[Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile

[hal at japancorporateresearch.com]

When something like that happens to me, it's often a loose connection in the 
coax at one end or the other.

GL

Hal W1NN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
To: <Mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:29 PM
Subject: [Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile


> Hello all, I'm new to the list here and also new to HF mobile and I'm 
> having a problem that has me stumped.
>
> I'm running a Icom 706MKII with a Hustler 40m ant on my truck.
>
> I can be in front of my house and I get full output on 40m and everything 
> works great...
>
> I check into a 40m traffic net during my lunch break and my power out is 
> abt 50 watts, and swr is 2.3-1...
>
> I just stumped and what could be happening and need some advice, 
> suggestions, on what I'm doing wrong...
>
> Or better yet, what happens to my HF mobile from the time I leave my house 
> and why it acts like it does once I get to work.
>
> 73,
> Brian
>
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