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system: You are Ken Meinken, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Steve Eizenberg about "help with ant problem".

They wrote:
SE>is there anyone that can solve my ant problem? my problem is i can't
SE>put up any outside ant's in the apt building i live in so i put up a
SE>horizontally polarized inverted V ant in my radio shack. it is 21 feet
SE>each side. it is the best that i can think of at this time but it does
SE>not work very good i get a lot of noise and bad signal strength when i
SE>get anything in at all through the noise. does anyone have any ideas t
SE>solve the problem?
SE>
SE>
SE>
SE>
SE>steve  kc7byp

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assistant: Steve,
there are chapters in antenna books and even entire books written on how
to put up disguised antennas.
Usually one key to compromise antennas is having a good tuner (unless you
have a Johnson Viking II!).
Is it possible to either put up a simple outside wire at night and/or use
some invisible wire (e.g. #30)?  What about clamping a mobile whip to a
window sill?
Good luck!
73, Ken  WA8JXM
system: You are Ken Meinken, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Somers about "Resonance".

They wrote:
MS>
MS>
MS>       I have a question concerning antenna resonance.
MS>       I can understand why a 1/1, 1/2 or even 1/4 wave antenna is
MS>       resonant at a given frequency- but a 5/8 wave makes no sence
MS>       to me at all. It seems that a 5/8 wave would be just longer tha
MS>       1/2, or 1/8 wave too long. I havent found any text to explain t
MS>       fractions of wavelength (although a 1/2 or full wave are pretty
MS>       to understand). If you could find a second to set me straight o
MS>       I'd appreciate it.
MS>
MS>               KT4QF
MS>

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assistant: See, resonance isn't really important wrt radiation.  Resonance just makes
loading easier, which is taken care of with the matching network on a 5/8
wave antenna.
If resonance was a critical issue, then broadband antennas and open wire
feed "all frequency" antennas wouldn't work at all.
73, Ken  WA8JXM
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Alan Mcknight about "LPDA".

They wrote:
> WS> I have a home brew LPDA that is similar in size and coverage. Mine
> WS> is ten element, 22 foot boom, gain is around 7.5dBd and I use a 4:1
> WS> balun. SWR is 1.3 to 1.8:1 across the entire BW of the antenna
> WS> which covers 13.5 to 30 MHz. This is similar enough to the cushcraft
> WS> for some info to you.
AM>    This sounds like a very interesting
AM> antenna.  Could you please indicate
AM> the front/back ratio of your design.  Is
AM> every element driven and if so are
AM> they cross-connected?
AM> 73 de Al McKnight, VE7TRM

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assistant: In a message to Wayne Sarosi <24 Jun 96 13:34> Alan McKnight wrote:
the front to back setup is not that good but it was designed that way.
The reason being is that at the time i was a USAF MARS net controller
living in FL. My other team memebers lived north of me and the
contacts for the net were in Central and South America. Thus having a
poor to fair F/B ratio was a good thing so I could hear my team mates.
By installing the Zt bar inthe rear of the LPDA the F/B ratio is
16 to 20 dB.
Yes all the elements at cross connected alternately. The driven elements
are a function of the frequency you are using. On twenty meters,the rear
elements are active and the front ones act as directors. On ten meters the
front ones are active and the rear ones act as reflectors. The design
formulas are in the ARRL Antenna Handbook.
Hope this helps,
-WS, KB4YLY
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to John Janssen about "regency".

They wrote:
> WS> I have the service manual for the HR2-B. I t may be close enough.
> WS> It's a crystal 2m rig. If you are interested drop me netmail
> WS> with your address and I'll send it down to you.
JJ>        Thanx Wayne, very intersted, will do.

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assistant: In a message to Wayne Sarosi <27 Jun 96 12:56> John Janssen wrote:
OK. I'll keep an eye out for your netmail.
-WS
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "[LPIV]".

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assistant: LPIV:
Onthe 28th of June (tomorrow) we are field testing an LPA for the building
which I designed.  It's a 100 MHz to 1 GHz LPA with 9.5 dBd gain. Yep,
it's a long one at 14 feet with 27 elements. Right after we field test
the LPA we are going to do my LPIV 30-600 MHz prototype!  Finally!
The results will be posted here tomorrow.
-WS
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Larry Kunz about "about the new tentec 6mtr".

They wrote:
CM> Hi can any one tell me how well the new ten-tec 1209 2 to 6mtr
>WS> I'm waiting for someones info on that too.
LK> I bought the 6M kit from Ten-Tec. The quality of the parts seems
LK> good, I'm just not crazy about the plastic bezel (easy to damage).
LK> I'll report on it after assembly - which, BTW, is not for the
LK> beginner.

