--- In FT817@y..., julian@t... wrote:
Well, I spent USD 225 on the MP-1, 80m coil, tripod and telescopic
whip, plus about 40 quid on VAT and duty when it arrived, and I
can't
use the thing at all. So I'm even more fed up.
Even without a counterpoise, the ATX works well enough for casual
listening around on the bands, which the FT-817 is handy for. It
fits
handily on to the radio without needing a stand. It loads up with a
decent SWR on 10m - 17m using a 5m steel measuring tape I bought for
4 quid in the local hardware store. I can get a respectable SWR on
40m using the end-loaded wire counterpoise I made up, though I can't
say I've made any contacts on that band. I'm still having problems
with 20m though.
So I'm happier with the ATX than I am with the MP-1. Since the
antenna supplied by Yaesu isn't even any use for HF listening, it's
probably worth having for that reason alone.
But a dipole up even a few feet would probably work better. On the
Elecraft list there was a report today from a guy who made his first
contact with the K1 he built using a dipole laying on the ground.
Who
knows whether an ATX or MP-1 works better than a dipole at ground
level? :-)
Julian, G4ILO
--- In FT817@y..., "David Perry" <david.perry3@v...> wrote:
Glad you said this. I concluded this a week orr so ago and feel
really fed
up that I spend fifty quid on my ATX. Suppose you have to try
though, to
find out the truth as it were. A dipole and a stick is what we
need. Even
alkabout we should use the ProAm stuff.
Don't like the ATX at all.
For Sale...one ATX 30 quid plus postage.
David G4YVM
Gentlemen..I went through my log from last weekend. I noted that all
the stations I worked were using either a dipole or a beam. I worked a
station in the state of Virginia (about 3,000 miles) and he was also
using an 817 and a dipole.
I'm going to continue to experiment with my MP1, but my dipole goes up
at 30' this weekend. At this point I am loosing interest in taking
the time to experiment with the counterpoise issue and the MP-1.
WAC and WAS QRP or die trying!!
:harry
