Tom, I am using a Gap Titan DX (no ground radials) it is here:
http://gapantenna.com/shop/antennas/titan-dx/
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fowle
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 9:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Improving 10 meters
What radials do you have on the vertical?
Tom WA6IVG
On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 06:32:35PM -0500, John Miller wrote:
> Is the vertical mounted on the ground? If so, on 10 meters you pretty
> well got what you got. Keep in mind though too propagation could have
> just been 1 way, it may have just been conditions that were better one way from another.
> Don't just take your results from today as a sign there's a problem.
> Sometimes conditions are like that. I can say though having used many
> antennas over the years, ground mounted on 10 meters, will work, but
> it's not going to be a dream setup since it uses the lowest part of
> the antenna for 10 meters.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Ventura
> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 4:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Improving 10 meters
>
> Ed, using the great JJ Radio software the SWR field still says 1.0
> while tr= ansmitting so I think I will need to get a pair of eyeballs
> to help measure= it with a meter sometime. My XYL says we may be able
> to put up a dipole in= the spring. After I posted my message I had a
> nice QSO with "Skippy" from = Albuquerque New Mexico and he gave me a
> much better result. I'll report bac= k if I can get anyone with a SWR meter to help out.
> Thanks
> Frank
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] = On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 3:31 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Improving 10 meters
>
> Frank, what is the s w r on your vertical If it is high the xcvr will
> cut=20 power back big time. a better ant or an amplifier would help
> also. g l 73
>
>
>
> ED K7UC
> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Frank Ventura
> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2015 1:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Improving 10 meters
>
> Hi all, I had several short QSos today on 10 meters (28.325 to 28.480)
> arou= =3D nd 2PM. All of the stations were south of me (Texas and
> Puerto Rico), I am = =3D in Boston. They were all good signals, maybe
> 5-8 into my QTH. They all repo= =3D rted that I was clear but very
> weak. I am running my Kenwood TS2000 barefoo= =3D t trough my Gap
> multiband vertical. Any suggestions to strengthen my signal= =3D ?
> Frank=3D20=20
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