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assistant: In a message to Wayne Sarosi <26 Jun 96 18:21> Larry Kunz wrote:
 We'll be waitng for your results. Good Luck.
-WS
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Paul Williams about "Leo's And Bandgrabs".

They wrote:
PW>  Having read all the threads about the possible loss of 2mtr and 440,
PW> I think that we are forgetting the original point here.
PW> The research was on ALL freqs. below 1GHz, not just 2 and 440.  In other
PW> words from 160M thru 33cm.  Losses may be greater at a higher frequency,
PW> but antennas don't have to be as large
PW> as for a lower freq. So while your
PW> raising a riot about not giving up 2 and 440, consider this thought.
PW> "Are you willing to trade all the other bands for just those two?"
PW>  If they come along and say, "We'll leave you 2 and 440 if you give us
PW> 220, 902-926, and 40M."  What are you
PW> going to say then when you've committed
PW> your self to just 2 and 440.
PW>            Not trying to be contraversial, just curious.

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assistant: In a message to All <26 Jun 96 19:43> Paul Williams wrote:
Your opinion is noted but I believe you wished to post on HAM vs
HAM_TECH. There are no political postings here on the technical
echo. TNX
-WS, Moderator
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "LPA & LPIV results".

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assistant: LPA & LPIV Test results.
The 100 MHz to 1 GHz LPA tested very well. Pattern testing is next
week before I go on vacation. The LPA's Highest SWR reading was
1:2.01 and the lowest was 1:1.05 via an HP Network Analyzer and
IW coax. The average was 1:1.5. I guess I did my math correct.
The LPIV did not fair so well. SWR reading averaged 1:7.15 with
the highest at 1:8.05 and the lowest at 1:6.25. Looks bad but
it was pretty even across the band from 30 MHz to 600 MHz.
Obviously I have an impedance problem. I appears I'm dealing
with an impedance of 4:1 or 6:1 with the coax. the only BALUNs I
know of on the market that would cover that range also cover
commercial TV. The standard 300 to 75 ohm TV twin lead to coax
BALUN may do the trick.
What bothers me is that the matching device checked in a 51 Ohms.
A single IV is near 50 ohms. This antenna, LPIV, has 31 elements.
However they are in a Log-period configuration. The 60-1200 MHz
proto checked in fine but did not have the matching device. It
was fine and those of you who have a copy of the report can see
that.
The antenna was tested at ground level which may have something
to do with problem also.
Back to the drawing board.
-WS
system: You are Wayne Sarosi, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "VACATION".

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assistant: VACATION
I will be on vacation from 05JULY96 to 15JULY96. During my vacation
Chris and Rob have full control of the echo.
-WS, Moderator
system: You are Ralph Mowery, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to John Graesser about "about the new tentec 6mtr".

They wrote:
JG>I begin to wonder what power output is really neaded on 6m. During field
JG>day the only radio we had for 6m was the 736r that the sat station was
JG>using. When the birds were out of sight we used the radio on 6 barefoot.
JG>watts SSB was enough to get us to Utah and California from S Texas. Though

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assistant: 0
As with most bands, if working skip many times 5 watts is fine. The
first contact i made when i put together my TT transverter was with  a
Canadian and I am in North Carolina.  Used a trapped 40-10 meter dipole
to top it all off.  Worked a station in Florida that said he was using
about 800 miliwatts.  He was about 40 over s-9.  Told him that I was not
calling him a lier bot he sure was strong.  He went to 10, then 100 then
the legal limit and each time the s-meter took a big jump.
I have worked many mobiles running only 10-20 watts and they sounded
good.
 It is when the band is marginal or you are trying to work the
ground wave the extra power really pays off.
system: You are Paul Williams, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Leo's And Bandgrabs".

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assistant: Having read all the threads about the possible loss of 2mtr and 440,
I think that we are forgetting the original point here.
The research was on ALL freqs. below 1GHz, not just 2 and 440.  In other
words from 160M thru 33cm.  Losses may be greater at a higher frequency,
but antennas don't have to be as large as for a lower freq. So while your
raising a riot about not giving up 2 and 440, consider this thought.
 "Are you willing to trade all the other bands for just those two?"
  If they come along and say, "We'll leave you 2 and 440 if you give us
220, 902-926, and 40M."  What are you going to say then when you've committed
your self to just 2 and 440.
            Not trying to be contraversial, just curious.
                                      Paul
                                     KB5IVG
WAVETag v0.5b ...  Remember the Alamo, remember 11M, REMEMBER 220!!!
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system: You are Marc Blitz, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to James Chance about "Re: FireBird Swinger amp help needed".

