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    Acom 1010 amp,on wish list

    i am enjoying the daylights out my new Yaesu ftdx 3000, I have had great visits all over the place with the radio on 10 12 15 meters with my 11 meter beam Mako 104 ,but need a little help on 40 meters.that dipole at 23 feet could use some help,if the dipole is higher the beam snags it on the way...
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    10 mtrs ready for CQ SSB this weekend

    Had a great Qso with you last evening , then with westerners Samoa, then Qrp with Norm in Hawaii with 5 watts those 11 meter beams work well on 10 meters,and 12 meters.keep up the good work......
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    Just passed tech,and general

    Looks like the Yaesu ftdx 1200 I am looking at the Yaesu ftdx 1200 ,and their desk mic is the way to go for me, But if I sell another gun,I could get a 3000, is that real time scope and cw decode and a 3 antenna hookups :drool::worth 800. More??? I bought the MFJ 259c to get my beam...
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    Just passed tech,and general

    Mako 104 I just put this up, the best dip is at 27,560 and its about 1.7 -1 so that could be improved with more adjusting ,there isn't much going on from 28,300-28,500 flat side ,my antenna set up is far from user friendly,I stopped by the field day set up this morning and had more time to talk...
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    Just passed tech,and general

    Glad that's over,now to keep reading about the best radio to buy. The club had a 590 kenwood that they were using for field day, nice. The next question for me is to buy an antenna analyzer ,to get this new 11 meter beam working better,or just get a tuner ?
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    Best all band new radio 1500.00 base type ?

    The broken radio All in one can be a problem ,I work on digital printers and copiers w that have fax and scan to file and when the feeder doesn't work,all there stuff get backed up And the whole office is helpless. Good point.
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    Best all band new radio 1500.00 base type ?

    Flex radio is new to me That looks really neat ,I have a spare hot rod computer , but I would need it with 11 meter also,software is hard to work around with a jumper ?
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    Ranger 2970N2

    Love the one I have,talked all over the place on sideband,
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    Best all band new radio 1500.00 base type ?

    My ham test date is closing in, I have been passing the test tests for a tec test, and am studying the general,I am looking for an all band that could also do 11 meter,with a kit or something . I would like a really good quite receive . And a good S meter. My 2970-n2 is staticky ? But has great...
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    Lmr 400 inside mast ?

    Did that I put on the new LMR400 ,in the mast this weekend,it helped a lot ,my noise level nothing showing on meter just junk in background Went down by about 2/3s swr went from 1.8-1 to 1.4-1 less RF in other stuff to Big change for me !
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    Lmr 400 inside mast ?

    The coax is going in the mast then. My old ,but new to me coax is 20-30 year old rg8 that I bought from a business band radio shop they had laying in the attic .best I could find around here I live on the dark side of the moon,its either amazon or go with out. I would like a 4 eliment beam...
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    Lmr 400 inside mast ?

    So what if you ran the coax threw a hole in the bottom of the mast then out the top 28 ft later in a loop into imax 2000.?
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    Best base antenna for skip

    My amax is working good,lots of very good signal reports,at 1/2 power ,mostly south,is there a 4 element beam,that I could run about 10ft above my deck that would be worth the investment ? Tech ham test soon.
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    Imax2000 swr

    Big hose clamps The latest antenna is now 28 ft up on some welded to gather emt conduit and a smaller choke,made from RG 8 stiff stuff, I got in the used 600 3 meter swr meter Friday ,what a piece of junk ,all 3 meters are. Very lose in the housing I payed 20.00 + shipping for it! I think it...
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    Imax2000 swr

    Different meter I bought this one off eBay ,a 3 meter type,replacing 35 year old single meter that was showing 1.9-1. now to get the rf out the home stereo when it's off ....... I am back to the books on ham testing, and plan to take tech test soon.. There isn't a lot of traffic in the...
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    Imax2000 swr

    We'll go figure Used swr,power,mod meter came in the mail,this one shows 1.5-1 swr,so I quit! Time to learn radio, Thanks for the help Sierra delta 36,the Rushmore state,
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    Imax2000 swr

    The radio I had on hand was 40 channel cb,hooked it to antenna ,showed about 2.1 swr,I checked it at 1 and 40, 40 was better,I can't move further away ,cliff 10 foot behind my deck,so I thought let's try adjusting the rings,so I hooked up radio with a 3 ft jumper to antenna , as I moved the...
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    Imax2000 swr

    I don't think I can make a 4" coil out of this coax should I splice in some small stuff ? Also I hooked up a Wilson 5000 mag mount at the end of the coax,and stuck it to deck table Swr was the same as without the 86 ft of cable,I think the cable is good .
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    Imax2000 swr

    I got my info from some web sight,they said 16-20 ft of coax wrapped in coil as close to antenna as possible , sure is ugly ??????????
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    Imax2000 swr

    Rob Took antenna down this morning,I put the ground plain kit back on it Raised it to 28 ft from ground level,swr went to 1.9 on 27,3850... I am using rg8 coax from a tower company,85ft used,tests good on ohms, No opens,very stiff stuff,my choke bulan is about 20 coils of the coax wraped...