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Talked to the Mary B again this evening....27.385 L QSY to 27.425 L He reported he was just off the coast here where I live. .

nothing yet.

Europe was coming in with fair conditions this morning....27.385 L and 27.555 U D-13....Germany D-14....France D-29....Ireland D-108....Scotland .

GREAT conditions this morning. 27.385 L and also 27.550 U Talked to many stations in Netherlands England France Scotland South Wales Isle of Man And it's still going on:w00t: .

Made contact with Maui, Hawaii today from Cape Kennedy, Florida World Radio 000 ( Triple Zero ). ( OK conditions ) World Radio 1212 ( Derrick ) on the South Coast of Maui. ( VERY good conditions ! )....We have been hearing 1212 for about two weeks in the evenings....Happy I finally got my...

Made contact with Pete. Division 30....Murcia in Southeast Spain....27.515 L and QSY 27.535 L .

New Palomar HD250FET and HD450FET

Remember a computer supply is only 12 volts. Most power power supply's are 13.8 violts. Not a huge difference....but if you want full power...

I heard the sailing vessel " Mary B " calling CQ on 27.515 L around 7:30 pm. QSY to 27.535 L we had fair conditions. He was ancored off of the Island of " Flores " in the Azores. .

I bought my imax 2000 from an ebay seller " namou " He sells it with or without the GPK kit. Good prices with " free " and fast shipping. .

Poor conditions. Talked to 224. Contact was on 27.555 U and moved to 27.620 U .

Talked to " AT160 " His name is Peter and is in Austria, Europe. Contact was on 27.555 U and moved to 27.450 U Conditions held up fairly well for about 3 minutes. .

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I see....I thought there may be some technical advantage to using upper or lower.

Since it is a mag mount....it can't hurt trying difference locations. But you may find out....that when the load or a large portion of the stinger is below / blocked by the cab / body....your SWR will rise. .

It seems that the Hams use " upper " and the CB'ers use " lower ". Is there a reason ?....and if so please explain.:redface: .

Thanks Everyone :thumbup1: Anything else the " beginner " should know. .

My Imax 2000 with the GPK Ground Radials. 75' LMR-400UF ( ultra Flex ) Feed point is 18' 6" Top is 42' 6" I wanted to be able to easily service or remove it....just by standing on my roof. Over all I think it tuned up " fairly " well and covers the area I use. 26.815....1.7...

Does the SWR of the " antenna " itself effect this " Input Tuning " reading ? Meaning should a perfect match " dummy load " be used as an antenna when adjusting the " Input Tuning " ? .

So an SWR meter is used between the radio and the amp ? And the input coil ( for the band used ) is adjusted as needed ? .