I contend that HF coverage in these HT's is a frill at best.  While
marginally useful at times, it seems to me that to expect really stellar
performance from DC to Daylight in a HT is a pipe-dream.

Mike Freeman < K 7 U I J >
"All men tend to become that which they oppose." - Laurence van der Post

On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON wrote:

> What about the HF bands, what have you mostly done to make them better?
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> On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, John Miller wrote:
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> > I have the comet one, sells for $47 about, a little expensive, but on 220
> > and 440 it is a lot better and in some instances I notice an improvement on
> > 2 meters and some other places too, I don't know the model number of it off
> > hand but you can find it in the AES catalog on the web site, it's for 2,
> > 220, and 440  it's the only one for those 3 bands. I hear there is another
> > one too but I haven't tried that one yet and don't know who makes it.
> > John Miller N1UMJ
> > Owner: J E M Racing need sponsors and crew help
> > to chat with me  AOL instant messenger JEMracing3
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 12:26 PM
> > Subject: a better antenna forthe THF6A besides the rubber duck
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> > > Hi everyone.  I was just wondering what the best antenna is for the THF6A
> > > besides the rubber uck, that is not out door?  Any thoughts would be
> > > appreciated, and thanks in advance.
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