[arm-allstar] Antenna suggestions for mobile node

[Phil Hebert]

Why not just a 10 watt dummy load ? 

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> On Sep 13, 2019, at 01:17, Mike Sullivan via ARM-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> 
> All, putting a node in my truck using a Motorola radio I have laying around
> and a RIM-Lite USB interface for when I'm mobile. Ideally, I plan on
> mounting the Pi atop the radio, wiring both up so that I can unplug it and
> set it inside somewhere with a small power supply if I want. I'd like to
> use an antenna mounted directly to the radio instead of going through the
> trouble of a magnetic mount/lip mount and coming up with a way to mount it.
> Since I'll be running it low power in this scenario, would something like a
> cheap scanner/receiver antenna work? Or has anyone else tried a similar
> configuration and has a better solution? I know, not directly Allstar
> related, but I'm curious if anyone else has tried this..
> 
> Mike
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