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Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ? [Re: 4x4Wire] #987809 06/27/10 04:29 AM

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the ground plane thing has been bothering me, and i was trying to figure out where to mount the pizza pan.
it seemed that the hood would be a possibility, but i didn't want to look like a rhino + i open my hood frequently.
i am using a maxrad antenna that is touted as not requiring a ground plane(ngp). i'm not clear on how this works.
i was interested in making a j-pole type antenna, as this makes sense to me- kind of a tuned dipole mounted vertically. they don't seem to require physical ground plane. i may still play with this idea.
note: at low watt i seem to be reflecting <1 watt. perhaps more ground plane would reduce this(?)or mabe it's loss from my coax?
so far i'm pleased- but then again- what do i know.
richard

'94 "tracker", with some parts from suzi the psychic.
other modifications made, with more to come.
some intentional.
suzitoo should get me fishing.
kj6esv

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	02/28/10 04:57 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	02/28/10 07:36 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	BlossomCA	03/12/10 06:14 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/12/10 05:56 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/12/10 06:39 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/13/10 01:26 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/13/10 06:26 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/13/10 07:08 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/13/10 03:19 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/13/10 03:59 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/13/10 05:32 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/13/10 05:44 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/13/10 06:08 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Red1979	03/19/10 03:45 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/19/10 06:25 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/13/10 11:25 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/14/10 03:40 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	BlossomCA	03/14/10 04:53 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/14/10 06:35 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/14/10 07:30 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/14/10 07:35 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/14/10 07:40 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/14/10 08:37 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/18/10 03:57 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/18/10 03:58 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Oyaji_Jon	03/18/10 04:02 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/18/10 05:10 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4xmonty	03/18/10 05:31 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/18/10 06:46 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	52degrees	03/18/10 10:19 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/19/10 04:51 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/19/10 11:57 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/26/10 04:33 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	03/26/10 04:55 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	03/26/10 06:35 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Guns_and_Roses	03/26/10 04:11 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	ldivinag	04/25/10 11:15 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4xmonty	04/26/10 04:06 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Oyaji_Jon	04/27/10 05:40 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4xmonty	04/27/10 07:19 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	04/27/10 08:19 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	06/25/10 06:49 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Oyaji_Jon	06/26/10 05:04 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	06/26/10 07:33 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	Oyaji_Jon	06/26/10 08:19 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	06/26/10 10:11 PM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	rascott	06/27/10 04:29 AM
Re: How do you choose a Ham Radio ?	4x4Wire	06/27/10 08:19 AM

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