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I've been through this entire indoor, HOA issue as well. What worked for me was a 1/2 wave dipole with 1:1 balun. I have it strung on my 2nd floor lanai (screened terrace). The terrace is big enough where I can string it totally horizontal. Mine is strung east/west so is directional kind of N/NE...

Klondike, is the map saying that there is 40% chance within the lighter (40% color) area of making a contact just within the lighter colored zone?

They do have that clear, ham radio type of sound.

Heard some California today in Florida. I didn't try. I don't have enough power or the correct antenna orientation. Heard alot of Texas last night (Wed).

Tuesday night at 10:00pm opened up here in FL for the east coast.

Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I appreciate it!

Can I lower only SSB output for use with a KL203P? Do I just lower rt203 (ALC)? Clockwise or counter-clockwise? Adjust nothing else? Can I do it without a watt meter by just looking at the RF gauge to see it coming down with each small adjustment? Thanks guys, I just want to put out a clean...

I have the same radio and same issue. I know the radio SWR works because I built a 1/2 wave dipole and got high readings at first until I trimmed the elements a bit at a time (SWR reading kept coming down). Now it reads 1.0 across the band, CH1 - CH40. I think the meter isn't very sensitive, and...

I use a 1/2 wave horizontal dipole for 11 meter SSB/DX on my balcony. About 8'6" per each element. I initially put one up with a SO-239 connector. I had to wind an air choke with the coax right at the SO-239 feed point, otherwise my SWR were variable based upon how the coax was place in relation...

I did this mod and worked great. It was hard to scrape off so I heated it with a soldering iron first (while praying) ! It came out OK.

Darn good radio. I use an Astatic D-104 handheld with it and it sounds really good. On AM, play with the receive (RF gain) to cut the noise down from the sensitive receiver in conjunction with the ANL/NB filters. I even use it on SSB sometimes if there is alot of noise. Works great and I really...

Thanks. My Walmart had two Zagg kits marked down to $1.00 because they were opened and only had 1 screen protector in each. Bought it and it works great!