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Any suggestions for suitable grounding, or is it necessary?

I can buy ladderline if it will get me better result's. What could I use as posts to wrap the wire around? I'm probably going to have to do a horizontal. Do I need to wind wire more than once? What kind of gauge wire that will hold up to ice and snow. I have an ldg at897 autotuner without a...

Is there any way I can get something up there that will allow operation on more bands?

Cool, I need to talk to him more tommorrow, but I would like to go to him with some sort of cursory plan. I assume the roof is pretty big, conservatively 30X40, I don't know if there is any obstructions up there though. I also don't want to get him skiddish by showing him a plan to take up the...

Luck has hit, finally!!! I talked my landlord into roof access, which is about 40 ft, with one stipulation. He doesn't want it more than 3 ft above the roof. My buildings roof is flat, and the connected adjacent buildings roof is pitched. I need to find out what door has opened for me with this...

Does it matter that the antenna doesn't even clear the roofline? Remember my antenna is basically inside a stone box. I don't have any ground around my window, I'm on the third fllor. About 15 ft down is the roof of the 1st flor, could I drop a half dozen wires to that roof? Would it accomplish...

The other day when I bought the whole thing, the seller gave me one of those mondo 3 magnet mag mounts. I nitially just tried to put it on my A/C unit and go from there, well as I've learned, that's not gonna work. I really have no way to increase it, maybe radials???

I've been trying to use an 8ft 20m and a 40m hamstick inside but I get nothing. I ran a 18 AWG jacketed wire from the back of the radio out my window to 15 ft below, but I'm not sure what else to do to get any reception from indoors.

I'm positive its the location. My window is located on one of the walls of a stone box for lack of a better term. The roofline is ten ft above my window. The only open air is above. I'm not sure what to do. But one thing is for sure, the answer isn't to move. That's the lazy answer. 73, Jethro

I have already contacted Wales outside the apartment as a demo. I just bought the radio and set it up, so I don't have a way to test anything yet. 73, Jethro

Hello Everyone, I finally got my rig and got an excellent deal in the process. I am the proud owner of a Yaesu FT-897D w/FP-30 internal PS, LDG AT-897, and 5 vertical antenna's for 40,20,17,15, and 10 m. All for $1050.00. Now that's the good news. The bad news is I've been scanning the 40 meter...

Thanks Luke. By the way, I'm saving to buy the FT-897D as well, but that's further down the road. If you have the time, could you PM me about any issues positive and negative you've encountered on that radio. I don't think it would be prudent to ask on this thread. Thanks. 73, Jethro

Hi Guy's, I have a chance to buy an IC-V8 without the external mic for $75.00. So far this is the only thing in my budget and I wanted to know if I would be wasting my time or if I should take advantage of the avenue it affords me to get on the airwaves. Does this radio have good range, could I...

Hi Guy's, Could you change my usermame to my new 22 minute old callsign lol. It's KB1SYV. Thank you Jethro

Naw, I've been doin phonetics in the military for over 20 years...It just rolls off the tongue...lol

Hey Guy's, I'm official as of 7 minutes ago. KB1SYV for short...How is this callsign for CW? Will it be hard to understand? Jethro

Well thar she blows!!! I got the general but missed the extra, I'll try for the extra again next month. But for now I'm legal!!! Not that I would be able to operate once I was in the database anyway. 73, Jethro

That's why I've been asking for advice on a rig to supplement the rig I have for the marine bands. I bought it specifically because I'll need marine bands. I was aware that I limited myself as far as ham bands, so I planned on buying an additional rig to expand my coverage to more of the ham...

I haven't installed it on the boat yet, but I bought an IC-M802 and AT-140 tuner. I looked at the Pactor modem, but said screw that for now. What in the hell do they have packed in that thing that warrants paying over $1100.00 for that box o' bolts? I wish there was a cheaper way to go...Is...

Hey TonyV, Thanks for the response. I'm good and ready to sit the tests, I was just asking about any advice that anyone might have on a cheap interim scanner/receiver to get an idea how the Amateur Bands work. Thanks