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I passed the technician exam today

Thanks guys
I do want to get my General Class ticke but do to the size of my yard putting up a 40/80 meters is going to be hard... i will be working 10, 6 and 2 mostly.

I'm currently trying out an end fed antenna that is 53 feet long. Got the idea from my friend's EARCHI antenna, only my Unun takes more power and I used 12 gauge wire instead of 18. It supposedly will tune 80 in the configuration that I have it in. I'm studying for General and should be taking the test in about 2 more weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to try it out soon and let you know how it works. Any short antenna is a compromise, but you gotta do what ya gotta do when your back yard is only so big. If I were you, I would at least try to get 20 meters and up... then you'd have 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6.

73,
Brett
 

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  • @ heartbreaker3473:
    Hello gentlemen and Ladies. I have the dreaded RCI-2990 receive issue where my radio gets distorted when people get close to my location. I found the C90 Capacitor, but I can not for the life of me find the C89 capacitor. Can or does anyone have a picture of the exact location of C89 ? Thank you in advance, Wes
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    Wes, it's better if you start a thread on the main forum, more people are going to see your question.
  • @ heartbreaker3473:
    Okay, sorry, will put in a forum
  • @ heartbreaker3473:
    I put it in the general disscution help area and started a new thread. Thank you for letting me know.