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Low but workable....pile up !! Good luck

Doc....tuner is a ldg icom auto tuner, radio is icom7200, 100 watts max, running 10-50 mostly. As info the loop is rectangular in shape horizontal at 20 feet off the ground. Qth is 150 yards off a saltwater bay complex, I wondered about feeding it in a corner? And producing a vertical pattern to...

I put up a loop, but need help on feeding it? Coax or ladder line? Want to use it multiband.....right now it 1-1 at 6.100mhz. Planning to trim it to about 7.100 and ust it 40-10..... To much confusion on the web about the best feeding....I can use 75 ohm as a match? If needed. Would like to run...

they were 5/7 into texas yesterday and today....worked him yesterday and the band fell out......was not able to hear in the log!! worked him again today....in the log!! new one yesterday the band was wild.....worked Greenland about 600PM :D 38/47dx101 he and I decided it was back scatter...

Great hobby.....welcome to the forum....tons of info and help here.

Great contacts!! On any band:thumbup1:

good signal into s texas....HC8/PG8O5Q.....Isabella island :wink:

Did a little SWLing today ..... Band is open, Portugal, Bahamas, S America, Jamaca, Australia, New Caledonia, all easy copy 5/5 to 5/9 A 153 or 53 not sure ? Was also in the mix.....Portugal working a 43 division was a good one......all about 530 pm cst. Good luck 73

I just bought an icom 7200 ....so far I really like it. I had the same budget....looked at used for a few weeks...decided I wanted a warranty as well. My usage will be base and mobile and settled on the icom. Gigaparts has it for 999. Eham reviews are very good...HRD with one cable, good...

Echo....my radio has a button for it?? Once in a while I screw up and it gets depressed.....and it makes my radio sound depressed?? I talked to 42 division a few weeks ago and the poor sucker never told me the darn thing was on!!! Bet he might think twice taking my call again!? Noise toys of...

Dxman....these are nice! Great contacts as well....Very cool ]I listened down the band/freqencies but could not hear them, Alaska is a hard one for me.

Does anyone have experience using HRD software with icom 7200 ? The radio has a USB cable out....wondering if HRD will be plug and play??

This thread is dating the authors, anyone that remembers a CB license is hitting the golden years and I don't mean Golden Eagle tube rigs? I had a call myself, a buddy (Fred Flintstone) and I applied via the FCC if I remember? and the calls were mail back a few weeks later. Good stuff, we worked...

Vertical moxon? M1PAF 20 meter verticl moxon looks like a good design? Ut is a vertical, I built a 10-11 meter skypper with crappie fishing poles... They are not real strong but do support 14 gauge copper wire elements, not as large as 20 meter? Good luck and posts some pics....I ya get it...

3 element has more gain.? But a little longer.

Anyone hearing any Dx? Did a little SWL this afternoon late There are some spots on the sun! I heard some Spain and Portugal operators today.....many South America, some Australian and New Zealand the bands are not closed. Conditions are weaker but ?.... not closed 73

Heard a vk3 station working Texas this evening? Via my baofeng HT. How is that done? Anyone have a link to a site to explain this to a new ham? Was interesting at the close of his Qso's he closed the link? All new info for me? :pop:

Thanks chrip it is, works well ! The baofeng works well also

The K0BG website is full of good info for mobiles......best site on the web on mobiles and mobile installations...IMO...if someone has a better place pls post it! The site covers all aspects of installing and getting the best out of a mobile system. I have posted many times the big difference...

Take a look at KØBG.COM website, might be some help? Mobile operation website, covers all aspects of mobile ops. Have you bonded the auto? These straps really helped me knock out noise and seemed to help flatten the swr. Good luck!