Mark:
No, I do not know where you can buy a noise bridge, but I bet others on this
list will know.
We'll see. ... Depending on how things go here, I may be in the market for
one myself. In the mean-time, I'm going to try working with the Remy Simard
talking SWR meter, and see how far that gets me.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: working with a Predator Screw-driver-type antenna
> Hi Tom,
>
> Personally I would think that a "noise bridge" would be your best bet.
> That being said I have never owned a noise bridge so it is just a guess.
> A question though do you know where can I buy a noise bridge?
> God bless,
> Mark WZ0K
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 8:39 AM
> Subject: working with a Predator Screw-driver-type antenna
>
>
> > Hi, everyone.
> >
> > Well, my teaching semester at the University has ended, which means that
> > Summer can't be too far behind. And, with Summer comes another round of
> > experimenting with HF antenna arrangements for the RV travel trailer my
> > XYL
> > and I recently purchased.
> >
> > I have decided (hopefully wisely) to try a screw-driver type antenna
> > called
> > the Predator, to see how that will work for me on HF. I am going to
mount
> > the antenna system on a pipe that has been welded to the spare tire
holder
> > on the back of the trailer. I am doing this simply because my XYL and I
> > have found it difficult to string long wires and dipoles at most camp
> > sites.
> > I also had worked with the Buddipole modular antenna system last year
with
> > rather limited success, due to the fact that that particular antenna
> > system
> > turned out to involve multiple combinations of tap and coil settings,
> > making
> > it rather "user unfriendly" for a blind ham like me.
> >
> > As I get and try this screw-driver type antenna, I am thinking of
several
> > questions.
> >
> > What would be the best strategy for adjusting the antenna system so as
to
> > get the best SWR? I have a talking SWR meter from Remy Simard that
should
> > help. I assume I could put the rig on low power, and simply work the
> > antenna up or down until I get the best possible SWR. Has anyone ever
> > worked with one of these screw-driver-type antennas? If so, does this
> > strategy make sense, or do you have other suggestions?
> >
> >
> > I also have an LDG AT11MP auto-tuner that I use with my portable HF
> > set-up,
> > but I would think that that wouldn't be usable in this case, since, in
> > effect, the screw-driver antenna is already a tuner, and you'd then have
> > two
> > tuners working against each other.
> >
> > Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated here. I hope I haven't
> > bitten off more than I can chew, but I guess it's worth a try.
> >
> > Best 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
> >
> >
>
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