My old laptop was an active matrix, and it still wasn't
readable in sunlight, or even in a room on a sunny day
near a window.

Rick N6RK

"Ian White, G3SEK" wrote in message
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Rick Karlquist N6RK wrote:
I had a laptop a long time ago, and I couldn't
read the screen outdoors. Are the newer ones
better?

If the LCD that you remember was an old passive matrix type, you may be
pleasantly surprised by a modern active matrix (TFT) display.

LCDs are still not as bright as a CRT, though, so I was more than
half-serious in suggesting an awning for shade.

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73 from Ian G3SEK 'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek

Dear Rick:
I missed your response of some days ago.
Now I understand the actual issue.
When I feel like it, I have a manually adjustable vacuum variable
capacitor that I use to shunt feed a tall tower for 160 meters. The "tap"
is such that the real part of the impedance is about 50 ohms and the
capacitor cancels the inductive part of the impedance. I use an AEA CIA
right at the capacitor to find the right adjustment and then connect the
Heliax.

In your case, a partner at the base might make small adjustments while
you radio back what you wish for him/her to do next.

Do let us all know the solution you find. Good luck. 73 Mac N8TT

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J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"Rick Karlquist N6RK" wrote in message
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But I want to adjust the matching network at the base
of the antenna. I need real time feedback to when I
turn a know. An indicator 1000 ft away is useless.

Rick N6RK