[Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

Antenna connection is tight at both ends.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <hal at japancorporateresearch.com>
To: "Mobile-Portable Reflector" <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile


> 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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