[ML-Hams] State of HF Rig at Makeshop

[Jeff Cotten]

Good to know!

If I start pricing out a mast for the makeshop, what height should I be
looking for?

On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Bruce Campbell <phillybruce at gmail.com>
wrote:

> OK Im getting emails from the list now. The rig that I looked at came from
> closet behind the kitchen.
>
> I have been thinking about the tower as well. To erect it will involve
> building a base and pouring a concrete footing. It is also only about 50'.
> That will put you barely above the trees. I am thinking that it may be best
> to hold on to the tower until you actually have a need. That way you can
> make decisions base on what you need at the time and look some for extra
> sections to extend it up higher.
>
> In the meantime you will need a wire antenna for HF and a uhf/vhf antenna.
> All you need for that is a mast. Secure the it on the ground and at the
> roof line against the building.
>
> You may also think about where you want the shack to be.
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> FYI From Bruce:
>>
>>
>> Went by today. I took my dummy load and used the shop power meter to look
>> at that HF rig. It has a tube final and I didn't want to drive it two hard
>> without knowing the radios history but I got 50 W out out of it. I don't
>> know how clean the signal was but it was drifting on the readout quite a
>> bit. Receive seems to have a problem. Also, being an old radio, it may not
>> be a good option for new hams first experiences even if we can fix it.
>>
>>
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