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Tag: SWR

ATX-1080 SWR

The weather was quite rainy today but it cleared up during the afternoon. I decided to go outside with the FT-817 and the ATX-1080 antenna to make some SWR measurements. I also wanted to se how reliable the built-in SWR meter of the FT-187 actually is.

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Author Alexandru CsetePosted on August 6, 2005Categories ATX-1080Tags ATX-1080, FT-817, SWRLeave a comment on ATX-1080 SWR

A Little Disappointed

I put up the DX-88 together to have a good test run with my new IC-765. I did not bother too much in adjusting the parameters; they were quite good last time. Consequently, the SWR is far from impressive on most bands. It even seems to oscillate on some bands, eg. 30 meters. Hmm…

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Author Alexandru CsetePosted on December 24, 2004Categories DX-88Tags DX-88, SWRLeave a comment on A Little Disappointed

The DX-88 is Up

After a trip to a local do-it-yourself centre to get some new U-bolts, the antenna is finally up again.
I tried to be careful in adjusting the lengths of the tuneable elements to be as accurate as possible but, apperantly, I did not succeed very well.

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Author Alexandru CsetePosted on August 9, 2004August 23, 2016Categories DX-88Tags antenna, DX-88, SWR, tuningLeave a comment on The DX-88 is Up

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