so after a few months of sitting at 2.3 i finally got time to handcut with a hacksaw and it sucked arsh my stinger and got them swr's down to 1.0 on 1 and 20 and 1.1 on 40 on my aries 440 swr power meter now my question is...how accurate is this meter and should i trust it and be happy with it and how do i check reflect without a mfj or other fancy meter outa my price range right now. how do i check the bandwidth of my antenna for use on 10 and 12 meters without keying up to check them (i dont have my card yet damn math is killing me)... i want to thank everyone who has posted regarding bonding and installation tips as without them i would have had one hell of a time getting it this good so thanks a bunch to you all i very much appreciate all the knowledge you guys have and are willing to share......
i currently have a 2970n2 and i love the radio but im looking for a better one with electronic switching to ssb so i can scan the ssb and am channels that i listen to as you know you cant do this on the 2970 with its selector knob. i need a tough as hell radio as i drive a blazer and i run rough roads all the time and i need something that will take the abuse of a dirt road at 60mph and good ol Colorado bfe highways but i dont want a big radio as i dont have room to mount it the 2970 is about as big as i can fight without it getting in the way of passenger side knees. i like the ones that a few of you have that have just a head and you mount the unit somewhere else but i dont know crap about them,i wish i had my dads knowledge hes been a xtra class since the 70's-80's.but im not that smart a cookie with this stuff give me a computer and its on...**Jump_im** i think i got bit and it hurts so good
i currently have a 2970n2 and i love the radio but im looking for a better one with electronic switching to ssb so i can scan the ssb and am channels that i listen to as you know you cant do this on the 2970 with its selector knob. i need a tough as hell radio as i drive a blazer and i run rough roads all the time and i need something that will take the abuse of a dirt road at 60mph and good ol Colorado bfe highways but i dont want a big radio as i dont have room to mount it the 2970 is about as big as i can fight without it getting in the way of passenger side knees. i like the ones that a few of you have that have just a head and you mount the unit somewhere else but i dont know crap about them,i wish i had my dads knowledge hes been a xtra class since the 70's-80's.but im not that smart a cookie with this stuff give me a computer and its on...**Jump_im** i think i got bit and it hurts so good