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  1. S&W357

    11 meter is very quiet?

    Different ways on different days. But that’s a great indication your home made ground plane is working! Things are kinda funky on the bands last few days.
  2. S&W357

    Having some SWR trouble with the MFJ 1890 10 meter moxon

    Five days after sending HRO an email regarding the two missing piece action took place. HRO contacted MFJ. I was copied on all emails. MFJ emailed me apologizing for the missing parts. Four working days later a box from MFJ was delivered to my house. It contained six of the aluminum tubes...
  3. S&W357

    Having some SWR trouble with the MFJ 1890 10 meter moxon

    The assembly instruction sheet is clear to me now. Clear enough to realize two pieces of aluminum tubing are missing from the box. HRO working on fixing that issue.
  4. S&W357

    Having some SWR trouble with the MFJ 1890 10 meter moxon

    Old thread but informative for me. I soon will be putting a MFJ 10 meter Moxon together. The instruction sheet for assembly is not very clear to my 79 1/2 year old brain.
  5. S&W357

    Sirio SY27-4 Beam Install

    How close to the steel roof did it end up being? I’m going to put a Moxon Rectangle up within next few weeks. That’s why I’m appearing to be nosey and staying tuned.
  6. S&W357

    WDX Roster

    I’ll be listening for you 451. WDX-556 telling you that.
  7. S&W357

    Sirio SY27-4 Beam Install

    Curious old codger in North Carolina also wondering.
  8. S&W357

    imax 2000 with or without?

    Awesome! Lots of coat hangers around the house I’ll give’em a try. Will plastic hangers work?
  9. S&W357

    imax 2000 with or without?

    I missed you. Left the radio to do other things. Came back and saw your post.
  10. S&W357

    imax 2000 with or without?

    Just turned radio on 10 meters. A-99 antenna. Within in very few minutes PSK reporter shows my signal is reaching out.
  11. S&W357

    imax 2000 with or without?

    PSK Reporter….love it. I’m always amazed to see where my ft8 signals go.
  12. S&W357

    Carl Built

    I like your last sentence “…..stop digging” very good
  13. S&W357

    Carl Built

    Yes it’s hooked up. Next question please.
  14. S&W357

    Carl Built

    It’s a two pill base amp. Two red dot Toshiba 2879 transistors.
  15. S&W357

    Bored

    I got bored with radio in 1984 after having been radioing since 1972. Stayed away from radio then from 1984 until 2017. Then my interest reignited and I like it better than ever.
  16. S&W357

    Carl Built

  17. S&W357

    Carl Built

    Uhh, no…not me.
  18. S&W357

    "Buy Us a Beer" Button?

    Yep…we gotta buy a beer once a year.
  19. S&W357

    Farthest 11 meter DX contact and equipment used?

    Lestherman…have one in each vehicle and a few in the house. Swiss Army knives…standard gear. Gotta have’em. The corkscrews pop a cork from a bottle of vino in short order.