Re: Just ordered a BITX40, a few questions
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Mark:
Don't give up too easily. A member of my club has a 40M dipole running around the edges of his ceiling, held in place with small push pins. He's not running QRP, but he's worked into Europe and Asia with it. Also, a magnetic loop should work, too.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Mr Sheesh via Groups.Io <rd232d@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 5:38 AM
Subject: [BITX20] Just ordered a BITX40, a few questions
I probably will mod mine somewhat; I'm an apartment dweller, sadly, the management here seems to feel that no modifications are allowed at all to the place, so I'll only be able to transmit when out in the woods I guess. That said; I am wondering what parts I'll need to buy to complete this unit? Sadly it looks like I'll have time to do that before I get to transmit...
I know an enclosure is not included & of course is a good idea, I'll be looking at what people have used, lots of possibilities there.
I'm planning to mod the unit to cover all of 40m, so I put an order in for a 100k linear 10-turn pot and knob. What other knobs are needed, if any?
Anything else I'd need? The suggested 5A ammeter isn't a bad idea, I may install one of those before use; Trying to get all the bits together in one place as the unit arrives :)
? Mark, KF7YTQ
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