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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:
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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...
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.
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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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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.
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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 " ?
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