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Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:51 am
Long live the DV27. A very underestimated aerial in my opinion (and my first aerial on a tin).
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Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Wed Sep 16, 2020 12:47 pm
Happy with it now that is where i want to work.
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Wed Sep 16, 2020 2:45 pm
Nice one Alan
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Call Sign : 108-CT-255 Posts : 157 Times Thanked : 17 Join date : 2020-04-24 QTH or Location : Fife Scotland Equipment Used : Squawk Boxes & Wires - Both Annoy the other half :)
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:56 pm
Don't be fooled by that Martin !!!!
I suspect the Dummy Load is hidden just out of sight
Only Joking Alan, Well done mate, cracking result.
73's
Graeme.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Wed Sep 16, 2020 6:30 pm
A dummy load is one thing on my list of stuff to get. I never go up from the 555 well not often so i wanted it a bit lower. Don't think the 1/2 wave has the same band-width the 5/8 wave has but it will do for me Tommy rock on.
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:39 pm
Alan I will post a video on how to make your own dummy load called a Saltwater Dummy Load ,Ive made a few of these myself and will cost next to nothing to make and they work perfectly if done right ,I'm not going to take credit for the video because it was done by a old member from here Gary (offplanent)
If Admin would like to put this in the how to / info section please do but give Gary the credit please .
Link to video https://youtu.be/u0qfSMWyjaw
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Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:15 am
Alan,
Martin's suggestion is an ingenious one and I've never seen it before, however there are more elegant solutions to building RF Dummy loads.
I've put a post up here :-
RF Dummy Load
Hope that helps
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 66
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:06 am
Some history of saltwater dummy load https://kv5r.com/ham-radio/2018-projects/salt-water-dummy-load/
also you can buy ready made jars on ebay at silly prices when its easy to make your own the bigger the jar the more watts it can take.
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Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2584 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 15
Subject: Re: Same old aerial question Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:41 am
I made a big oil filled one years ago but never seen the salt water one before. Don't really need one but i will get something sorted out. Thanks Martin/Victor.
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