Brian wrote:

I just received my R75 today and I love it. What should I use as an antenna
for above thirty MHz? I tried my 60 ft. random wire but it seems to not work
very well. Any other suggestions for a new owner of an R75?

Brian

Pray ?

You're killing me Steve. What do you use for your scanner? I'm guessing one
of your wires?

Brian
"N8KDV" wrote in message
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Brian wrote:

I just received my R75 today and I love it. What should I use as an
antenna
for above thirty MHz? I tried my 60 ft. random wire but it seems to not
work
very well. Any other suggestions for a new owner of an R75?

Brian

Pray ?

Brian wrote:

You're killing me Steve. What do you use for your scanner? I'm guessing one
of your wires?

Yes, actually, at the peak of the sunspot cycle I do indeed hook up my scanners
to the 'big' wires... reception is phenomenal... but highly directional with
regards to the direction the wires are running.



Brian
"N8KDV" wrote in message
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Brian wrote:

I just received my R75 today and I love it. What should I use as an
antenna
for above thirty MHz? I tried my 60 ft. random wire but it seems to not
work
very well. Any other suggestions for a new owner of an R75?

Brian

Pray ?

N8KDV wrote:

Brian wrote:

I just received my R75 today and I love it. What should I use as an antenna
for above thirty MHz? I tried my 60 ft. random wire but it seems to not work
very well. Any other suggestions for a new owner of an R75?

Brian

Pray ?

Sorry, could'nt resist. They only cover up to 60 MHz don't they? Sunspot cycle is
declining, but at any rate, you want to put up a vertical antenna cut somewhere in
that range.

When the band is open though, those long wires will receive very well, but they
are quite directional, so one needs many of them, spread out across the compass.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B