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Update: I found the problem, it was the antenna coax coming into the meter, when I pulled it out, the center conductor of the coax was completely carbon color, used the file to bring back the brass color, cleaned with alcohol and light coat of petroleum jelly, problem, resolved, thank you for...

10-4, I checked all the contacts, although I didn't rub with alcohol, I have a sirio 2008 ground plane antenna, I read one post where the gentleman said, he thinks the problem may be the antenna itself, whereas the 2008 sirio has a copper coil, and the antenna radials are of aluminum, and he...

Hello I have a yaesu 710 radio, without the amplifier on after transmit, the receive comes back as it should, if I turn on my amplifier, after I transmit the receive doesn't come back fully, I have to blow into the microphone to sort of reset it, I've tried making several adjustments, but to no...

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Question: I have a sirio 2008 ground plane antenna, I was wondering if this mod is Worth doing or if anybody has done it? what I was thinking of doing is getting some wire mesh lightweight to spread across the circumference of the radials, the idea being, for more reflection of RF energy into...

I just put up a workman V5/8 base antenna, Without the ground elements I have a super low SWR , with Ground radials, SWR SKY HIGH? why?