Trippy, I was mostley refering to a manual tuner such as a Palstar or a M F
J which I have used both and work well. You do need some way of setting the
tuner like a S W R or perhaps a noise bridge and then some quite poor
antennas do work. 73
Ed K7UC
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From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:19 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just letting
my license, go
> Hi Ed,
> When you say wide range, are you refering to a manual antenna tuner?
> Autotuners are very fickle, I've found that out!
> Trippy
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: Ed Malmgren=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: I feel absolutely hopeless about hf, thinking of just =
> letting my license, go
>
>
> Could it be that a wide range ant tuner would make some of those you =
> have=20
> tried work. I have used some crazy ants in my day with pretty good =
> results.=20
> Good luck and 73
> Ed K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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=20
> 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 =3D
> > 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 =
> =3D
> > 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 =3D
> > 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 =3D
> > of money!
> > I even use the kt1 auto tuner and hooked up a piece of copper wire, =
> and =3D
> > 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, =3D
> > I probably might not have got my license.
> > I can't use the handiham w0eqo or w0zsw hf remote base, because I =
> have =3D
> > it and everything I need to log in, and Joe, n3ain tryed to help me =
> with =3D
> > 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 =3D
> > remote base on echo link, kb8zgl, but when we try to connect to it, =
> we =3D
> > 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, =
> =3D
> > because there might come a time, where you will live somewhere like =
> I =3D
> > do.
> > It might sound like I'm complaining, and maybe, I am, but more and =
> more =3D
> > 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 =3D
> > 70s, with my good old hw101, which would work with any, and I mean =
> any =3D
> > antenna, and it didn't care what the swr was
> > 73,
> > Trippy, ac8s
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