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He said it takes 5 watts to kick in the relay. I don't understand that part of HDs. I mean from what Ive read all the 2879s except for the new C ones I have seen 6 typical and 10 max PEP, so how can they drive more in without blowing stuff, because I have also seen repair stuff about these amps...

Yes, thank you. Still going to try the REF thing LOL and see how that goes just for a learning experience when I get time. Thank you all!

OK not used, brand new. I sent a link for one exactly like mine in a previuos post. Its Carl from the old XForce amps, if you know him. I am using two 15ft lmr400UF coax on a breedlove puck mount center of my jeeps roof. I went out and tried tuning today with a litlle more insight, and time. Got...

Ok thank you very much. Getting a little harder for me with the graph LOL, not very good at it but I will see what I can do. Still grasping all this other new info as I am far from any technical knowledge. When I do have time I will enjoy trying this though. Thanks again.

Will do, and thank you. May take a bit I don't have a meter with calibration. But I will try this. I will also keep it down for now because its the way I drove my TS500DX was 20 watts PEP. I am still not understand how it can be ok to run 2879s that high when the toshibas only suggest 10 watts...

Thanks again for the awesome replies. To make it easier for you I am posting a link to an amp that is the same. I know I will hear about it from someone LOL. I am using just the 6666 to power it. The radio does 19DK/ 62 watts pep all the way up on a tone generator. All the way down its 3DK...

Well it goes up at the amp meter when i turn the radios power up which is obviously turning the amps power up, but I read that really didn't matter as it should be done on the lowest power(s), although I myself don't enjoy it LOL. On low power on the radio with the amp on its around 1.3 and 1.5...

Yep thank you, I know that one. I didn't think it would be that far off abeit from flat when i hooked up the amp. And then the swr readings were confusing me. With the power all the way down on the radio which regulates amp power my swr isnt that high, but it has changed. Also which I read...

Excellent. I will be doing it tomorrow it looks like. Thank you, very helpful like you wouldn't believe LOL. Even though I'm no tech I've read many posts and many different answers on this and no explanation was ever given. Thank you.

Wow. First, excellent job on the info. Thank you very much. I will do this today if it clears up or tomorrow and post the results. Foresight questions, what happens if its high at the radio(second part) after match tuning(first part) and also after removing amp meter, and what would you concider...

OK so you are saying tune the line with the meter after the amp and then turn the amp out and check at radio. I believe i did do that while tuning and it was low at the radio. I don't remember what it was but I believe it was 1.3 with the amp off. Raining here today so not sure I can double...

Ok thank you. I got, tune it exact at the meter after the amp don't worry about radios meter.

I am match tuning swr on 1 and 40. I have a 6666 and a 400HD amp. I have a meter in the radio and one after my amp. I was told to tune from the after amp swr meter with the amp and radio on low, They are reading the opposite swr from each other. Hard for me to tune to match exact. Both are still...

Mobile setup... Hooking up an amp with a low pass filter and a swr meter to antenna, in that order. Is that the correct way? Also, can I hook the amp, filter, and swr meter with direct connectors together or do I need coax in between them for any reason? Thanks in advance.

Yeah always fun and always learning. Try a Skipshooter. 4.5ft and longer they use the thickest winding wire of all the other top loads we could find. Those two types of tests we did that made a difference is where we were trying to test the antennas blocked. The first was the buildings and...

I was shocked myself. Usually they are very close as with my K-1-27. When I tested the K-1-17 and got that result I was shocked. I tested it a couple times with a few base stations. Maybe it was just where it was tested. They are very durable. Had mine for many years.

I just wonder why no one has made a good reproduction of the 575M6. I know hundreds that would buy one. People are buying the originals now for 250+.

Love them too until I tested them. My 6ft Skipshooter raised my transmit and receive 1/2 of an S unit above the predator K-1-17. When we tested with 20ft high buildings on 2 sides forest 20ft+ high on a third side and the fourth side was the driveway out and I sat in the middle It raised over a...

Thats pretty vague considering its a bulldozer. A pic would help for antenna locations. Can you drill holes? Also, any height restrictions like tree limbs, bridges, etc.?

I let him know all the info I have received here today, and now I believe he's going towards a McKinley. Thanks for the input everyone.