They wrote:
->> While engaging targets of opportunity,
JC> A friend of mine (KA3CDQ) who doesn't have access to Fido (or any
JC> telecommunications for that matter) was recently given a FireBird
JC> Swinger F100-4bil amplifer.We have no idea what this thing is
JC> capable of (bands, power output, etc.).
JC>
JC> I kinda think it's likely a 10/11 meter product, but any info
JC> would be greatly appreciated...

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assistant: James Chance shouted to All...<<-
It's a 100 watt PEP amplifier for the CB band..gives you about 30 watts on
system: You are Ray Brown Kb0Stn, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Larry Kunz about "re: about the new tentec 6mtr".

They wrote:
> WS>  CM> Hi can any one tell me how well the new ten-tec
> 1209 2 to 6mtr
> WS>
> WS> I'm waiting for someones info on that too.
>
> I bought the 6M kit from Ten-Tec. The quality of the parts
> seems
> good, I'm just not crazy about the plastic bezel (easy to
> damage).
> I'll report on it after assembly - which, BTW, is not for the
> beginner.

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assistant: Aah. Waiting for someone to "volunteer" that they had gotten one. :-)
Plastic bezel. Ugh. Hard, not a problem, I'm not a beginner. I repair medical
equipment for a living. :-)
                                                        _Ray_
system: You are Fred Mckenzie, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to John Janssen about "Regency".

They wrote:
JJ>  WS> I have the service manual for the HR2-B. I t may be close
JJ>         Thanx Wayne, very intersted, will do.

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assistant: John-
     I think the HR-2B wervice manual will be quite helpful, but you
should be aware of some differences between the HR-2 and the HR-2B.
     The HR-2 has 6 transmit channels, compared to 12 in the HR-2B.  There
was a mod kit that added 6 more crystal sockets, but I don't recall if it
worked with the HR-2, or only with the HR-2A.
     The HR-2 transmit crystals are in the 6 MHz range, while the HR-2B
crystals are in the 8 MHz range.  Otherwise, they use the same parallel
load capacitance.
     An IC in the reciever is different (metal vs plastic).  The 455 KHz
IF filter is physically different, and has a wider bandwidth.
     There are two chronic problems with this series of Regency rigs.
First, the channel switch tends to go bad.  If you can find the correct
part, you can replace the bad switch wafer rather than the whole switch.
     Second, there are two small tantalum capacitors across the 12 volt
line.  One always has power, the other only during transmit.  They tend to
short out, sometimes with a bang and a foul smell!
     Hope this helps.
     73, Fred, K4DII
 This copy of Freddie 1.2.5 is being evaluated.
system: You are Fred Mckenzie, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Michael Somers about "Resonance".

They wrote:
MS> It seems that a 5/8 wave would be just longer than a
MS> 1/2, or 1/8 wave too long. I havent found any text to explain
MS> the fractions of wavelength (although a 1/2 or full wave are
MS> pretty easy to understand).

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assistant: Michael-
     Where does it say that an antenna HAS to be resonant?
     If you plot pattern vs length, you may find some advantage for a
particular length.  In the case of the common 5/8 wave, it is actually a
groundplane antenna with a 5/8 wave vertical element.  The main lobe is
directed toward the horizon, and is sharper than the pattern of a half
wave dipole.
     Now that we have our odd, non-resonant antenna, we need to match it.
It seems that a plot of groundplane feedpoint impedance vs element length,
has a 50 Ohms resistive component at 5/8 wave.  It happens to be slightly
capacitive, so only a small series inductance is required for a good
match.
     There is some confusion with regard to this antenna. Another popular
mobile antenna that is matched with a tapped coil, is commonly called "5/8
wave".  However, it is actually 0.58 wave.  For practical purposes, the
0.58 wave and 5/8 wave groundplanes have nearly the same gain.  Both waste
a some power in lobes directed upward.  The 0.58 wave's claim to fame, is
that it directs the most power toward the horizon, for any length of
simple groundplane antenna.
     You can see how easy it is to confuse 5/8 and 0.58.
     73, Fred, K4DII
 This copy of Freddie 1.2.5 is being evaluated.
system: You are Paul Williams, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Wayne Sarosi about "Leo's And Bandgrabs".

They wrote:
WS>Your opinion is noted but I believe you wished to post on HAM vs
WS>HAM_TECH. There are no political postings here on the technical
WS>echo. TNX
WS>
WS>-WS, Moderator

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assistant: |-----------------|Wayne Sarosi wrote:
 |-------------------------------------|
  Whoops, one "HAM" to many in the copier.  Sorry 'bout that.
OTOH, I wonder what would be needed for reliable sattilite comm on
40 or 80M.
                                    Paul
... Yur'assic Park: Where your butt's on the line every day
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system: You are Steve Eizenberg, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ken Meinken about "help with ant problem".

