Unit243
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Hello radioland from Southern Ontario Canada !!!
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AL567
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Hello 243. I've been a member for several years but just now started posting on this forum myself. I've mostly kept up with the scanner section and the updates on frequencies from this site. Greetings from Knoxville. Maybe I'll hear you on the air some time. I get alot of dx from Canada. Mostly Nova Scotia. I have talked to triple 7 radio canada needle bender several times out of Canada over the past several months.
mikesatter
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Welcome to the forum from Seneca, South Carolina!!!
Unit243
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Thanks ! when I get an antenna up , Im just running a homebrew wire antenna inside the house for now and dont get much Transmit.
TheSpaceMan
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Build a ground plane and get it outside! It will make a world of difference.
Unit243
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I was thinking of just buying one
Unit243
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Thanks !!
RC286
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Welcome 243! keep an ear out for me. RC286 from Manitoba. I can hit nova scotia barefoot mobile so ya may hear me out there.
My first base antenna was a 5/8 mobile antenna that I built a ground plane for (3 radials) on my roof attached to my chimney. I made many long distance contacts with it. It worked very well for a DIY pile of junk.
Just get it outside and you will see a huge difference.
Hell even a wire dipole will work. If you are trying to shoot skip, vertical or horizontal polarization doesn't matter. Just get it outside, good coax, good match (SWR) and as high up as you can. You will notice a huge difference!
My first base antenna was a 5/8 mobile antenna that I built a ground plane for (3 radials) on my roof attached to my chimney. I made many long distance contacts with it. It worked very well for a DIY pile of junk.
Just get it outside and you will see a huge difference. Hell even a wire dipole will work. If you are trying to shoot skip, vertical or horizontal polarization doesn't matter. Just get it outside, good coax, good match (SWR) and as high up as you can. You will notice a huge difference!
Unit243
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Thanks 286 , I'll check it out , what channel do you hang out on ?
73's , Mark.
73's , Mark.
RC286
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Usually I am on 38 lower. There are a bunch of locals (myself included) out here that belong to a group "Radio Canada DX group" and hang out on this channel too.
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