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Hi, Looking for some opinions on operating a FT-857 with the FC-40 dockside portable. After reading the June issue of QST and reading 'A Portable Inverted V Antenna' article, I am thinking of modifying it. My plans are to change the antenna from the inverted V to a loop and then use the water for the ground. My other choice may be to use the triadic on the sailboat, but since I plan to operate on the dock, I am worried about the stress which would be placed on the patch cables to the rig. Also by using the loop it would also allow for more portable operations in the future. Any help would be appreciated. 73 de Greg VE3DB

Well, right now I am using a standard 102" whip. I am still in a testing phase. I have had some problems using a coupler in the Dakota. With the current setup though, the FC-40/FT-857 was receiving almost as good as my FT-847 on a 60' long wire with a SGC-230. I have a Houston trip (driving) coming up and hopefully will have more information during and after that. I am thinking of replacing the 102" whip with something a little longer, maybe in the 12' range. I will definitely update everyone on how it goes. Thanks, Mike Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 21:01:00 -0000 From: "kc9anq" <kc9anq@...> Subject: Re: FC-40 mobile installation Nice install Mike, Are you using a regular 102 inch whip? What kind of luck are you having? --- In YaesuTuner@..., "kb5oze" <mike@d...> wrote: > I have uploaded some pictures that show my mobile installation. Feel > free to e-mail me with any questions. > > Thanks, > > Mike, KB5OZE ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------------------------------------------

I have uploaded some pictures that show my mobile installation. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions. Thanks, Mike, KB5OZE