Howard:
I'll have to check 12 and 17 meters when I am out there this coming
week-end.
I know it did not tune on 30 meters, which was a bit disappointing, but
rather understandable.
Will let you know what I find.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: Not a sound
> Tom,
>
> It sounds like your G5 is, at least, working to a point that you will be
> able to operate from your RV now.
>
> Glad you got that working. This antenna should be more convenient than
> the
> screwdriver that you used to use since the park management will let you
> put
> it up.
>
> Does your G5 not work on 12 or 17 meters? You didn't mention those two
> bands when you mentioned where it will tune.
>
> 73
>
> Howard #3
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Not a sound
>
>
>> Pat:
>>
>> I was on 7.191 or thereabouts out at the RV around 4 p.m 3 p.m. your
>> time.
>> Gave out my call several times, but no response.
>>
>> Actually heard George (WD8INW) work a station in the Ohio State Parks
>> contest just above 7.191, but then lost him in the contest activity.
>>
>> My G5RV continues to work reasonably well, I think. I ended up putting a
>> total of 100 feet of coax outside the RV as kind of a tuning stub, and
>> got
>> the antenna to tune on 10, 15, 20, all of 40, and the lower half of 80
>> meters.
>>
>> Once again, worked over into Europe on 20 meters, thanks to the worked
>> all
>> Europe contest, and even a few European stations on 40 meters later last
>> evening. Did lots of state-side stuff on 40 meters too, so I think the
>> antenna is actually working at least somewhat well.
>>
>> Hopefully, next week-end, we will have a 40-meter round table so I can
>> test
>> the antenna out with the group.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:43 PM
>> Subject: Not a sound
>>
>>
>>> Listened around the frequency for ten minutes after three and didn't
>>> hear a single voice or call I recognized. Quite a bit of contest
>>> activity, though.
>>> Pat, K9JAu
>>>
>
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