[Antennas] Probably a Dumb Question

Fri, 5 Apr 2002 09:12:56 -0700

Why not stop with trial and error and get the ATAS-100 which is the antenna
that was designed to work with this radio.

I use one and the last trip from Las Cruces, NM to Los Angeles, CA I was
able to make contact with stations in France, Spain and Germany.

What more can you ask for?? Also, you get all the HF, VHF & UHF frequencies.
Not a bad combination!

Ron, N6PWW

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Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 8:36 PM
Subject: [Antennas] Probably a Dumb Question

> I am interested in getting an LDG RT-11 autotuner to go along with my
> Yaesu FT-100D for mobile op.  I have been limited to 20 Meters basically
> because I haven't been able to get an acceptable SWR on any other HF band
> (my cap box is on backorder with MFJ).  The RT-11 manual states that the
> tuner will tune a HamStick for its resonant frequency + and - one band
> (eg. a 40 Meter stick will tune on 20 & 80 also). But owing to my limited
> learnings in electronics, shouldn't an antenna tune an basically any
> harmonic of its resonate frequency, albeit with less efficency?  I ask
> this, because I am interested in setting up a fixed operation (I only
> operate mobile at this time) and wonder if a 160 Meter Dipole would tune
> on all "even" bands below it (eg. 80/75, 40, 20 & 10).
>
> I have had great success with my present setup of just a mobile and a
> monoband HamStick, but would certainly like to expand my horizons.
>
> Any comments  on LDG products and the 160 Meter dipole question would be
> appreciated.
>
> 73 de Jim, KB3BMT
>
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