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not exactly on topic but , every summer a ham in missouri Host's "the Strange Antenna Challenge " this year its on Memorial Day K0S Strange Antenna Challenge Information Links by Erik Weaver n0ew and Dwayne Walker wb5plj Guys load up anything they think will resonate and collect qso.s ...

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i have a 15 mhz also , its a BK Precision it use it for a lot of things , signal tracing , looking at waveforms , etc sometimes i hook it up to my guitar output and watch the waveforms as i play :mellow: ive repaired several pieces of my own radio gear with it :biggrin: 73

My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, 'What's on TV?' I said, 'Dust.' And then the fight started... ---------- My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming Anniversary. She said, 'I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 In about 3...

I'm DeSlime :lol:

UHHHH, i'll take a guess, It's broke ?:tt2: seriously though looks like the wind gods had their way with it, on the bright side that apparent 6 mtr yagi and the 2mtr one above look ok ! no hf for you , sri to see that , yeah , dont be climbing no towers in this sh%t this morning its -14...

from the zed http://www.armymars.net/ArmyMARS/Antennas/Resources/usmc-antenna-hb.pdf The Marine Corps Antenna handbook , bookmark it fellas ! looks like it has some very good info !!!!! 73

I once used some #4 hard drawn , to make the elements for a 3 element cubical quad for 2 mtrs if i remember i scrounged it from some old utility poles that were laying by a dumpster , as they were replacing these poles as they relocated a line , this was when copper was cheap worked fine ...

1977/1978 , thats when they opened up the additonal 17 channels above 23 also ,

"Welcome":thumbup:, im not as seasoned around here as others , but im pretty sure i can tell you that it's a pretty laid back bunch the only requirement is an interest in radio ! and a willingness to participate , 73 Rich

I honestly Cannot remember if i ever held a CB license ( too many hallucinogenic and psychoactive agents):biggrin: seriously, i dont recall , ive slept a bit since the mid 70's I seem to remember that i may have , but then i got in right around the time it wasnt neccessary anymore my...

guess i should have said , what did you decide on for a antenna ?

Musics a little weird for me , and the quality isnt the greatest but a really cool vid made from Google Earth . Look for the Nude Dutch People :huh: Secret Earth GOOGLE Video

Not in defense on the "Antenna Bible " , but i thought i noticed in your build the main vertical was 3/4" or 1", and the tuning stub was a samller diameter , or did it just appear that way because it was older and had a patina ? anyway , if you didnt get er figgered i was going to suggest...

Cool Beans !!!!! so what did you decide on for an HF setup ? you'll be more motivated than ever now !!!! 73 , hera ya on the bands

should have taken it anyway , just to see what's on it , i took it when i took my general , missed by about ten questions, made my head hurt and my eyes bleed it's pretty tough

think you'll need to wait 30 days ,Congrats , your license should show up in a couple of weeks

it was worth a shot ,Highlander and i built two virtually identical w5gi antenna's earlier this year , and no two standing wave meters gave the same reading with either antenna , i agree with Highlander , sounds like it is a bit short then ! dont know if this has been suggested , but you...

do you have access to another swr meter ? are you sure your swr meter is able to do 2 mtrs ?

thanks, done deal :biggrin: