[SMCARA] Suggestions

Dave Q quickskys at gmail.com
Tue Aug 12 21:25:37 EDT 2014


I just got my General ticket last Saturday and today I received a FT-857D I
plan to use as a base station for now.
I want to get on the air as soon as possible so I'd like to get some
suggestions to that end.
Off the bat I plan on ordering a tuner, power supply and some sort a fast
antenna setup.

Future plans are to have both a vertical and dipole.  I am surrounded by
trees and scoped some out today.
Have several that are about 160' apart and can get a wire about 60' high
between them.  Plan to string that up in the fall.

Suggestions appreciated for:

tuner  - looking at a LDG AT-200 Pro-II
power supply  -  30 amp?
antenna I can get up in a hurry and cover several bands

Budget? Yes, but don't want to buy equipment just to replace it soon
because it isn't quality or won't meet my needs.

73 and thanks in advance.

Dave - W3DLQ


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