August 10-11 DX Contest - LSB 16

[Rick330man]

Those SWR values are from my Rig Expert AA 35 analyzer, so I trust their accuracy. They are good, as are the other values I'm getting. But I operate only on CB. Running strictly barefoot, I'm shooting for every little bit of efficiency to help. My goal is to have the lowest SWR around the center of the band.

Nit-picking, right?

 

[w9cll]

Nit-picking, right?

LOL yes..I routinely run with SWR's near 2.0

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Those SWR values are from my Rig Expert AA 35 analyzer, so I trust their accuracy. They are good, as are the other values I'm getting. But I operate only on CB. Running strictly barefoot, I'm shooting for every little bit of efficiency to help. My goal is to have the lowest SWR around the center of the band.

Nit-picking, right?

If you are looking for effenciency then you are looking for the antenna's resonance and it most likely won't be at 1.1 SWR.

 

[357magnum]

Again like Chris , Ahhh Yup !jmo

 

[Rick330man]

If you are looking for effenciency then you are looking for the antenna's resonance and it most likely won't be at 1.1 SWR.

I know, which is why I mentioned:

"Those SWR values are from my Rig Expert AA 35 analyzer, so I trust their accuracy. They are good, as are the other values I'm getting."

There's only so much boating, fishing, snorkeling, etc. a man can do here in paradise. To boot, I even retubed and re-biased my 15 watt guitar amp. But I've still got more time, so I've got no choice but to tweak further.

Life is tough, I tell ya!

 

[Dragon449]

Great idea and looking forward in taking part.

 

[Alan Blackmon]

Love the idea. I am in.

 

[Rick330man]

Conditions down here this morning are dead. I've tried LSB 38 and LSB 16. There's absolutely no skip rolling in at all.

But the day is young and the week-end has just begun. I'll keep trying!

 

[AtLarge]

Same here. :-(

 

[S&W357]

Same here...nothing

 

[Jay Mojave]

Hello All: Yep fired it all up even made sure the antenna was plugged in, just static no reaaar skip stations....………………. This about 12 noon PST. Will keep trying....

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert

 

[Rick330man]

I've tried from the base and from the marine mobile. The silence is roaring. Talk about solar minimum!

 

[RT431]

Same thing here. Thought the antenna was disconnected.

 

[2315 Robert]

Same here.

 

[Rick330man]

If "Silence is Golden" were true, we'd all be rich! The Tremeloes, the group who sang the song definitely did not understand the repercussions for us of what they were saying.