"Dan" wrote in message
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I have had my htx-10 for a few days now and have not heard anything.
No CW, no beacons, nothing. Tried calling CQ about a hundred times
but no answer. I have tried two different antenna configurations..
First, a dipole with about 8' of wire on both ends, and then a
magnetic mount CB/Ham antenna from radio shack. I trimmed both of
them using a SWR meter (I get about 1.2-1.3 on both of them). Using
RG58 cable. I have read many posts by people using the same exact
configuration who were able to make contacts within 1 hour of hooking
it up. I am able to hit the local 10M repeater 35 miles away but that
is about it. I keep my RF gain all the way up and have my mic gain at
about 1 o'clock. Can anyone offer any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dan
KE5BCC

Although ten is not open very often nowdays, I worked a whole
bunch of Florida stations this morning ... the Florida QSO party
was going on. In the midst of that, a signal with a distinct British
accent appeared on 28.495. Turned out to be VP8DIJ in the
Falkland Islands ... ten is fun, you never know what might happen.

Ten has been my favorite band for over 50 years ...

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... Hank

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