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Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
From:
Gerry Leary <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 3 Jul 2012 20:25:25 -0600
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I use the TW1, but Handihams does have an inline one that is about $30 or 
so.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna


>    Gerry:
>
> Where did you get your tuning aid?
>
> Handihams?
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 8:56 PM
> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>
>
>>I do it with mine.  It works really well.  I just push the center button 
>>in
>> until it beeps.  Then I either use the tune mode or RTTY with the mike
>> button pushed to get the lowest tone which is the best signal.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 4:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>
>>
>>>    I thought of that, and could maybe do it with the TW1, but the length
>>> of
>>> the screw-driver is what you vary to match it with frequency, so I don't
>>> know how hard or easy that would be.
>>>
>>> May give it a try, though.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 7:58 AM
>>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey Tom, What about using a tuning aid that changes tone with output?
>>>> Then
>>>> you could tune your screwdriver for the highest or lowest tone which
>>>> would
>>>> also give you a good SWR?
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:45 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>    Thanks, Pat.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm going to continue trying to see what I can do out at the RV site.
>>>>> My
>>>>> problem is that there are just not many trees around, and they are all
>>>>> in
>>>>> the wrong locations.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: "For blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 10:38 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>    Thanks, Pat.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm going to continue trying to see what I can do out at the RV site.
>>>>>> My
>>>>>> problem is that there are just not many trees around, and they are 
>>>>>> all
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> the wrong locations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:48 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not to turn this into a G5RV "it's wonderful" session but I had one
>>>>>>> 45 feet up at the center, configured as an inverted "V" and it was a
>>>>>>> wonderful antennna.  France and Australia on 40 with 100 watts.  My
>>>>>>> next location it was a bum installation and the antenna never did
>>>>>>> particularly well.  And now I have the W5GI Mystery Antenna, a
>>>>>>> modified G5RV at 35 or so feet and I am very well pleased with its
>>>>>>> performance.
>>>>>>> So Tom, you could do a whole lot worse if you can get up in the air 
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> bit.
>>>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>>> Pat, K9JAUAt 05:58 AM 7/2/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>

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