[Antennas] RE: [SPAM] Antennas Digest, Vol 33, Issue 3

Tue Oct 3 10:48:47 EDT 2006

Christoph,

switch on your radio with the antenna disconnected. Listen to the noise level (check the S meter) now
connect your antenna and check the noise level again. The noise should now be higher. If it isn't try
connecting your antenna as explained below by Mark. If the noise is still not increasing you have a 
problem with your radio.

Remember that we are in the low of the sunspot cycle and unless you have a very good antenna there
are times when you won't hear anything except the noise.

Good luck.

Yvon KE7HTQ (ex ON5KQ)

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> i set up a dipole, 102 feet, feedline is 41 feet 300 ohm twinlead,  connected 
> to an mfj tuner,
> the dipole is mounted to a mast, about 25 feet high. my radio is a kennwood  
> 430s. but my problem is, that i can hear not that much, very weak signals, is 
> it  possible that something is wrong with the ts-430s? if so, is there 
> somebody  close to port saint  lucie, florida, who knows that radio? 
> thanks
>  
> christoph
>  
> ki4ned
>  
> Albert  Einstein said.....If at first your idea seems impossible........Try  
> anyway!
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> From: "Frederick" <frederick at my180.net>
> Subject: Re: [Antennas] need a little help
> To: <Ki4ned at aol.com>, <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
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> Hi christoph,
>     When I am unsure  if a reception problem is caused by my radio or my 
> antenna, I try the following technique. This technique works well with coax 
> but you will need to adapt it to your style of feed line.
> 
> 1. disconnect the feed line from your radio.
> 2. Connect the center conductor of the feed line to the center of the 
> antenna jack on your radio.
> 3. Be sure that there is no connection between the outer conductor of your 
> feed line and the outer conductor of your antenna jack.
> 4. Turn on your radio and test your reception. About 9 times out of 10 it is 
> an issue with the antenna system. By following the steps above you convert 
> the antenna system to a long wire. This usually has better reception than a 
> problem antenna system.
>     I hope this helps!
>                     God bless,
>                     Mark WZ0K
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> Subject: [Antennas] need a little help
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> 
> >i set up a dipole, 102 feet, feedline is 41 feet 300 ohm twinlead, 
> >connected
> > to an mfj tuner,
> > the dipole is mounted to a mast, about 25 feet high. my radio is a 
> > kennwood
> > 430s. but my problem is, that i can hear not that much, very weak signals, 
> > is
> > it  possible that something is wrong with the ts-430s? if so, is there
> > somebody  close to port saint  lucie, florida, who knows that radio?
> > thanks
> >
> > christoph
> >
> > ki4ned
> >
> > Albert  Einstein said.....If at first your idea seems 
> > impossible........Try
> > anyway!
> > Einstein also said: I'ts not that I'm smarter than anyone else, I  just 
> > stick
> > with the problem longer
> > "Amateur Radio - communications for  yesterday  & tomorrow"
> >
> >
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