I just came back from a round trip from Florida to Wisconesin.? On the way up I was ab
le to get into nets on 75, 40, 20 meters.? On the way back I had a QSO with a ham in Boston and at the same time was able to chat with his brother in Texas.? This was done on 20 meters in the morning.? We had such good results that we tried the same on 15 and 17 meters.? This time I only could QSO with the ham in Boston.? This QSO lasted close to two hours.? Note the "K" factor was 1 or less that day for some odd reason.
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I use a fiberglass 102 inch whip off the back of the vehicle and only running 100 watts from the FT-857D.?
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As for the 75 and 40 meter contacts, they were fine with reports of 5/6 to 5/8.
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cbbatey1 wrote:
It's been suggested to me that I replace my 102" whip with an 80-meter
HamStick.?
Has anyone tried this.? My whip performs great down to 17-meters, but
I've had trouble being heard on 20 and 40.
Any experiences/opinions?
Thanks,
ke5bsa
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