Re: Antennas for portable or Pedestrian Mobile operation

Brian Smith All Messages By This Member #62 开云体育 I did have a counterpoise. I should specify that all my work with the 1899 was with a Yeasu FT-817. I have not actually tried it with the 5105. I suppose their could have been something unique to or a bad component ?in the 817 that caused the problems with the 1899.? I will actually use it with the 5105 in the next couple of days and see what happens.? Brian K0FBS? toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sep 23, 2020, at 10:30 PM, DougVL <K8RFTradio@...> wrote: ?On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 04:31 PM, Brian wrote: I found the MFJ-1899 completely unworkable on most bands.? Maybe I had a bad one.? Also it is significantly heavier than the individual band telescopic antennas.? I also wanted to be ale to use the X5105 as a HF HT.? So I bought a 20 & 40 single band telescopic.? They work better than the 1899, but not as well as a wire antenna. Did you have anything for a counterpoise with the -1899?? When I tried some testing last week, having about 9 feet of wire connected to the BNC outer part made a BIG difference - better than with 17 feet.? The (insulated) wire was just lying on the ground. ? -- Doug, K8RFT -- Brian K0FBS

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