[Hallicrafters] Getting on-the-air question.

[Waldo Magnuson]

Hi Hallicraftersites,
    First the news:  I got my dipole antenna up (70 ft. up)- I used 
RG-8X for the feed line, I got my HT-37 recapped and operating,  and I 
just passed the General and Code tests.
    Next the questions:  I have the antenna feed line coming into a 
Ten-Tec 229A antenna tuner which goes to a Dow antenna relay which then 
goes to the HT-37 transmitter and a SX-111 receiver.  I'm wiring the 
HT-37 control plug to mute the SX-111 and switch the Dow antenna relay. 
  My question is: What is the operating procedure for getting the 
transmitter and receiver on the same frequency?  Is there enough 
coupling from the 37 to the 111 even when the 111 is muted?  Or is some 
other procedure used?  You can tell I haven't done this before.
    And finally,  ARRL and other handbooks say keep the ground wire as 
short as possible - I'm in the second story with a ground wire maybe 25 
ft. long.  The books say this could be a 1/2 wave radiator but don't 
say what to do about it.  Any suggestions - or just connect the ground 
to everything and go?
Thanks, 73,
Skip Magnuson

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