This entire mess started because I wanted to get on HF
So I run out to the store and buy myself a nice
Yaesu 857
A bran new LDG 100 pro Auto Tuner
Bran new coax and a nice diamond quad band
The reason for the quad band is because I live in an apartment and the only thing suitable for an antenna is the balcony style fire escape I have out my window.
After making a mount for the quad band mobile I couldn’t get anywhere
This is all for 10 meters and 6
I couldn’t even get a town away. Now could I hear my buddy calling CQ a town away
So I returned that to HRO and got two
RADIO WAVS
Pre made dipoles
And here is what I came up with
I put a center 10 foot mast of PVC up and on the tip top I stuck the END fed 10 meter antenna and ran it down at 45 degrees to another piece of PVC laid out horizontally and notched at the end to except the antenna wire to keep it away and from coupling with the fire escape.
About half way down the mast I zip tied the center fed portion of the 6 Meter dipole I bought and fashioned that one in the inverted V as the directions indicated.
Both feed lines run directly up the mast each to its correct connector. I assume that it does not matter that they are on the same mast since they are no where near each other and only one antenna is used at a time.
The antenna wire on 6 meres is in an inverted V so it is no where near the feed line and the 10 meter END fed on the top is also at 45 degree so it is no where near its feed line.
I took great care in setting it up so it would not couple with anything.
These antennas according to the manufacturer can be thrown out a "hotel window on travel and will give great results.
I cant hear a thing or get out at all. I can barley hear on some other bands but nothing really readable
When a friend called me from a town away I could barley hear him
Both antennas tune great down to 1.2 ish
I have no idea what else to do and I'm on my witts end. I spent a ton of money trying to make this work and I'm not having a good time with my new found hobby at the moment and im fairly disappointed. So far the vertical wont work, this doesn’t work and I cant use a yagi because I'm in the city.
Can someone PLEASE offer some suggestions and help
This is what it looks like
So I run out to the store and buy myself a nice
Yaesu 857
A bran new LDG 100 pro Auto Tuner
Bran new coax and a nice diamond quad band
The reason for the quad band is because I live in an apartment and the only thing suitable for an antenna is the balcony style fire escape I have out my window.
After making a mount for the quad band mobile I couldn’t get anywhere
This is all for 10 meters and 6
I couldn’t even get a town away. Now could I hear my buddy calling CQ a town away
So I returned that to HRO and got two
RADIO WAVS
Pre made dipoles
And here is what I came up with
I put a center 10 foot mast of PVC up and on the tip top I stuck the END fed 10 meter antenna and ran it down at 45 degrees to another piece of PVC laid out horizontally and notched at the end to except the antenna wire to keep it away and from coupling with the fire escape.
About half way down the mast I zip tied the center fed portion of the 6 Meter dipole I bought and fashioned that one in the inverted V as the directions indicated.
Both feed lines run directly up the mast each to its correct connector. I assume that it does not matter that they are on the same mast since they are no where near each other and only one antenna is used at a time.
The antenna wire on 6 meres is in an inverted V so it is no where near the feed line and the 10 meter END fed on the top is also at 45 degree so it is no where near its feed line.
I took great care in setting it up so it would not couple with anything.
These antennas according to the manufacturer can be thrown out a "hotel window on travel and will give great results.
I cant hear a thing or get out at all. I can barley hear on some other bands but nothing really readable
When a friend called me from a town away I could barley hear him
Both antennas tune great down to 1.2 ish
I have no idea what else to do and I'm on my witts end. I spent a ton of money trying to make this work and I'm not having a good time with my new found hobby at the moment and im fairly disappointed. So far the vertical wont work, this doesn’t work and I cant use a yagi because I'm in the city.
Can someone PLEASE offer some suggestions and help
This is what it looks like