On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:01:57 -0600, "Charlie"
wrote:

1. http://www.ad5th.com/VHF.html One of my first contacts was EM52Em41
about 160 miles....during a tornado watch!

Hi Charlie,

Good set of pictures. You used the night sky and the day's clouds to
good advantage to give contrast. The moon shot was a nice touch too.

I especially like using the last 4 inches of transmission line used as
mast.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Hi Richard,
That last 4 inches of line for a mast is history now. I had purchased a
mast mounting kit from M2 but when I installed it I was unable to tune the
loop down below about 2:1..so I put the mount away but the swr was erratic
during weather and wind. So..I got the bracket back out and looked it over
and "voila" I realized I had been mounting the antenna on it incorrectly.
Now the bracket works like a charm and all is well.

--

Charlie
Ham Radio - AD5TH
www.ad5th.com
Live Blues Music
www.492acousticblues.com




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On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:01:57 -0600, "Charlie"
wrote:

1. http://www.ad5th.com/VHF.html One of my first contacts was EM52Em41
about 160 miles....during a tornado watch!

Hi Charlie,

Good set of pictures. You used the night sky and the day's clouds to
good advantage to give contrast. The moon shot was a nice touch too.

I especially like using the last 4 inches of transmission line used as
mast.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC