Hurricane. MANY drivers did not, as
>> they went out touring the first day or two after the storm, using up
>> their fuel. Then THEY were in long lines waiting and complaining,
>> whereas we stayed at home, cleaned out the damage and cooked our food
>> up with foraging required a few days later.
>> People stay in lines bitching about water and Ice but won't walk into
>> a store that sells it right beside the line. Or fail to drive 5
>> measly miles to a place that has power and businesses are open,
>> selling gas, food, etc like normal. TV doesn't help much, as they
>> immediately go back to "Sale" advertising and Jerry Springer as soon
>> as possible instead of helping announce where functional communities
>> are that people could locate the essentials without waiting in line
>> for a handout. Fourth Day found a Chinese buffet open waiting for
>> customers and we went to town with a nice hot meal each night while
>> others merely complained...
>> Hope Ivan doesn't head toward Florida, one is enough, two is crazy,
>> three would make me move or build a pill box.
>>
>> Final note, What's so wrong with our Power Company systems (And were
>> better than any in the World) Seems we still have too many trees
>> falling on our lines VS clear cutting them prior to a storm, or
>> (expensive) running systems under ground. Seems like we would want a
>> hardened system for all future construction just to reduce these
>> burdensome problems every Winter or Storm. IMHO.
>> W Winget
>> www.vmpa.us
>
>
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