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Memorize I don't know why you guys have taken a negative opinion of me or why the comments about memorizing answers to pass the Extra exam somehow makes me an outsider to be poked fun at or laughed at but let me tell you this is not what ham radio is all about. I used to think this forum was a...

I read about the Tak-tenna today and decided that it wasn't worth building. I mean if That's all I had room for, then it might work for a balcony. It just seemed kinda cool until you actually apply the physics. Can't spell... My Bad. I am an Extra yes... doesn't mean I have all the answers. I...

Well I sent my Yaesu FT-840 in to Burghardt's for repair. I ca't wait to see what was wrong. Hope it isn't too expensive.

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does anyone have plans for an 80 meter Tak-tenna?

ham test online I used ham test online to study for my Extra exam. I missed four questions. Worth the money spent.

Can I change my username to AE5RD ?

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I got some burning in my eyes and a headache while testing my 80 meter dipole. I stopped right away. Man that is some serious stuff. I had it hooked to the fence to fence just to see if it recieved better than my G5RV. Recieve was way down so I tried the tuner and thats when i got the burn. I...

Extra Well I just got back from the test session. I passed my Extra Exam. Missed 4 questions. I used Ham testonline. Can't wait to see my new callsign.

1%er That's exactly what I meant. He is an old biker too. And so I am I. Just not outlaw biker. Now maybe we can get a 1% patch for our ham cap!

Extra It's funny. My Elmer stayed tech for years and then we got General the same day and now i'll be passing him. If I pass. In license class only. He is a true 1% Ham Operator. Maybe youve heard his call K5UOT from Clovis NM? He has one of those broadcast voices and he can talk for hours...

Well tomorrow is the Extra Exam. I've been studying hard. I hope next time i post I will be waiting to see my upgrade on the FCC website! The learning never stops tho! I've come a long way since my CB days.

I am using a G5RV being matched with an LDG 1000 antenna tuner. The tuner gives me a 1:2 to 1 match. Readings are taken with the meter on the Yaesu ft 840, and on the LDG tuner and with a radioshack pep reading meter. I have bird meters but no slugs yet. My friend looked at the radio and...

audio OK, I'm reading the meter on the radio, I 've also tried a radioshack meter on pep, and the meter on my LDG tuner. My Elmer said something like it was common to see readings like I got. But why does his radio drive up to 100 watts with talking normally. Also when i turn the speech...

I finally got a 52 amp power supply and my Yaesu puts out 100 watts on CW, 30 on AM, but when i go to sideband i only get 20 to 30 watts. I have to yell into the mike to get the power meter to move. Also my speech processor doesnt seem to be working anymore. Is it posible to turn up the audio...

balun I finally got my 1:1 match. I rolled up the extra coax and made a choke of sorts. My tuner is a LDG AT-1000 tuner made for coax connections not ladder line. It even says in my instructions use a balun for ladderline connections. Well everything seems ok now except I need a power supply. I...

noise toy Silly.... no it's not silly. Just remember all kinds of people listen to radios. Not just Hams. Yes it would be silly on 3 megs, it would probably fly on 20 meters tho. I've heard all kinds of strange things. The guy was asking where to find a Godzilla noise toy. If you don't know...

I had a bad coax connector!! I finally built another G5RV and ran coax to the new feeder and nothing. I got to unsoldering connectors and I found a short, a bad one. What puzzled me was that I checked the coax with my multimeter and it didnt show up. I had the meter set to sound an audible tone...

Here is the link. Optimising a typical G5RV I am using a small dummy load in a 2"x3" metal can. It is very primitive. The feedline is running out of an aluminum window in a straight line and hooked to the wooden fence on the other side of the yard. There is the minimum amount of objects in...