Recent content by KF5FUR

I'm not sure of what you mean, is it that CB'ers are intruding into the 10 meter band? I have heard quite of few folks are now taking 10 meter rigs and converting them to run 11 meters, is it possible that some freeband into 10 meters with them?

What is the problem there, "people act like jumping from 4 watts to 10 watts is going to make a major difference... truth is it won't" And people already commonly get their rigs internal output raised to 25 watts from the shops around here. I think there is also a 50 watt option if I...

I just wanted to expand on this, Ok... this is right but... When I was testing my radio, keep in mind the test antenna was not touching the truck. So the RFI noise was coming through the power wiring. The wire being hooked to the battery terminal was making a ground loop, by fastening the...

Radio installed with whip Well I finally got everything installed and running. According to my radio diagnostic, power output and antenna passed. Also according to my radio's meter the SWR is around 1:1-1.1:1 on all channels. I have a feeling the DC ground matching coil had something to do...

What about something like this for them, or is this not large enough?

It's all I have atm, no particular reason and I would never have bought them specifically for this. I will upgrade in the future to two base antennas. I will then add a second set of horizontal pipe somehow, as I assume the base antennas are a lot heavier. But I wonder if two 102" whips will...

Here is a revision of the original posted pic, a 1/2 wave co-phased setup that will actually work, and well.

Here is a revision of the original posted pic, a 1/2 wave co-phased setup that will actually work, and well.

The antennas are separated by 10ft 4in. With about 6ft of harness left over from the center bracket. The setup may dance around a bit in the wind, but not as much that it will degrade operation. I used two aluminum pool dome poles one with a "male" end that slides into the other with two...

The antennas are separated by 10ft 4in. With about 6ft of harness left over from the center bracket. The setup may dance around a bit in the wind, but not as much that it will degrade operation. I used two aluminum pool dome poles one with a "male" end that slides into the other with two...

I don't mean to butt in here with something s small bit off subject, but I didn't want to start a new thread just for this, and this may be for co-phasing of some sort idk. but what is it for?' And as to the thread topic, I new you could use 50 Ohm cable after the 75 ohm harness. I have...

http://www.worldwidedx.com/installation-station-setup/124276-my-contribution-about-lighting-protection.html A static discharge coil in conjunction with a 20ft stainless ground rod, using silicon-Bronze bonding clamps might do the trick. The 6″ diameter coil measures about 54 uH, which at...

If you ask me Plasma TV's have been on their way out since near day one and the rumor that LCD's do it to is just that. I would never buy one anyway, even if I didn't have a radio hobby. Hell I've seen rear projection TV's with better picture quality, even LCD's. They are overpriced pieces of...

That's when you tell'em to shape up or ship out, sounds like personal image issues to me Nursecosmo. My wife for the most part is still subservient, she knows not to mess with me and my hobbies or I'll tell her to get lost, we wouldn't be enemies in the end or any thing (just for...

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