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    My little station

    Thats all that matters then ! It looks fine:)
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    Bought a HF Rig.....Except the Antenna

    Oh yeah, I forgot about a fan dipole. They are good, especially if you can get them way up. They are cheap and easy to make.
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    What local Ham Radio Club do you participate in?

    Well this is my club Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club, Inc. - W9ZL - Articles
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    The slow evolution of getting back into the game....

    :thumbup1: It's a step on the path that never seems to end, but it was a good one. I started with a cushcraft AR-270( which i still have) and an alinco DJ 580 DB ht. It'll get there
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    Post Counts Top 10

    i lost all my post counts and my original time as a member, my original name was Darkrfoverlord on the EZ boards. but it's of no consequence, venus still rose as the sun will tomorrow
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    recommendations for a new scanner

    good pick or the GRE 500 GRE PSR-500 Scanner /GRE PSR-600 any of them will get the job done:thumbup:
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    Bought a HF Rig.....Except the Antenna

    i think you are confusing the ground plane below a vertical, with a counterpoise such as your elevated antennas such as a typical cb. unless it's one of those end fed 1/2 wave types (A99) I due agree with get some books and read, and verify any info you get on the internet. Oh yeah most...
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    my antenna and station pics

    Aye me mate in finest spirit of ham radio, cheap or free. you will make a fine ham!!! and you are thinking out of the box.:thumbup:
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    Bought a HF Rig.....Except the Antenna

    Huh? counterpoise? you mean a ground for a BTV the titan doesn't have a ground. I don't think a dipole will require one.:confused:
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    Bought a HF Rig.....Except the Antenna

    :) Rob, i would stil mount a dipole nw/se thats how my homebrewed "cobra sr." is because thats how it fits for what i have to work with. is it iaeal ,no. but it's better than nothing. I have a gap Titan, it's strapped to the back fence. I will be putting up a hustler 6BTV this spring, from DX...
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    YAESU FT-857

    oh , so your rollin on 3.913 huh? well my fish is done smoking gotta get that out and in the vacuum sealer. i'll stroll down stairs and give a listen around 1930hrs.
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    ICE STORMS CHICAGOLAND

    Wow ! I feel for you southern boys down in ill. we deal with that crap all the time up here in the frozen tundra. And as far as people calling 911 for bovine fecal matter (stuck vehicles in the driveway) a few departments/counties started writing citations. Fond du lac co. will cite you now if...
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    HERES SOME OF WHAT IM RUNNING

    Tony nice set up- i think you need a dedicated room with more desk space
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    MRF 455 mod board

    wow! I can't believe anyone would read this old post. My origninal 2510 with the chip switch, and the detector diode mod has a 497 in it. not that i really need another since i no longer run a 2510, but i know that it works and i have a spare. kinda like my boomer 250 sittin on a shelf next to a...
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    Let's play a game

    :thumbdown: but it is still a pile of bovine fecal matter:thumbdown:
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    rfoverlord/N9MSH mobile

    here are some quickie snaps of my mobile set up.
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    my antenna and station pics

    Nice pics guys!
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    HI Q antenna

    Hamer, no it works 10 - 80 it just wouldn't tune on 160. My problem was getting a coil that would tune 10- 160 with out having to tune it manually, now i just change bands and push the tune button and let the Better RF tune controller do the work. It's sweeeeeet! When on 160 i have to change...
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    HAPPY NEW YEAR WWRF / MEMBERS

    oh yeah! scotch anyone?