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Re: Tuning Ham sticks
From:
Frederick <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 19 May 2007 07:01:21 -0700
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Hi John,

I have been tuning the sticks individually using a noise bridge.

God bless,
Mark
God loves you!
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks


> Have you put an analyzer on each ham stick individually to see if maybe 1 
> is
> defective or something?  They really shouldn't be much different though I
> know they're kind of touchy to adjust too.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
>
>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> Yes, the numbers on the packages match. So, they should be the same. It 
>> is
>> a
>> puzzle.
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark
>> God loves you!
>> My ham radio lists.
>> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
>> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
>> My personal website
>> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 6:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
>>
>>
>>> Are they both made for the same band?  if so, there shouldn't be that
>>> much
>>> difference.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:29 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Gale,
>>>>
>>>> OK, it sounds like I am doing things right. I wonder why trimming the
>>>> antenna had little if any affect? Could there be that much difference
>>>> between the two antennas?
>>>>
>>>> God bless,
>>>> Mark Torgerson
>>>> God loves you!
>>>> My ham radio lists.
>>>> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
>>>> My personal website
>>>> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Gale Conard W7VPK" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 11:22 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Mark,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are looking at the high end of the band, you should start with
>>>>> the
>>>>> whips all the way in.  Then move them both out in small identical
>>>>> increments, if the resonant frequency of the dipole is too high.  If 
>>>>> it
>>>>> is
>>>>> too low, you will probably need to trip the whips slightly.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do not try to force the whips in farther than they want to go easily.
>>>>> I
>>>>> think the manufacturer fixed that problem, but in the early days of
>>>>> Hamsticks, I forced the whip in too far and burned up the antenna with
>>>>> less
>>>>> than 100 watts.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Gale
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>

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