[TowerTalk] Bazooka for TopBand?

AD5VJ Bob rtnmi at sbcglobal.net
Sun Sep 17 18:18:00 EDT 2006


 I knew it would happen sooner or later. It old age creeping up. SRI

  73 fer nw,
Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
http://www.ad5vj.com/

Member: CTDXCC, NTCC
FISTS: # 12637
10X# 37210, FP#-1141
SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chet Moore [mailto:chetmoore at cox.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 5:02 PM
> To: AD5VJ Bob; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Bazooka for TopBand?
> 
> You have become disoriented !  This is the tower talk 
> reflector.  We talk about towers here.
> 
> 
> chet
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: September 17, 2006 3:43 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Bazooka for TopBand?
> 
> 
> > Well I sent this to TopBand Reflector first but no one has 
> responded so I 
> > guess I stumped 'em.
> >
> > Hello everyone:
> >
> > I am in a space limited environment and already have a 
> double bazooka 
> > tuned for 80 meters that works fine on 80 meters. I also have
> > a MFJ-949B Tuner and a manual antenna switch. Rig is an IC-775.
> >
> > I have two antennas already going to the MFJ the double 
> bazooka and a 
> > TitanDX Vertical. Therefore both PL-259 connectors are being
> > used.
> >
> > I do have a random wire input to the tuner and a balanced 
> wire input that 
> > are open at this point.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a way I can use the Double Bazooka 
> tuned for 80 meters 
> > (or something) at least for stateside work on 160.
> >
> > I realize that DX would be out of the question without, A 
> LOT OF HEIGHT, a 
> > Vertical, Loop or Beverage, but those are not options for
> > me at this point.
> >
> > My only chance at this point is to somehow use the Bazooka 
> for local 
> > calls.
> >
> > Someone somewhere had said something about shorting it but 
> if so where and 
> > how?
> >
> >  73 fer nw,
> > Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)
> > http://www.ad5vj.com/
> >
> > Member CTDXCC
> > 10X# 37210, FP#-1141
> > SMIRK#-5177, RARS #-149
> >
> >
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