Bob
I bought an Apple printer cable off Ebay (see earlier post)
I made up a length of rg-8x and added a so-239 'barrel' connector
Installed some snap-on rf suppression toriods to both cables, just to
be on the safe side
Works like a champ
73s
Denny WA8SHC

n_collova wrote:
I purchased this tuner on promotion last year and strung up @100 foot of wire and I have encountered the issues, although not all that bad, regarding the tuner not tuning all bands with any one length of wire.
Additionally, the rf ground I am currently running consists of simply a ground rod driven into the earth. The earth in my area (300 tards from the beach and Atlantic Ocean)is sand with salt water approx 3-4ft down depending on the tide. A multi radial RF ground is difficult to achieve in my area due to lot coverage of my house and concrete.

What, please, is the "feet" equivalence of a "tard", please?
Just curious.

The sand may be a poor conductor but if your copper or
galvanize ground rod (8 feet?) reaches salt water in the
ground you are golden! Or so it would seem to me!

You may want to vary the length of that wire. There have
been some published reports that some lengths are more
readily tuned all-band (160-10M) than others.

You could fold and short to test shorter lengths or use
an alligator clip and wire to test a longer antenna.

What are you using for supports?

Is the antenna mostly horizontal or partially very
vertical?

How far above the ground is your antenna?

I once had the blessing of a rented room QTH near a bay
and it was the best location ever! RF loves salt water!

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Thanks! & 73,
doc, KD4E
... somewhere in FL
URL: bibleseven (dot) com

Hi Bob,

absolutely no problem to use a longer control lint to the FC-40.
I made a 10m (30ft) long one and used it on many locations.
See also earlier posts here in the forum.

73, Jurgen, DJ5HD/VK3ADO

Hi Group,

I am being forced out of my nice 2nd floor shack by a family member who
needs the radio room to turn back into a bedroom. I will soon be
operating from my old home in the basement.

Has anyone had any luck operating a FC 40 from a distance of greater
than the 15 foot control cable supplied with the fc 40. The FC 40 will
now be approx 20-30 feet from the radio depending on how neat the
feedlines will be.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

73bob

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Hanno Vogels, DK3HV
eMail: hanno@dk3hv.com
EL: DB0EL-R or DM0ZIR-N
phone: +49 8102 729600
fax: +49 8102 729655

Look in the files section of this group I had post a chart for just
that question. It is called AH-4 Graphical Wire Length Calculator
2.2.xls

Check the archives.? There was a chart on wire lengths .....N4NSS Kyle

Hanno Vogels wrote:

Dear friends,
I still own a 40 remote tuner since it is out on the market, but
never used it under real conditions, just for a test. My mobile
favorite is still the ATAS 120 and I use the Ft 857 / Atas combo
often. Now I have the chance to go for a few days to the Mallorca
island and can take my 897 (with installed psu) and the FC40 tuner.
Any recommendation for the wire lenght? Dipol size?
have no idea how the area will be,,, I know: everything longer then
10 feet.... but I can imagine that some of the group found and
tested an optimum size of dipol.
Thank you in advance

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Hanno Vogels, DK3HV
eMail: hanno@dk3hv.com
EL: DB0EL-R or DM0ZIR-N
phone: +49 8102 729600
fax: +49 8102 729655

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Dear friends,
I still own a 40 remote tuner since it is out on the market, but
never used it under real conditions, just for a test. My mobile
favorite is still the ATAS 120 and I use the Ft 857 / Atas combo
often. Now I have the chance to go for a few days to the Mallorca
island and can take my 897 (with installed psu) and the FC40 tuner.
Any recommendation for the wire lenght? Dipol size?
have no idea how the area will be,,, I know: everything longer then
10 feet.... but I can imagine that some of the group found and
tested an optimum size of dipol.
Thank you in advance

-----------------------------
Hanno Vogels, DK3HV
eMail: hanno@...
EL: DB0EL-R or DM0ZIR-N
phone: +49 8102 729600
fax: +49 8102 729655

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Jon Robert Pellant wrote:

I haven't been doing much radio camping this summer yet; however, I am
going to norther WI this weekend and hope to get some radio time in.

Last year I used mostly a long wire >>1 ???. Unfortunately I didn't get
much luck with 80/75m. I don't have a very good ground and running
couterpoises in the woods has been flakey.

I was wondering what other non-ground antenna conifgurations others have
had success with (loops, dipoles, etc.).

Thx,

Jon
AB1FF

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I haven't been doing much radio camping this summer yet; however, I am
going to norther WI this weekend and hope to get some radio time in.

Last year I used mostly a long wire >>1 ?. Unfortunately I didn't get
much luck with 80/75m. I don't have a very good ground and running
couterpoises in the woods has been flakey.

I was wondering what other non-ground antenna conifgurations others have
had success with (loops, dipoles, etc.).

Thx,

Jon
AB1FF

Here is his reply re. shielding:

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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
Florida Home w/Rohn 45 in concrete base & 10 acres for sale:
<>

--- In YaesuTuner@..., doc <kd4e@...> wrote:

Did you ask if they are shielded cables?

I worry that unshielded cable may suffer in a RF-hot
environment.

Doc
Did not email the seller asking if they were shielded or not.
Based on early posts in this forum, I went with the Imagewriter
extension cable.
For the price I figure I can always add clamp-on rf suppression if
there's any problem. Will probably add a couple even if there's no
problem, just to be sure.
Denny WA8SHC

For those looking for ready-made extension cables for your FC-40, I found these on Ebay. Guy should have 12 left (at time of post) and is only getting $11+ including shipping
These are 25 ft long and should work according to what I've read here

Cable_W0QQitemZ5201019796QQcategoryZ42160QQcmdZViewItem
Should be getting mine within the next week.Will post any problems
73
Denny WA8SHC

Did you ask if they are shielded cables?

I worry that unshielded cable may suffer in a RF-hot
environment.

Also, if anyone has trouble with the long URL just
go to <> and enter the Item number:
5201019796 into the search window.

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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e
Florida Home w/Rohn 45 in concrete base & 10 acres for sale:
<>

For those looking for ready-made extension cables for your FC-40, I
found these on Ebay.
Guy should have 12 left (at time of post) and is only getting $11+
including shipping
These are 25 ft long and should work according to what I've read here


Cable_W0QQitemZ5201019796QQcategoryZ42160QQcmdZViewItem

Should be getting mine within the next week.Will post any problems
73
Denny WA8SHC

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--- In YaesuTuner@..., "Clive T" <l81ker@...> wrote:

Excellent, would love to see pic or just a diagram!



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Subject: [YaesuTuner] FC-40 with Doublet Antenna
Author: "mi5utc" <alpinecarni@...>
Date: 23rd May 2006 5:26:16

Hi Clive

I posted 3 images in the photos section. All I could show was the
ladder loc centre piece, the ladder line coming down from the tree
into my shack and the FC40 in situ on the shack wall. The wire on
the antenna itself is hard to see even with the naked eye never mind
with a camera. I suppose it helps with the stealth factor !

Syd
MI5UTC

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Hello group

I have just made up a doublet antenna, 102ft top with a ladder loc
from radio works fed by approx 30ft 450ohm ladderline connected
directly to the rf hot and ground terminals. The antenna inverts
slightly downwards due to my space restrictions and the dipole centre
is supported by the branch of a strong tree in my garden at approx
40ft above the ground. The FC-40 tunes from top band to 6m with the
exception of 10m. I am not too worried about 10m as I have an Antron
for 10.

During a good 6m opening on 21st MAY I worked 25 calls in 5 countries
in less than 1/2 hour with 59 + reports.

A simple and inexpensive antenna for the FC-40.

Syd
MI5UTC

May the FC-40 be used with rigs other than
the FT-897?

I hope to acquire a FT-897d soon but also
have a TenTec 580 Delta.

Any special interfaces needed to use it with
a TenTec?

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Thanks! & 73, doc kd4e bibleseven.com

Sure but, you can also get extention cables too.? Check the archives.

mi5utc wrote:

--- In YaesuTuner@..., "mi5utc" wrote:
>
> Hi Group
>
> I have a 80ft delta loop however my tuner cant reach it as the
control
> cable is only 16 ft long. Could I feed the corner of my delta loop
> from the tuner using some ladderline ?
>
> Any help / advice would be appreciated..
>
> Syd
>
> MI5UTC
>
Yes I tried ladder line (approx 17ft) from the tuner to one of the
lower corners and it worked a treat. Thanks for the advice.

Syd
MI5UTC

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