Re: wire
N4JTE has written an article describing how to make a 6 band version for around $35. The article can be found on at http://www.eham.net/articles/21407. Bob loves experimenting with antennas. vk2dmh
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K9UDX <k9udx@...>
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Re: wire
You can make a FAN multiband antenna with several sets of wire, for example set up dipoles for 80m, 60m and 17m then see if the tuner will find a happy setting for all your frequencies. In the HFLINK
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vk2dmh <gedanate@...>
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Re: AH3 vs FC40
Hi J-C, sorry to reply this late, as usually this group was not very much "alive" I did not visit it for quite a while. Unfortunately, on the topic of sloping wire antennas and RF ground on a
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fil_jds <fil_jds@...>
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Re: wire
Hi Scott. I am sorry, but there is no such "all band wire" !! I have tried many lengths with different grounds and counterpoises. It is allways compromise with other things. Try to read group messages
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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wire
what would be the best lenght of wire to cover all bands thanks Scott
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Scott McGreish
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Windom Test
Hi All. I made Single Line Feeder Windom Last weekend. Matching (tuner) Unit: FC40 Yaesu endfed tuner, Radio Yaesu FT897. Antenna was working against ground system, tuner at 3 m height. Antenna was
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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Re: 148 ft wire testing
Hi All. I copy here a messge I wrote in another group, maybe it is intresting also here : ' ' ' Hi BoB and All. Thanks. Yes I have somtimes red those stories, this 90 meters is new to me. There is
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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Re: 148 ft wire testing
I made a mistake: copying partly from old message: 119 wire first ... should be 148 wire.
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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148 ft wire testing
Hi All. I made 148 feet wire test last weekend. FC40 is abt 10 ft from ground, 119 wire first straight up 20 feets, to highest point at 30 feets, after that horisontal and straight until it ends at 20
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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119 ft Wire testing
Hi All. I did some testings with 119 foot wire at cottage. Radio: FT897, Ant Tuner: FC40, end fed tuner. Ground: one 20m long 16sqmm copper loop buried in ground 2 feets, two 10 ft copper/steel ground
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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added some files
Hi All. I did excel stuff for wirelengths. feets and meters.xls and printed out 119ft and 148ft results as pdf. They are in files section.
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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Re: VE3EED's intresting Link
In earlier message data didnt look nice, I made another more clear list.. 73s de rami, oh6bi ft m 29 > 8,85 35,5 > 10,83 41 > 12,51 58 > 17,69 71 > 21,66 84 > 25,62 107 > 32,64 119 > 36,30 148 > 45,14
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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VE3EED's intresting Link
Hi All. I got intresting link from other Yahoo group ((http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CW-Code-Warriors/) ( there is good info abt MagLoops, even some my loop photos)) Try the Group, I like it..
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raimo <oh6bi@...>
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Re: AH3 vs FC40
... use 3.5" to 4" copper foil or strip to connect those elements 1" too skinny. If you can pass the copper around the boat under the cabinetry that would work as well. Some boats have an aluminum toe
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JD Baillie
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Re: AH3 vs FC40
My backstay is 13.7 meter long which puts limits to my isolated backstay, I thought to 12.5 meter as the 20 meter band will be my favourite band (mostly digital traffic with Pactor modem but also SSB
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GUILLOT JC <jcjglt@...>
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Re: AH3 vs FC40
On my sailboat I have no idea what lenth the backstay was. Where I found a point that the system wouldn't tune I felt the problem was inadequate counterpoise inside the boat. Upgrading the
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JD Baillie
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Re: AH3 vs FC40
Thanks for your interesting post. I want to use my FT897D with a FC40 on board my sailboat and I read many proposals for the "good length" of the isolated backstay, I had thought to 12.5m but as you
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GUILLOT JC <jcjglt@...>
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#249
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New file uploaded to YaesuTuner
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the YaesuTuner group. File : /FC40 and 3 Wires.xls Uploaded by : oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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YaesuTuner@...
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#248
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Some Testing
Hi All ! I have used lot of time with Magnet Loops, But now time to End Feds with FC40. I did some tests with different wire lengths. 15m , 11.5m and 8m long. I was very surprised for 15m long wire
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oh6bi <oh6bi@...>
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#247
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Control Cable
Anyone have an extra FC-40 control cable they would sell? Tnx, Jeff/wb0m
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wb0m <wb0m@...>
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