acutally they don't go away, you still get the 20
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On Wed, 30 May 2012,
colin McDonald wrote:
> so why did you stick a bunch in your message?
> turn off punctuation and they'll go away.
> I thought we had all come to the conclusion that it is something that must
> be dealt with when VIP's use different devices for sending their messages.
> it's not going to go away, so deal with it.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole
>
>
>> Hi there,
>> Can we stop the equal signs. I don't know what you're using for email, =
>> but you need something else.
>> I don't know if it's your email program, or if it's the device you're =
>> running, but it is very annoying!
>> You have great things to say, but I'm sick of equals signs.
>> Trippy
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: Michael Thurman=20
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:53 AM
>> Subject: Re: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole
>>
>>
>> I agree a good tuner is much better tha using a trapped dipole as te =
>> =3D
>> traps not only have loss and are prone to failure, but on te higher =
>> =3D
>> bands you actually get some gain say an 80 meter dipole for example =
>> =3D
>> fed with window line not coax will show some gain in many directions =
>> =3D
>> the old saying is still true the more wire the better. just put up =
>> as =3D
>> uch wire as you can feed it with window line and use a balun and a =
>> tuner =3D
>> and go for it I use a 135 ft dipole fed 25 ft from one end with 450 =
>> =3D
>> ohm window line, and a 4 to 1 balun just outside the shack. that leads =
>> =3D
>> to my ts2000 with just enough coax to get from th ebalun to the rig in =
>> =3D
>> the shack. I can work anything i can hear and I often bust pileups. =
>> here =3D
>> in Raleigh NC I hae no trouble workign where i want to work this =3D
>> includes mobile stations on the other coast on 20 and 40 meters I =
>> have =3D
>> worked out to the west coast on 80 and on the higher bands I do well =
>> =3D
>> also. the only bands I woudl imrpove are 10 because i wish I had a =
>> beam =3D
>> and 6 same thing I'd ove a beam but other than that 100w gets me in =
>> =3D
>> everywhere I try to work
>>
>> On May 30, 2012, at 6:52 AM, Gerry Leary wrote:
>>
>> > Look for a company called R F Products. They make a auto tuner =3D
>> attachment.
>> > ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>> > From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 4:49 AM
>> > Subject: Re: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole
>> >=3D20
>> >=3D20
>> >> Colin and all:
>> >>=3D20
>> >> I'd sure like one of these myself?
>> >>=3D20
>> >> Might fit my RV situation too, since I have still not heard =
>> anything =3D
>> from
>> >> N2VZ Enterprises about the broken Turbo-tuner I sent to him almost =
>> a =3D
>> year
>> >> ago. You may recall that I used that Turbo-tuner to tune the =3D
>> screw-driver
>> >> antenna that currently is on the back of the RV, and without it, =
>> =3D
>> though it
>> >> can be done manually, tuning especially on the lower bands, is =
>> quite=3D20=3D
>>
>> >> tricky.
>> >>=3D20
>> >> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>> >>=3D20
>> >> ----- Original Message -----=3D20
>> >> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 1:56 AM
>> >> Subject: looking for a 10-80M trapped dipole
>> >>=3D20
>> >>=3D20
>> >>> a friend is looking for a 10 to 80M trapped dipole requiring =
>> little =3D
>> or no
>> >>> tuner, that can be fairly easily deployed in the field.
>> >>> He's already got a tripple hussler arrangement on the RV, and an =
>> =3D
>> Icom=3D20
>> >>> long
>> >>> wire tuner.
>> >>> However, he now has a 40FT telescoping linemans poll stuck to the =
>> =3D
>> back of
>> >>> the RV that can be raised up to support the center of a bigger HF =
>> =3D
>> dipole.
>> >>> He doesn't really want to go the G5RV route due to the necesity of =
>> =3D
>> the
>> >>> latter line hanging down...he wants flexibility for various =3D
>> anchoring
>> >>> arrangements and easy deployment.
>> >>> Does anyone have any recommendations for a good 10M to 80M dipole =
>> =3D
>> that
>> >>> might
>> >>> fit these requirements?
>> >>> As I said, little to no tuning would be best.
>> >>> Though he does have a couple small LDG auto tuners that would make =
>> =3D
>> life
>> >>> simpler if the antenna needed a bit of tuning on the various =
>> bands.
>> >>> Either a prebuilt antenna, or any recommendations as to where one =
>> =3D
>> can
>> >>> perchase premade traps that can be used to build such a beast.
>> >>>=3D20
>> >>> 73
>> >>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> >>>=3D20
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