Well like I said, I'll believe it when I see it. Broadcasters from foreign countries are not abiding by the mandate to vacate the 7.1 to 7.2mhz portion of the band. Wish I could speak the languages to know where they are coming from. I hear them right now on 7.155, 7.185 and of course 7.2 which can be heard as far down as 7.193mhz. Better yet, I wonder if any governing body will ever do anything about it. Probably short of a Tomahawk, there isn't much that can really be done. What a shame.

WOW, That was fast!
I really appreciate the help. Now I can start workin' the old beast. By the way, I have been doing alot of listening in the past week and it sounds like I could be in for a bunch of fun here! Take care and Thanks again.
Mike VA3HIE

Sorry about that mistake... should be 245- 285 MA

Hi, and thanks for replying. Yes I do have the external swr/power meter. Actually they are in the mfj versa tuner II. The part which baffles me is in the excerpt from the manual as follows.
" Adjust PLATE for minimum dip in IC. (self explanatory) Switch meter to P.O. and adjust PLATE and LOAD controls in tur for maximum RF power out. (easy enough now the confusing part)IC should dip to about 70/80% of the off-tune current for best loading condition." The rest makes sense but this other part tells me 70-80% of maximum IC (350MA )or 245-240 MA
What do you think? Is my train of thought right or did I miss a big something along the way?

'73de Mike

Good morning,
As I understand it the Tempo one and the FT-200 are the same rig.I am not sure if I have the right values you are looking for. Actually I am not even sure if it is the right part... However if you like I can TRY to scan it and send it to you. This would probably be wise as there may be other info you could use.

'73
Mike

Hello,
I recently got this rig, FT 200, and am having a couple of problems tuning it. I have tried to follow the instruction manual but I find it gets confusing about 2/3 of the way through. Please understand this is my first tube rig so this is new to me. If anyone can help in anyway it would be greatly appreciated.

'73 de Mike

That is what I thought. Off to the repair shop with it (I don't solder enough to attempt this!)
Thanks a bunch!
Mike

Hope I didn't just post a blank page (sorry if I did, need to learn to type). I have a FT 290r mkI and over the last few weeks  there has appeared a black stain which obscures the freq. read out. I have read about how to clean it but am not sure if cleaning will do the trick. Any ideas?
Thanks
va3hie

Thanks for the post but yes I did try adjusting it . As a matter of fact I hung on the side of the tower for about two hours, through the frozen finger point. I did however, end up making a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna. I used copper wire for the driven ele. and 4 easton 2018 aluminum arrows for the plane. It works o.k. but I sure miss the pair of 10 ele yagis.

'73 Mike

Here's a way to deal with the problem, continent wide. Eliminate the code erquirement for 10m. This does quite a few things that everybody will be happy about ('cept for the cb bandits). It puts more operators on the band ensuring it is not lost. It gives operators a break from the 2m scene. And for all of the people with cw privlidges think about it for a minute... At least when the band is open you will know by the 2m repeater activity. Another good thing is that most amateurs tend to respect the band plans and gentlemans regarding who has the band. Before you say anything negative about this, think about the proposition, the effects it would really have and of course the last time you worked 10m.

'73 VA3HIE

Thanks guys! This did jog my memory enough to remember what was going on. And now I do remember having thoughts at the time about building another yagi. I suppose I will have to think about what I was hoping to accomplish.

Thanks again,
Mike

Mounted vertical, Yes it can move in and out from tower. It is center-fed... The element comes from a cushcraft 148-10as I think (I can't exactly remember now). The funny thing about it is when I was playing around with it in the basement I could get a decent match. And even though below grade I was pickin up sigs from 45 miles away... It isn't in the coax I checked it before my great adventure began. One other note when I shorted the matching stub with my finger, it gave a flat match??? The impedance sat right at 50ohms. This has me puzzled.

Hello,
Sorry to post this again today but looking back to yesterday I think I may have posted it to the wrong forum. After a few years of taking a break from the hobby I have found a re-newed lust for radio. So with that being said I'll give a bit of background to help you understand my problem.  I had two ten ele. beams which I ran for 2m ssb and they worked very well, until the tower decided to let go and fall to the ground. (High wind + high wind load= trouble!) Even the vertical was destroyed. What I did manage to keep was the driven element from one of the yagis. I figured what the heck and put it aside. Fastforward 3 years. I came across a 2m rig which I picked up for literally nothing. So my brain went to work. I grabbed what coax I had left and up the t.v. tower I went. After installing the driven element I threw in the swr meter and tried to tune it. No dice. The swr is just a bit too high to use at 2:1. Now the only thing I can figure is that it is too close to the tower as it is mounted on a boom 90 degrees to said tower. The space from the element to the tower is about 15" and seems to tune best around 136mhz. Back when, I wouldn't have asked such a trivial question but now I have no reference material left (kicking myself in the butt)and need my memory jogged. Anyone who wants to kick my butt such an embarrassing screw-up a please reply.


'73 Mike

PS At least I admit and realize my mistakes!
 

If you just want a cheap way of insulating the walls without any real construction efforts try this. Go to a carpet store and get a piece to fit your walls from floor to ceiling (ask for end of the roll peice). Probably cost you about $50. If you want a bit more "insulation" get some underlay as well. Just tack it up nice an neat looking. It will keep your shack warmer and will deaden sound like you won't believe. By the way it should only use about 1" of space.

Yes it has been a few years since I dabbled in the wonderful world of radio so please keep that in mind. I am just starting, from scratch, to throw together another station. Today I put up my dipole antenna for 2m and have already hit a snag. The swr is high and I can't get it down. It is on a boom which runs 90 degrees from the tower at about 20 feet. I would say it is in the vicinity of 15" from the tower. My thought for the high swr is that it must be too close to the tower. I hate to ask for help on such a simple thing but I haven't got any reference material left to jog my memory. Any ideas?


'73 Mike