Ham Radio - MFJ 1979 x2 Dipole Portable Test
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Today was not a good day to test anything on 20m due to a contest going on. But from just a couple contacts I did I came to the conclusion that this dipole antenna works a lot better with a coil.
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Hey Gueter, Yes I agree I didn't have good feelings right from the start. 73 my friend.
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Another problem you might be having is height above ground I think you said the dipole is about 15 feet high, borderline height for a NVIS antenna. If you could get it 25 to 30 feet high is going to work a lot better. 73's..
Hey, yes the height here is one of the problem. I found that I can get much better results introducing a coil with the same height. 73's Almir
Hi Almir, I have the Chamelion antenna 17 foot telescopic whips, they are a bit more expensive than the MFJ, but maybe a bit thicker at the top sections, but still easy to damage if not handled with care! 17M was very busy as well today also, but no contesting😃
Hi Alex, today was not an easy day to get around for sure. For me today was another learning process, that a simple coil would do a better job than what it said on the website. I forgot to mention that the top element was strip. 73's my friend.
I would return the damaged one and buy the Chameleon one like another comment mentions. I have the MFJ-1979 also and recognize how poorly manufactured they are. When it breaks I will buy the Chameleon.
That would be the right thing to do but at the time I was inpatient and frustrated.
CQ worldwide contest was going on this weekend Almir , don't know when you made the video don't get discouraged 17 feet might be too long for 20 meters not an expert here but maybe elements need to be a little shorter. Either way watching in NYC 73's....
Hey, another learning day, today I didn't have much time to try different length but for sure I will do that again. 73's my friend VE3DAL
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Dipole calculator shows 16.36 feet per side for 14.300 mhz keep trying you are going to get it right . 73's...
I was that close lol. 73's