Could it be that a wide range ant tuner would make some of those you have
tried work. I have used some crazy ants in my day with pretty good results.
Good luck and 73
Ed K7UC
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From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:00 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting my
license, go
> Hi all,
> Well, the subject line says alot of it.
> Folks, where do I start?
> I have been a ham for 35 years, and I now live in an apartment, which is =
> all concrete and steel.
> Here's what I've done so far.
> I've tryed isopoles antennas, I've tryed dipoles, I've tryed moble =
> antennas.
> Tonight, I tryed putting up the trap 80 40 dipole antenna.
> Receives great on 40, and especially, on 20!
> What no matter what antenna I use, no matter which antenna, all I get on =
> my kenwood 570 is the cw that says swr.
> So, I'm screwed.
> I've spent hundreds of dollars on different antennas, and what a waste =
> of money!
> I even use the kt1 auto tuner and hooked up a piece of copper wire, and =
> just threw it over the balcony railing!
> All I can say is, who cares any more.
> If I would have known 35 years ago, this is what my hobby would become, =
> I probably might not have got my license.
> I can't use the handiham w0eqo or w0zsw hf remote base, because I have =
> it and everything I need to log in, and Joe, n3ain tryed to help me with =
> it, and nothing.
> Then, when I finally was able to log in, no key strokes would work.
> My friend, has an echo link software on his computer, and there is an hf =
> remote base on echo link, kb8zgl, but when we try to connect to it, we =
> get the ID, but nothing else, no audio from hf at all.
> I hope those of you who do have hf enjoy it for me, and enjoy it, =
> because there might come a time, where you will live somewhere like I =
> do.
> It might sound like I'm complaining, and maybe, I am, but more and more =
> hams like me now, and more and more, as we all get older, will.
> I miss being able to get on hf any time, just like I could in the late =
> 70s, with my good old hw101, which would work with any, and I mean any =
> antenna, and it didn't care what the swr was
> 73,
> Trippy, ac8s
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