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I'm a sucker for believing antenna designs. So I bought a DP200 whizz bang antenna that works from 7MHZ to 54MHZ. I haven't put it on a pole yet. Mine did not include the 40 meter matcher loop. I have enough stuff to make a loop if I had the dimensions. So folks could another follower of these...

Well I buought the old Kenwood ts 680s thought I would be closer to 6M ssb But on arrival no PO on any ssb any band. I can see power on FM so I dropped it off to a friend who has more time that I. My wife has been in the hospital for 8 days now and dont think shell be home for Christmass. so I;m...

I AM giving up on my ft-857D. Second display lasted 5 months. I have a new control head but afraid to use it for very long. I plug it into the remote cable set parameters and LOCK it. Then replace the head with the badly tiger striped head. I I want to change anything I swap the remote control...

The bamboo I think the author got the poles wet and bent them slowly to form the curve then painted them to hold the shape then installed the wires. My memory isn't like it used to be. I'm not certain your location but if you want the one I have it's free local pick up. Not going to ship...

My first contact with HEX beam on 17 meter was to Germany with DK5DR Walter. and the antenna was just done tuning and at 11 feet on a tripod in the yard. Next were a few other qso's to Ireland, and Italy and turning by hand still at 11 feet.

An Alfa delta DXCC wire dipole. for now it works very well but I cant rotate it. the one I have has two traps on each side. The spreaders on the three wire spreaders slide some I used tie wraps but Floriduh sun ruined the black ones. I'm thinking about filling the spreaders full of foam to hold...

I gave up on my hex beam. Here in Floriduh the sun ruins every thing. Every year my spreaders would need to be replaced. Cars and trucks all have cracked dashes with pieces missing. I really liked the way mine worked made many Europe contacts. swing it around in the afternoon every thing...

I had a tar heel HP100 A given to me because it didn't move anymore. I found the 4wire molex plug and socket corroded badly and the control wires corroded. I took the 8 cap screws out and pulled the base off and found lotsa excess wire coiled inside. So I cut off the molex and wires back about...

When we installed a connector outside. First connection at the antenna two wraps of 3M 3/4 inch tape then Andrews sealer one wrap formed by hand then cover that with more 3M 2 inch tape first wrap loose (not streched) second wrap tight third 3M 3/4 inch layer loose. the last loose wrap will NOT...

I like the MINI1300 so far holds a charge couple hours while I was trying to tune an antenna. the manual is NOT written for this old fart without a magnifying glass. Outside use is better than the little one my friend brought over. It still reflects badly but with back to the sun and shading it...

The mini1300 will be here day after tomorrow. I should have the cables built by then.

I had a friend bring over his VNA analyzer. little thing very hard to see outside trying to tune an antenna. Yeh it was a sunny day and all we could see was our own face reflecting off the screen. If you shaded with one hand then you had to use your thumb and fiddle with menu. What we could...

I know this is an older thread but: I am in the process of getting ham, and cell service in a small Adirondack town with too many NIMBY'S from New York city and the dimwits from other states escaping the crime riddled cities. I anticipate resistance from people who want to be...

Mother Nature is un happy!! The story a forest ranger told me many years ago: Before we came to this country (long time ago). Mother would send down a lightning strike and start a fire. The deer, bear, birds, human Indians and anything that could leave the area. Indians would just...

You may have to pay a fee for the schematic. But if you are going to work on the unit the schematic will be useful to keep.

Go to Google.com insert Siltronix FS-300A it will bring up a bunch of links. I forgot which one it was but click on one and then the next You will find it.

Finally a fellow MAN who enjoys our GOD given vocal cords. Congratulations""

I just googled the meter. I found a write up on antique radio in the google list it is very informative. And there is schematics with calibration procedure. I would think from the schematic the transformer in and out could lead to a replacement

have rebuilt my hexbeam three times since 2019 I bought the DX engineering hub and purchased the fiberglass spreader's some place else. They rotted away due to the Floriduh sun twice. I now have new fiberglass spreaders and have used boat gelcoat stuff on three and have to coat three more and...

Go wireless! geta wireless key board and mouse from walmart for cheap. I got a set from a savealot store for under twenty bucks still working ok after two years. The brand was "home" something? two double A batteries in the keyboard and one in the mouse. Plug and play with wireless USB