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    nikdfish replied to the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today.
    Put the files for the short coil on printables. https://www.printables.com/model/1728284-65-microhenry-loading-coil
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today.
    Dug up the LCR meter & replaced the battery so I could check the numbers on the slider coil & see how they compared to the design...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today.
    The coil may be overkill for most uses. The closely spaced wraps make adjustment a bit "twitchy". I may do a variation with about half...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today.
    Working on another component for the pushup. This was a test print/build to see what needed tweaking on the design, but should be...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread cheap 250 watt dummy load.
    OK, one more iteration. The heat sink fins made placement a bit tricky, but got things to fit. The sweep has the highest SWR...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread cheap 250 watt dummy load.
    You guys are absolutely right about the ground line. I made a quick change: & the difference was quite noticable. The AA-170 only...
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    nikdfish posted the thread cheap 250 watt dummy load in Home Brew.
    Just for grins, put together a dummy load from a couple of amazon items, an aluminum heatsink & 50 ohm resister (RFP 250N50) & parts...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today.
    I didn't use the 220" whips that day, but did a quick look this morning. First was an overview of the 220" whips as a "V", fully...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today.
    I just put copies of the files on printables.com if anyone wants to print one...
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    nikdfish posted the thread Tested a portable elevated "V" today in Home Brew.
    I got around to testing a printed "V" antenna base design today. The base was done with M10x1.5 threaded inserts, but I have adapters...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Anytone AT 5000.
    ------------------- MEM Channels ------------------ In HF mode (and probably HAM mode) there is the potential for 99 MEM channels. It...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Anytone AT 5000.
    Wanted to clarify/correct portions of the instructions for frequency expansion/band control found in the .xslx file provided by...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Anytone AT 5000.
    Just got mine in, ordered on Amazon & shipped by Anytone (from Canada). At time of order, that option promised quicker delivery than one...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Anytone AT 5000.
    For those that might be interested, I extracted some of the pages from the anytone spreadsheet that describes AT-5000 frequency...
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    nikdfish replied to the thread Anytone AT 5000.
    Should have one coming in a week or so. Form factor was a big piece of the decision, probably going to pair it with an RT95 for a...
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