They wrote:
-> there are chapters in antenna books and even entire books written on
-> how to put up disguised antennas.
->
-> Usually one key to compromise antennas is having a good tuner (unless
-> you have a Johnson Viking II!).
->
-> Is it possible to either put up a simple outside wire at night and/or
-> use some invisible wire (e.g. #30)?  What about clamping a mobile
-> whip to a window sill?
->
-> Good luck!
->
-> 73, Ken  WA8JXM

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assistant: hi
i have a mfj 900 ant tuner. also i can't clamp anything outside on the
window sill and i had a end feed long wire strung between the windows
on the outside of the building using #30 coper wire and the manager
spoted it anyways, also thay just installed new windows and screens on
the windows in the building and i don't want any charges tacked on when
we move out. also i found the source of the rfi noise it was  the cable
tv tunner box but i still have the problem of weak siginal.
steve
system: You are Steve Eizenberg, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ray Wade about "help with ant problem".

They wrote:
-> SE> is there anyone that can solve my ant problem? my problem is i
-> SE> can't put up any outside ant's in the apt building i live in so
-> SE> I put up a  horizontally polarized inverted V ant in my radio
-> SE> shack. it is 21 feet  each side. it is the best that i can think
-> SE> of at this time but it does  not work very good i get a lot of
-> SE> noise and bad signal strength when i  get anything in at all
-> SE> through the noise. does anyone have any ideas  to solve the
-> SE> problem?
->
-> To calculate the length (in feet) of each half of a dipole you divide
-> the freq in Mhz into 468. Your antenna dimensions would be suitable
-> for 22.285 Mhz. Is that where you are trying to operate? There is no
-> ham band there.......

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assistant: i lenghtened the ant to 23' each side and i have a mfj 900 ant tuner.
also i founded the source of the rfi it was the cable tv box tn my shack
but i still have the problem with weak sig. i have messed around with
all kinds feed lines in atempt to make it work better with no luck.
steve
system: You are Yancey Allison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "2 Questions IC706 and 2 meter quad".

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assistant: Hi,
     I was wondering if anyone could help me out, I'm looking for any
articles about the new ICOM IC706 radio, I'm perticularly interested in how
clean it transmits and such. I'm a bit far to just run out and go visit my
local "english speaking" ham store.  Any information that can be passed about
this radio would be a great help.  (I have seen one here but its a /s model
for Japan).
If you have seen these and can scan them for me, you can netmail me here at
6:733/9
     Secondly, I am curious does anyone have the formulas needed to make a 4
or 5 element quad antenna for 2 meters, I need at least at least 2
measurements, and I cant find a source that tells me any of them.
I am in need of:
        Wire length for each element /or support length from center.
        Space between each element.
On this project would fiberglass rods or plexyglass rods be better for
support elements too (for outdoor use).
Thanks in advance for any help.
Yancey Allison, N7RON
Okinawa, Japan
system: You are Victor Vanderberg, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "FM Stereo Transmitter".

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assistant: Hello,
	       I remember a while back someone was offering schematics
	       for his FM Stereo Transmitter using the BA1404 chip to
	       whoever wanted them. Does anyone have a copy or maybe
	       somthing similar. I would like to build one using the
	       BA1404 or the BA1405 for 88-108MHz in stereo. Any help
	       would be apreciated. Thanks in advance.
	       Victor  Vanderberg
... Drop your carrier ... we have you surrounded!
system: You are Gregory Deyss, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Martin Campbell about "WEIRD?".

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assistant: Thanks Martin...
I will try that :)
                      - Gregory
 + IceEdit v1.50  - Unregistered Evaluation Copy
system: You are Ray Wade, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Ham Tech message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Steve Eizenberg about "help with ant problem".

They wrote:
SE> is there anyone that can solve my ant problem? my problem is i can't
SE> put up any outside ant's in the apt building i live in so i put up a
SE> horizontally polarized inverted V ant in my radio shack. it is 21 feet
SE> each side. it is the best that i can think of at this time but it does
SE> not work very good i get a lot of noise and bad signal strength when i
SE> get anything in at all through the noise. does anyone have any ideas
SE> to solve the problem?

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assistant: On (25 Jun 96) Steve Eizenberg wrote to All...
To calculate the length (in feet) of each half of a dipole you divide
the freq in Mhz into 468. Your antenna dimensions would be suitable for
22.285 Mhz. Is that where you are trying to operate? There is no ham
band there.......
... This is abuse.  Arguments are down the hall.