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Your amp is probably producing harmonics which is throwing the SWR meter out of wack, not the antenna. If you look at your output on a rms meter you'll notice that your power is dropping also, this is generally normal with that type of amp since they are designed for balls to the wall, drop your...

This guy has issues :P

D-Bazooka is a good antenna, you can make one real easy. It will work OK as a Inverted V you won't be the big guy on the block but it will work. You'll be able to get to the horizontal stations better than a verticle stick. I used a Inverted V dipole for awhile for Cb it worked good. Jonbah

Bubblefleebag do me a favor Go find a overpass over a busy interstate stand up on the rail wait for an 18 wheeler to just about pass under the overpass and JUMP. don't miss !!!

I know what you mean, but if you want to work the sats you'll need radios and antennas so you can work two bands at the same time, uplinks and downlinks. I think the popular ones are ssb up on 432 and down on 146. Satellite can be an expensive hobby, when I bought my TS-790a it cost me $1650 and...

A simp;e test for coax. Radio at one end and a meter and dummy load at the other, you can check it for power loss, noise due to movement and for continuity. Note use an old radio that you don't care much about.

Love it or leave it.!!!

I used to run the birds in the early 90's I'm not sure what's still flying around anymore. I know Oscar 10 is gone and not sure about the RS10, 12 and 15 birds. I'll have to check out the AMSAT site to see what the guys are doing these days. The equipment I used was a Kenwood TS-790a dual...

Good link SW :!:

You have made a very good point here. If anybody is interested in MURS or FRS the FCC does have all the rules, regs and freqs. listed on the fcc.gov web site. All should read them these are very limited short range services and are available to the general public. This has been public...

Sonwatcher is correct on the specs. I don't think it would be possible to walk this tower up from a lowered position. This is a 55' free standing design that will handle about 14 sq ft of wind load with no guys. Also the main antenna, a Mosley PRO-67b weighs about 100 lbs by itself plus the...

I've been indirectly hit by lightning twice. The First time I was on the phone at my desk and landed about 5 feet away from the chair I was sitting in. It hurt bad.! The second time I was on the Phone again and landed right on my back, had a sore ear for awhile and real bad case of the...

Good deal Jerry-Where did you get the mast from.?? Jonbah CDX-3030

Thanks everybody I hope to have it on the air soon. Its been alot of fun.

I have a few High res pics of Rita posted on my web site via NOAA www.jonbah.com

The mast size should be 1 1/4" and at least 36 feet up and 9 feet away from anything close for good performance. You could build a mast out of galvanized pipe if you start with 21' of 2" add a threaded coupling reducer to 1 1/4 to take it up to where you need it. sink some of the 2" in a...

I finally installed the new tower. Took a lot of time and effort but its finally ready. View pics here-www.jonbah.com/ham.htm

VHF contest this weekend. Hope to make some good contacts.

Yah and he didn't even have his coax hooked up.!!! :D Sorry SW had to do it.

OMG if you guys are paying $500 for a CB antenna, I think I might start building my own with a big open ugly bug catcher coil on it. man 100 of these babys sold I could retire early. :D Just kidding but that is alot of green for an antenna. Not me I'll stick to wires.