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Fireworks around an antenna is a BAD thing. It might be exciting to look at, but it does absolutely NOTHING for your signal. The SWR goes astronomical and it puts an unacceptable strain on the finals! :( Getting sparks can also cause.......................POP!!! There went the finals! :(...

Have a great time with your project! :D I've tinkered my way around many a problem; won a few, lost a few!!! Ten or so years ago, a buddy of mine bought two Texas Bugcatchers; one a huge monster of 12" dia for 160 Meters, and another 6" one for 75 thru 10 Meters. Here's what happened...

Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) File No.: EB-07-SF-245 Red Monkey Electronics ) ) Citation No.: C20073296030 Fresno, California 93722 )...

In all honesty, if you aren't getting performance out of a Hi Q, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG! Of course, size does matter..................but! You CAN get past a point of diminishing returns! To be sure, it is hard to "scrunch" 100-200 feet of wire down into a 9' package, and the fact of the...

:D You do dat on an FM repeater and the control op would jerk it right out from under you! :P :wink: "Smatter with you! HA! CWM

Here's a few hints to help you when the new cycle DOES hit. It is meant to help, and not to criticize, OK? I know old habits are hard to break, but don't start (on 10 Meters) talking about "channels"! :D That is sure to get you, at least, gently corrected as amateur radio doesn't HAVE...