[Mobile-Portable] Question about HF mobile

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

Ok all I have another question abt my HF mobile setup.

I'm about to run out of ideas.

I put a MFJ-269 analyzer on my 40m Hustler antenna the other day, the 
analyzer shows 1.1:1 at 7277, flat SWR but yet I go to transmit and might be 
getting 70 watts PEP out.

If I had known HF was this tricky, never would have even attempted to try.

I'm open to suggestions, cause its got me baffled.

If I don't get it going with lower SWR, there will soon be a 706MKII up for 
sale and I'll give up on my idea of HF mobile.

73,
Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
To: <Mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 6:29 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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