Mike's being funny. :)
I used to use a $10 tripod I got from the Goodwill. The main thing I appreciated about it was its ability to do axial rotation -- think: camera on its side. When the Arrow was attached, I would us that feature to rotate the Arrow along its axis.
Nowadays I do what Mike does: I hold the Arrow in my hand. It takes some time to become comfortable with holding the antenna correctly while adjusting for Doppler and pressing the mic button, but after some practice I found it to be the most efficient way. It's counterintuitive, but using your hand to orient the antenna is very fast and flexible.
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Bryan KL7CN/W6 Location: CM98, usually E-Mail: bryan@KL7CN.net Telephone/SMS: 408-836-7279
On Aug 14, 2017, at 16:23, Mike Diehl diehl.mike.a@gmail.com wrote:
I find a biped to work best with an arrow antenna. Works great for aiming and polarity matching.
73,
Mike Diehl AI6GS
On Aug 14, 2017, at 1:55 PM, Laura Tunnell drlnt@cox.net wrote:
What is best tripod for the arrow II handheld antenna ?
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