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Extra dip switches and RS-232 port
Does anyone have any information on the functions of the extra dip switches inside the FC-40. I know about the memory reset but the others must have some fuction. My attempt at a google search
By jay_hendershott <jrcomp@...> · #237 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
Well I believe I have the inadequate ground issue solved. I brought home a 7' solid steel 7/8 rod and drove it into the ground below the tuner. I felt like I was "working on the railroad". I
By jay_hendershott <jrcomp@...> · #236 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
The suggestion for salt water was not a reference to what a sea water ground can do. It was a suggestion to improve the two existing grounds by doing something easy. Very often regardless of how good
By JD Baillie · #235 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
ground. That's why it is called a random wire length tuner. The tuner should also be length insensitive (to a point - it won't tune a loop). '73, JD, VA7BTL<<< That is true about the ground. A
By wb0m <wb0m@...> · #234 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
The tuner (coupler) should not need a counterpoise just a good ground. That's why it is called a random wire length tuner. The tuner should also be length insensitive (to a point - it won't tune a
By JD Baillie · #233 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
I thought the rebar was to far from You have a good ground now, but a counterpoise is also needed. Add as much wire as possible in the crawl space, but a couple of wire as far apart as possible as
By wb0m <wb0m@...> · #232 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
my fc1000 can tune 160 with a 3m whip!!!!! best 73?s dg9bfc
By Siegfried Jackstien · #231 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
15 feet from tuner to ground = 5m = quarterwave for 20 ..... so i think that is acting as an isolation for 20m .... best is to use multiple wires with different lnght for the groundwires to a proper
By Siegfried Jackstien · #230 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
JR, I have also run the FC-40 as well as SGCs' and SEA couplers. One thing I have noticed is that the couplers sometimes have a problem with 1/2 wavelength wires. I would either take off about
By kb5oze <mike@...> · #229 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
Thanks for all the helpful information. I have found a combination that works pretty well although I still cannot tune 75/80 meters. I am really baffled though about the current ground setup. The
By jay_hendershott <jrcomp@...> · #228 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
Is there anyway to move the coupler outside the house? Your antenna starts at the coupler, which means you are probably getting RFI and such from a couple of thing: your antenna is radiating next to
By wb0m <wb0m@...> · #227 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
<siegfried.jackstien@...> wrote: Since all the info is from SGC and their property, I don't feel right about loading into the files area. However, here's the link to their page - this is much better
By wb0m <wb0m@...> · #226 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
the ground wire should be VERY short ... so put the tuner near or AT the ground will be the best try out to lenghten the antenna ..... try to put your tuner nearer to ground then the tuner has easier
By Siegfried Jackstien · #225 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
i am interrested in this pdf file too .... so put it in the file area tnx dg9bfc sigi
By Siegfried Jackstien · #224 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
Thanks for the replies. The antenna starts off at the corner of my fence which is about 5' up from the ground. It then runs straight to the top peak of my house which is about 30'+ high. This run
By jay_hendershott <jrcomp@...> · #223 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
--- In YaesuTuner@..., "jay_hendershott" <jrcomp@...> wrote: . I do need to find a way to get at > least 75/80 back into the mix. Anyways wondering if anyone has > upgraded the input
By wb0m <wb0m@...> · #222 ·
Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
Hello, New to the group and to the FC-40. I have owned an 857D for a few years now running barefoot into a homebrew OCF. Within the last few days I purchased the FC-40 and have strung up about 90'
By jay_hendershott <jrcomp@...> · #221 ·
Re: Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
maybe you can try another lenght and it will tune the missing bands .... have you the space for a longer wire??? do you have a good ground for your tuner??? the short run of rg58 has almost no loss
By Siegfried Jackstien · #220 ·
Coax and output wire size + 80 meters
Hello, New to the group and to the FC-40. I have owned an 857D for a few years now running barefoot into a homebrew OCF. Within the last few days I purchased the FC-40 and have strung up about 90'
By jay_hendershott <jrcomp@...> · #219 ·
Alternatives to the FC-40
There are alternatives to the FC-40 tuner. I have a huge loop with an apex around 75 feet up in a tree. My SG-239 will tune all frequencies from 160-10 meters. It has operated flawlessly at my QTH
By Zack <vtnn43e@...> · #218 ·