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N3LYT · 07-17-2012, 06:30 PM

OK I tried the cheap way out with ham type sticks and It was a good $60 experiment. One did not work at all (open circuit) and I can say Jetstream was right on top of it and send me another one post hast it did tune, about 1 kc wide. Another one now has become intermittent as it flexes on bumps etc. and the 40 meter one won’t tune at all the auto tuner will tune it but it has never shown me a good swr with the AT100 Bird. So I bought a Lil Tarheel. I’m impressed, the tuning is very sharp just a touch and it will go from 5:1 to 1.5 I think I’m going to use push buttons instead of the rocker switch that came with it. The bands right now aren’t’ much maybe in a few days I’ll be able to give a better report after I make a few contacts. I intend to use this on both the truck and the camper and have the camper all set up I’m headed to Canada the end of the month that will be a good work out for it. Listen for N3LYT from the Gaspe QC!

07-17-2012, 06:30 PM	#1
N3LYT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 709	antenna experiment OK I tried the cheap way out with ham type sticks and It was a good $60 experiment. One did not work at all (open circuit) and I can say Jetstream was right on top of it and send me another one post hast it did tune, about 1 kc wide. Another one now has become intermittent as it flexes on bumps etc. and the 40 meter one won’t tune at all the auto tuner will tune it but it has never shown me a good swr with the AT100 Bird. So I bought a Lil Tarheel. I’m impressed, the tuning is very sharp just a touch and it will go from 5:1 to 1.5 I think I’m going to use push buttons instead of the rocker switch that came with it. The bands right now aren’t’ much maybe in a few days I’ll be able to give a better report after I make a few contacts. I intend to use this on both the truck and the camper and have the camper all set up I’m headed to Canada the end of the month that will be a good work out for it. Listen for N3LYT from the Gaspe QC!