VHF Antenna

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Aug 11, 2006
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Hunter H260 Traverse City
I trailer a H260 and need to find a short VHF antenna that can remain permanently attached to mast and not get in the way. All the one's I've seen are at least four feet long. I've got enough problems stepping and unstepping the mast without the antenna getting in the way. Suggestions for alternate location?
 
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John Baumgartner

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on my 260 hunter a Shakespeare model 5215 USBoats item # 307143 on a small platform that I made out of SS steel about a foot down from the top of the mast. The total length for the antenna is 36 inches so the antenna is about 2 feet above the top of the mast. The SRW (standing Wave Ratio) is about 1.2 so it works great. I also keep on board an emergency VHF Antenna USBoat item 307017. Happy Sailing John Baums Rush
 
Aug 11, 2006
1,446
Hunter H260 Traverse City
John, does the antenna get in the way of the Windex? How do you run the cable?
 
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