Bob Cook wrote:
Re 20 meter hamstick and AH-4:

Do you mean you are using an AH-4 to tune the 20 m hamstick
to other bands? If so, to which bands and what kind of SWR's?

Bob K9KKY

I have used it on 40 meters successfully and on 15 and 10. The SWR is
perfect. The efficiency of the system is not so good. I can do the
same thing with my Webster BandSpanner. My biggest problem is being
mobile when there is a band opening. Havn't found that many on 15 & 10
recently....at least when I have been in the car.

With the AH-4, it really doesn't matter what I put back on the antenna
mount. It will find he L/C combination and match it to the radio
(within reason of course...obviously can't use a 1/4 wave UHF spike on
40 meters). I have been looking around for a 102" CB whip. That would
work as well as anything.

Thanks for all of the comments and references. Obviously it's a well
thought of rig. I think it will suit my needs nicely.

After 41 years of hamming I decided give it up and recently sold, gave away
and junked a 50+ year accumulation of stuff. Made the xyl deliriously
happy.

Here we go again!

Marty K1FHR


"Martin" wrote in message
.net...
I'd appreciate any comments, pro and con, from actual users of the
IC-706MKIIG. Performance, reliability, service problems, etc.

As it's described it seems to have features I'd like and need: small size,
both HF and VHF, and a reasonable power level. Any suggestions as to
other
rigs with similar features would be appreciated also.

Marty K1FHR

Marty,
I had a '706 for about a year in the mobile. It did exactly
what it claimed it would do and isn't a bad radio at all. I had
a problem with the programming, etc., just too 'busy' a radio
for
~me~ to use in the mobile. There were some things that if I
wanted
to change, I had to pull over and stop to do. I also didn't
have
much use for the VHF/UHF sections, just didn't do much up
there.
So, I swapped it for another radio (like I'd had before the
'706).
The '706 is a nice little radio with the emphasis being on
little.
I was really happy with some of it's features, but just too 'fat
fingered' to keep it.
'Doc