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Old 01-31-2008, 07:40 AM   #6
KE5NWT
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Hey Bill,
We are practically neighbors. I'm in Uvalde County up in the NW corner between Montell & Camp Wood. I also use a FT-77 at home. I thought I was the only one on the planet using that radio. Nobody seems to know what they are. I've talked all over the states and the world barefoot with it using a 90 foot long SGC SG-103 folded wire dipole at 40 feet. Nobody ever heard of that antenna either, but SGC still carries it on their websight. No tuner required & it works the bands from 10m to 80m. As you know the FT-77 doesn't have 160m or 60m so the antenna is a good match for the rig.

We still work full time so our fifth wheel doesn't get used as much as I would like.
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