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Brandon 7861, Thanks for the info , I do have a nano vna and also was gifted an MFJ259B and an mfj226. not quite sure how accurate the MFJ's are however I did purchase some calibration connectors for the 226 . I use both along with the nano vna. I'm still trying to completely understand all the...

thank you , indeed good info . I'm leaning more and more on direct feed the more I research it . Any way since im not at a perm QTh and using a pole I think I'll mount the rotor on the ground to start that way if I do have to pull the yagi down it will be easier . 73

ok that one I assume for a hairpin match . thank you Mike . since I'm mostly on the upper portion of the LSB band and rarely go below 27.285 I'm not really concerned with a little higher SWR ( 1.2-.3 max ) below . My biggest concern is having to take the Yagi down as that would be a PITA to...

Hello Everyone . Getting my setup situated at the new qth. I have a good deal on a slightly used ( doesn't look like it to me ) Sirio 4 element yagi with a rotor and controller . my question to all you gurus or folks with experience is , the Sirio has a gama match Ive been reading and...

well I know this is an old thread, However I just wanted to put my two cents in just case anyone with a FT991 ( not A ) is interested in doing the mod . I can tell you first off Im no electrical engineer nor a big radio tech just an old guy with a ft991 and an eBay soldering iron , a pair of...

Yep Well things here finally opened up just barely, mostly in the late afternoon. I made two solid contacts at about 6pm local time today all east coast. I could hear many qso’s but with my little Anytone quad 5 v2 and maybe 40-60 w (I’ll split it and guess somewhere around 50ish W) all I...

Thanks Jeff , I was wondering about the bad propagation being a factor , especially since just a couple weeks ago I was making contacts all over the eastern US , as well as the midwest and Canada . a contact in Australia and the Bahamas as well . I made only one contact yesterday in Montana...

Hello everyone Well I’m finally out of the desert and just set up my radios at the new qth ( temporary location during summer as the temperature gets way too hot in the SW desert in summertime) I haven’t purchased a new yagi yet but I did set up the Sirio monsoon . Now I’m having some issues...

Thank you Henry , I have been looking at the nano vna, and also a much more expensive antenna analyzer. I think I’m going to bite the bullet and get the Nano with the larger screen. Not sure of the model off the top of my head. Ok my shopping list is getting pretty full so it’s time to spend...

Thank you for the information, now I can visualize clearly.

Yeah I had a senior moment when I wrote that height You are correct 23.5’ and it is indeed a 5/8 wave antenna

Thank you Henry for you all your help, I genuinely appreciate you taking time out of your day to answer my questions. I’m not interested in local talk there is nothing but truckers and the occasional Atv jeepers chit chat . I absolutely love talking skip when the conditions are favorable SSB...

Hello Thanks again for a great explanation of the two Yagi’s I’m considering. Well actually 3 but you didn’t mention the MaCo yagi so no worries . That actually makes my decisions even better. Thank you . I can totally understand the marketing ploy of both as I’ve dealt with it before on...

Thanks for the response Henry , I see your cb antennas. Com , So do you have any recommendations on a good beam antenna? I’m kind of partial to SIRIO antennas but still open to suggestions. I don’t care about the size of the beam I’ve got plenty of room . A Sirio 4 element beam is what I’ve...

Hello everyone it’s been a while since I’ve posted , the last time was looking for help with my Any tone quad 5v2 . Well that problem was fixed with a new quad 5 v2 radio and now I have finally put up my new Sirio monsoon antenna and WOW ! What a great antenna . I don’t know if I got super...

Thanks I’m going to not tempt fate and let the radio sit idle until I purchase a base antenna and the LMR 400 coax also a good new ground rod and mounting system for the antenna. I’m researching the antenna you recommended stay tuned. Cheers Roger

Hello everyone I am giving an update on my brand new Anytone at5555n II / qt 60 pro . Short version or whatever it wants to identify as . Too many rebrands . Anyway My new radio arrived today and I went to work setting it up. Power, swr , ect. First I just left the radio “stock “ out of the...

I agree ,

yep and my brand spankin new radio will be here tomorrow a.m. according to USPS yay

yes it is and it appears to be just that , someone was obviously playing around with the service menu before I bought the radio . The guys eBay page had a long list exclaiming, how good the radio was and that it was tested and that it worked perfectly that should've been my first clue along with...