I just bought a Yaesu VX-150 an the Diamond 519 antenna to go with it. After several different tests we found that the stock rubber duck antenna that came with the 150 worked better for tx than the 519.


Ron
KD3RDB

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20127001.300-space-storm-alert-90-seconds-from-catastrophe.html?full=true




Ron
KD3RDB

It was about an inch above the guy that was hollering about it a few posts back. He just didn't bother to look the post over real good.

I changed it to KD3RDB because it's easier to roll off the tongue for me than KD0GGH. But it was still KD0GGH when the guy was accusing me of not being an amateur.

None of this would have got started if they had just spent 10 seconds reading the whole post instead of jumping the gun as soon as they see the letters CB.

It's pretty much self explanatory that I am using 2 different radios. I live in the Mo. Ozarks an cb's are how a lot of us keep in touch an ck on each other around here. In these parts, cb's are as valuable to us as guns are.

Just incase the guy from QRZ is over here, this is for him...73'sssss )

Ron
KD3RDB

3 weeks later, an still waiting to see if you have solved the mystery yet...

A 20 meter Par end fed

Ron
KD0GGH

Will it hurt if a wire antenna has some leaves touching it in a tree where it is hooked? It has insulated wire, not bare.


Ron
KD0GGH

I tried the anc4 unit on my noise, and the only way I got it to get rid of the noise was costing me 1 s unit on rx. So I gave it back to the fella that loaned it to me. Glad I didn't waste $180 for one though. My next experiment will be the Gap inline module an see what it'll do for me. By the way, I live on the Lake of the Ozarks where ameren is also. I'm up at Warsaw at Truman Dam an we are on KCP&L here.


Ron

Really smart people called engineers say that a bumblebee can't fly...but it does.

The Imax has to many good reviews on here to say its not good.

I have mine on an antenna switch, so I can use it on the cb and 10-17 meters on my Yaesu FT-890at


Ron
KD0GGH

We found it. It was a uncoated/bare splice in the line going to another fellas house about 1 block away, and it was rubbing against the top branchs of a tree. Light Co. is gonna change the splice to a different type an trim the tree...

Thanx,
Ron )

LOL....Well Mr.WA8WAA if you was as slick as you think you are, you would look about an inch above your post an see'em. You guys are something else.


Ron

Its obvious you would not make a very good Private Eye...

Ron

I accept your apology, and I was probably a little quick on the trigger also.
I enjoy all of my radios, and was just wanting to kill 2 birds with 1 stone by using the Imax for both thru an antenna switch.

I have only had my tech for about 3-4 weeks, an just passed the general a coupla nights ago. I have already been downridden by some of the local hams because I still own a cb radio now that I am a licensed amateur.


Ron B.
KD0GGH

Well it seems like somebody already thinks I'm doing something illegal.

Don't worry, I'll never ask a dang thing on here again. Just because I can use the antenna for both radios doesn't mean I am doing something wrong....

I should have known better than to mention CB on a better than thou forum.


Ron

I have pretty bad powerline noise coming in on my antenna since I live within 100 ft of a 7200 volt highline. What do they have out there that will kill or at least tone down this noise in the radio?

mfj784B ?
gap speaker?
west mountain clr spkr?

I'm open for almost any idea within reason. Power Co. is not much help, so I thought I would try something at the radio to start with...
Borrowed a timewave/jps ANC-4, an that was a waste of time...


Ron
KD0GGH

Getting ready to put up an Imax 2000 with the ground plane kit this weekend an was wondering about the coax choke on it I have read about here an there.
Can somebody here tell me if its a needed item or a waste of time?
If it is helpful, could you tell me how big, how many turns and what size it needs to be? Also, where does it need to be positioned at with the downward sloping radial kit that is used on the Imax 2000?

I'm gonna use this antenna for my CB, an for the 10 meter band on my Yaesu FT-890at.

Thanx ahead of time Guys
Ron B.