Quotedamn, i got those under my bed, should put atleast my midland 13-830 and my cobra 39 plus in ther, lol. idk wheat i can use to protect the cobra 142 gtl with

Make sure you isolate them from the box...

Gil.

I'll probably use cardboard...
Here is some further precaution...
Gil.

Only downside is: I had to eat all the cookies!

Gil.

Hello Tess,

Great find. the antenna is probably just a long piece of wire... You could always use a long wire, around 60' or so...

Gil.

Good looking RMs.. What did you do to take the sidetone volume down?

Gil.

Hello Randy,

I would definitely be careful about that. Maybe the company that makes it can give you some information...

Gil.

Great discovery tonight.. I often got AM stations coming in so loud, copying weak signals was impossible.. Until I noticed that when I used my magnetic loop antenna, there was no QRM! The loop filters out everything outside of the lower part of the 40m band!

Also, my RM it turns out transmits on either 7028.1 or 7028.8kHz. I regularly get picked up by reverse beacons about 800 to 1300 miles away. It seems like the best range is 900 miles.

Gil.

It's red!

Ray suggested yellow flames as well, but I am lacking the artistic talent  ::)

Now it needs some kind of a stand and a fiberglass rod to extend the capacitor knob, as to avoid touching the loop while tuning, which could be fatal!

Gil.

Hello Wes,

I could hear you all right, though there was some fading. The KX3 indeed is working great. Ray and I have been able to make contact every time we tried, but only reliably on 20m. You might want to drop in, same time and freq. I am sure we will get a better path some time.. It's good practice for Morse  :)

Gil.

My PAR does 10/20/40m, one antenna... Then I have my magnetic loop for 30 and 40m as well. Check out PAR, they work great.

Gil.

Quotehttp://www.earchi.org/92011endfedfiles/Endfed6_40.pdf

Yep.. See: http://www.earchi.org/92011endfedfiles/Endfed6_40.pdf
I built it, worls like a charm. it does need a tuner.they have other models: http://www.earchi.org/proj_homebrew.html
My PAR end-fed is similar, and works without a tuner, 1.1:1 SWR.

I like end-feds, much easier to hang on a tree.. I shoot a wire up with a slingshot...

Gil.

Quotei am hearing that with a 4:1 balun and a ground plane i can ling up a random wire, so i am researching that.

You can make an end-fed with a 9:1 unun. No ground plane...

Gil.

Hello Wes,

Have you thought about the KX3? It's a bit more money than an 817, but believe me, worth every penny!
Filtering down to 50Hz! Right out of the box.. You can get a built-in ATU also.. 12W max, works great.
Thanks for the CD by the way  :)

Bob, let me know if you'd like to try establishing contact too...

Gil.

I've been calling CQ every day for a couple weeks. Nothing but static...

Gil.

That's great guys! Nothing better than a simple QRP CW radio  :)

I want to go camping as well, and made a list of what I had today, and what I needed.. Still quite a bit i need, including a new tent. My KX3 will come along of course, with my PAR 10/20/40 end-fed, slingshot, weights and fishing line.. Not sure about a solar panel. I may just load up on AA cells or bring my 2.9Ah 12V battery. I need to get away from the stress of work for a while.

Jim, if you want to try that QRP rig, let me know, we can try establishing contact.. Those are neat little radios. I have a Mantiz FX-2 and I like it. Same philosophy of use..

Ya'll have a great week-end :-)

Gil.