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Errrmmmm ... I connected it to the antenna, measure the SWR across the band in question and them based on the result I can decide if I need to make the whip longer or shorter ... it's a great tool as

Hi All ! I really enjoyed the WPX CW contest too, didn't have a huge amount of time for operating, but the FT817 was a real bundle of fun to use on CW contesting ! Will be out again in a couple of

Hi Julian ! I've had similar comments about the antenna I built at home for 160m. I have a very small garden, hence now large wire antennas, so I constructed a 15m tall top loaded vertical for

Hi Nick! I have to say I am most impressed by the Outbacker Outreach, with 5w I could work all the stations I could hear ... I also take a full size G5RV and ATU with me, but not all camp grounds

Hi all ! The first time I saw the outbacker's performance was when Steve bought it over to my place with his IC706MKIIG. We setup the antenna on the tripod on the gravel in the back garden, run

Hi Well I made a dipole out of 3 metres of thin wire, centre fed it with a bit of 50 ohm coax (12 feet!) I had lying about, hung it at an angle from an upstairs window into the back garden - the

Has anyone tried a telephone headset for the rig? They are small and light. And in the same vein, does anyone know where right-angle boots for 8-pin modular connectors can be obtained? I'd like to

It is a low voltage sense wire that inhibits the charging circuit from working if the AA battery tray is pluged in with any cells in it. 73, Skip

Wow, I guess I must play the Radio Shack guy --- You got questions, I got answers! hi hi See below please. *** I didn't mount either antenna on the 817. Not my style. When I am doing what I

For a 33' mast try the MFJ-1910.

Gerry, Very interesting. I saw the picture with the car on his website. How do you anchor this beast? Did you build a plate that you can drive your car over and insert it into the plate? Do you

Add to that, the current band conditions, effective ground loading, elevation and proximity to the body of the human operator. One of the reasons the isotropic radiator is used as a reference

Hi, I bought my mast @ Dayton... $99, and it is Great! The DK9SQ mast: http://www.qsl.net/dk9sq/fibregle.htm I was on the beach in Wells, ME this weekend, running the 817 and a vertical dipole...

I bought a plastic housing unit at Home Depot for $5 and I was able to get about 70 feet of #26 on it. I actually could have gotten more but it foulde up some so I went back to 70 feet and had no more

<snip> We can agree to disagree. <snip completely unneccessary disclaimer> 73! =paul= W8KC

Where do you get a 33' figerglass mast? I assume it telescopes? --jeffrey Jeffrey Steinberg 37 Lawrence Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 (914) 722-1630

Paul Wrote: Check out New Jersey QRP Club's website for a great article on making & using kites for antenna supports. It should be applicable to balloons as well. The relevant point: use MUCH

Hi Jerry, For travel operation the whip and 8 inch mast can all store within the body of the MP-1 if you remove the slider from the coil body and insert the 8 inch mas first. I also have a 3/8

Sam's Club ( a wholesale-type warehouse store ) or any party supply place sells balloon kits with a 20lb-type can of helium and some balloons. Even with our clothes on... Thanks Pres Waterman

<snip> Stick with the fiberglass mast because I have an even more horrible mental image of your escaped balloon or kite supported antenna drapped across a high tension line and some poor little kid