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  1. hookedon6

    Tuning 102" Whip?

    well, that is better than the alternative<More audio>
  2. hookedon6

    Tuning 102" Whip?

    obtaining the "best match" at the radio and operating at the antennas resonant freq are often not the same. get the antenna resonant at the freq you want to operate on first,...... if you want to, you can then make adjustments at the radio end (or use a tuner) to make the radio "happy"...
  3. hookedon6

    Tuning 102" Whip?

    tuning stubs are no more "frequency agile" than a 102" whip. a "tuning stub" and a "trap" are two different animals**Jump_im**
  4. hookedon6

    Tuning 102" Whip?

    ? ok,... take two exactly the same meters, put one @ the feedpoint, and the other 1/2wl back , they "should" (more or less) read the same. now, change the 1/2 wl feedline to some other random value. does the meter @ the feedpoint change value?.... No does the other meter change...
  5. hookedon6

    FCC Targets Online Retailer in Citation

    naw,....... the U.S. guberment would never do anything like that:whistle:
  6. hookedon6

    digital master 780/hrd and FLdigi are really crash happy

    ok,... when does it crash? in a certain mode? CW, PSK,??? are you using a USB to Serial port converter?, many of them have issues. download the latest free version of HRD 5- which is 5.24.0.38 http://hrdsoftwarellc.com/downloads/default.html Try doing an install over what you have-...
  7. hookedon6

    VHF contest

    I'll play a while on 2 & 6 meter ssb from EM55<More audio>
  8. hookedon6

    I got my license, now what?

    really,... about where are you located?
  9. hookedon6

    I got my license, now what?

    does that mean you can't find a local V.E. session?, or that you are too busy?
  10. hookedon6

    PROBLEM WITH ROTOR BOX DIRECTION METER.

    another tip that will save you,..... before you open the top & bottom casing,...... put the entire rotor in a cardboard box and work thru the opening in the box top. unless you like chasing ball bearings :D
  11. hookedon6

    I got my license, now what?

    ya might want to slow down a bit and find out EXACTLY what all that "auto" logging/scanning stuff is about:wink:. I'll bet what he is saying and what you are hearing are two different things. good luck
  12. hookedon6

    Different Look At 102" Whip Discussion

    also notice the size/ diameter of the coil,.... the diameter is the same as the length, also called a "1x1" coil....... guess what happens when some golden screwdriver streaches the coil:crying:
  13. hookedon6

    Antenna usable band-width

    go here http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7pChAq5RIAYAv4UPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByamlqaW9mBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMwRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11maejret/EXP=1370387233/**http%3a//www.eham.net/articles/23320 it explains WHY min Vswr and resonance may or may not be @ the same point,.... and the...
  14. hookedon6

    70cm folded dipole

    actually, they are 90 degrees out of phase go here: http://us.yhs4.search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7qdFCKpRfhoALQAPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11m6qvslc/EXP=1370126533/**http%3a//www.eham.net/articles/18584 this is how antenna analyzers can "compute"...
  15. hookedon6

    70cm folded dipole

    a 1:1 balun won't change the feedpoint ratio at all. the impedance of a dipole changes as the height above ground changes,.... raising (or lowering) the ends will change the impedance.
  16. hookedon6

    W7P Special event station

    listening on 7.235 for a while, but all i can hear is the group on the 7.234 Remote (n4piq/R)
  17. hookedon6

    use of exports on 10 meters

    actually, "type acceptance" is also long gone,.... it's now called "certification":biggrin:
  18. hookedon6

    Why echo?

    Dit Dit Dit Dah,....Dit Dit Dit Dah,... Dit Dit,Dit Dah:oops: QSV?
  19. hookedon6

    Antenna usable band-width

    screwdrivers and stepIR's are nice:D