"Sal M. Onella" wrote in message
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"Sal M. Onella" wrote in message
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I'm working on my first HF antenna. Hand-built for 10M, it will be --
and
on the air as soon as I'm legal.


Speaking of legal, when I'm doing low-power antenna tests for matching,
what's the protocol for ID'ing? My antenna experience is limited to FM,
where I easily ID through the mike with one hand while twiddling the SWR
meter with the other.

However, if I steady-key on HF to measure VSWR, I obviously can't ID; if I
use voice, the needle's bouncing.

Does the HF community tolerate occasional non-ID'ed transmissions for
essential testing????

TKS

"Sal"

It's not a matter of what we tolerate. It is a matter of FCC rules. Even a
test transmission (including tune-up) must conclude with an ID. So you
tune, then ID.

Dee, N8UZE