[1000mp] QUADRA question

Mark Tetrault [email protected]
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:50:05 -0400


On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 13:50:22 EDT, you wrote:


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>
>Dennis,
>
>I can't think of anything you are doing wrong...  Your able to tune the 
>antenna on the 10M band, so you must have the 10M enabled...  The only thing I can 
>think of is perhaps mabe your cabling might be wrong... but you said you 
>checked that many times...  If you can use the Mark-V/Quadra on 10M in the OPERATE 
>mode, I don't see why it shouldn't work with the FTV-1000, assuming your 
>connections are right...  Sorry, but I just can't think of anything else!
>
>BTW, I got on 6M yesterday with the Mark-V/Quadra/FTV-1000.  Worked a station 
>in South Dakota, using 1kW into a Hy-Gain AV-640 mounted 8 feet off the 
>ground.  The combo works great... hopefully you will figure out what the problem 
>is!

I have been following this discussion too as I have the same setup. I
know originall the FTV1000 was not up to snuff, but mine has been
awsome. The combo plus the Quadra make a dynamite rig on 6. The only
thing I can think of is a cabling glitch too, or maybe a faulty cable.

73
AA1OV

Mark