Martin:
Please visit my you tube antenna vids and you will learn why what you
are doing doesn't work and some ways to make a good HF antenna. If you
need help, call me at 281-352-4818 and we will get you on the air. For
vids go to you tube and search w5tom and watch the vids. Also go to
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Good Luck, Tom
Tom
On 4/18/2019 1:43 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC wrote:
Ok I will explain I connected the solarcon antenna to the coax that
runs into my house. Gus checked the coax and it’s good. The cushcraft
r5 matching box however is not working properly when you put the
antenna switch to that antenna you get no signals on any band 20
through 10. So I decided to try other antennas with the coax such as
solarcon. When I say did not tune I mean the yaesu 450d internal
antenna tuner did not tune any of the bands not surprising since the
solarcon cb antenna was in the back yard for years. Finally I took a
piece of Belden cable and cut the end to expose the shield and the
center conductor and I measured wire for the length of a 20 meter
dipole and the soldered the wires to the coax. Then I plugged this
antenna in but I got the same response where the hf rig did not tune
anywhere on 20 meters and the noise level was so low it was like no
antenna was connected. I have never been able to solder very well. At
this point I am thinking of just buying an antenna if it doesn’t work
then maybe it is the coax I hope that helps I am just having a hard
time and no I don’t have an antenna analyzer I cannot afford one at
the moment I just cannot believe that I can’t build a simple dipole
On Mon, Apr 15, 2019 at 12:20 PM msircg--- via BVARC <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Do you have an antenna analyzer like the MFJ 259 (?)
If not get one
Michael Monsour ac0tx
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------ Original message------
*From: *Gus Bernard via BVARC
*Date: *Mon, Apr 15, 2019 10:48 AM
*To: *BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB;
*Cc: *Gus Bernard;
*Subject:*Re: [BVARC] Solarcon antenna tests
YouTube David Tadlock.
Gus
On Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 4:11 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
I found an old Solarcon vertical antenna in my backyard. CB
antenna that some say will work on 20 through 10 meters. My
test results:
20 does not tune
17 does not tune
15 does not tune
12 does not tune
10 does not tune
Was looking for a quick antenna for 20 meters. Well this won't
work. I built a 20-meter dipole but it did not work. I'm not
the best solderer. Maybe I can find something on Ebay. Any
suggestions?
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