Never underestimate what can be done with a minimal antenna. On one of my trips to TI2 land with a IC706MKIIG, I carried 2 antennas, a Roll up "Mini G5RV" advertised for 10-40M and a Cubix KingBee qu
Don't forget "Field Day" in June to Introduce new hams to 6M and up. 6M in June can easily add 200+ QSOs to a clubs effort with no increase in transmitter class. It is a good starting point for many
John I had the chance to try all three of these radios at our club's field day operation one year and the only one whose front end didn't fold under the Field day environment was the IC 746. The TS57
Kelly The closest thing I know is a ]Comet CF4310C - All Type "N" except the UHF Comm PL259 on the LPF port. It works pretty well - I use it with a Tri band Vertical for the K1XC - Orlando D-Star Rep
Kenny My choice is: Tube Bender 1/8 - 1/4 inch -- Harbor Freight #94571 $7.99 the 1/8 inch guide works fine on .141 semi-rigid PS. I bought it on sale for 1/2 regular price. VRY 73 Bob Cumming W2BZY
Alan Have used the Directive Systems Loopers here in Florida's weather with no problems. The 47EL 902, 55EL 1296 and 76 el 2304 went through 3 Hurricanes here in Orlando with no problems. The 112 EL
Gene I run the DEMI unit on 222 and find it to have a very Hot Receiver. Most times I don't even use my Mast mounted Preamp. It drives my TE Systems brick to 120 W. I use a home brew switch box trans
Todd Good info on a whole range of Yagis at: http://www.newsvhf.com/2m-yagis.html Personally I use a pair of M2 2m5WLs at 14' apart (I have a 6M7JHV and a KT34M2 in between them - optimal - probably
Kenny One easy solution might be the 2 element Quad shown in the attached file. I have one stored in my Garage made of 1/2" PVC pipe with the joints held together by set screws not Glue so I can take
Steve Why not run the Laptop off 12V and just use the inverter to power the rotor when needed (turn it off when not turning the antennas). The hash would off most of the time. Another way is use a 12
Agreeing with Bill and Ron. Per the MDS Web Site: " The <http://www.mds-ham.com/RC-1-H-Digital-Rotor-Control.htm>RC1-H is the ham M, II, III, IV, and Tailtwister control box. It is a UPGRADE box, in
Its on sale for $18.65 through 6/23 per their latest flier Bob Cumming W2BZY _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.conte
Mike I can't be sure about LMR 900 but I have seen it in Andrews 7/8" and larger. The problem usually occurs due to temperature changes from Day to night . One Caveat, Make sure the connectors are se
Chris I've had a 6M7JHV up here in Central Florida for over 9 years with no problems! The reason I chose the 6M7JHV over the 6M7 is weight. Initially I had it on a Rohn 25 tower with a Hazer atop a 1
Chris There is no need for special Connectors - See: http://www.ntms.org/files/FSJ1-50%20Connector%20Application.pdf I have used this method and it works well for both PL 259 and the Screw on Andros
I have found that the best thing is to use Large, Black (1/4"-1/2"wide) cable ties made by a good manufacturer (Panduit, T Betts Etc) to work well here in the Central Florida Sun. In hard to reach pl