Bill, I am also looking at Vertex radio equipment. I have used Yaesu (Vertex) ham radios for a while now & pretty much like them. One thing you may want to do, is wrap the feedline into a coil. Start with 5 or 10 turns & see how that works. If not, maybe try 20. The coil should have a diameter of about 2 inches, but probably not more than 2.5 inches. Keep the coil as close to the antenna as possible.
Another possibility is that your coax may be old. Old coax can do funny things with a signal. Maybe try replacing it. Since you are transmitting fine, it doesn't sound like a short. You could also try to wrap the coax in a torrid core. I have some more ideas. Let me know how that works out, OK? Good luck. Ken KC7RAD (ham radio) ----- Original Message ----- From: "william Clapp" <ifly...@yahoo.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 1:56 PM Subject: KR> Radio... > Just got back from a flight to a neighboring airport where 100LL is > cheaper and giving the folks a couple low passes. Am trying out my new > Vertex handheld. It works real well with my intercom and I can transmit > about 60 miles out. The only problem I have, and I had it with another > handheld, is that I cannot squelch out the static. If I use the whip > antenna it silences the static no problem. But when using the aircraft > antenna, it wont silnce with the squelch. SO I know it is an antenna > problem. I made the standard copper tape antenna but forgot to us the > teroids (?) Is there a fix for this problem? > > Still having fun..Bill > > > --------------------------------- > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > >
