Well, after much tinkering and a quick trip back to Wilderness Radio (7
days total time), my Sierra is operational!
I've been listening a lot and trying to respond to whoever's out there,
but I'm a little concerned about my antenna efficency. I've "borrowed" a
friend's 40m Hamstick dipole, and so far, no contacts at all. It's
propped up in the middle of my living room, since I want to make sure the
silly thing works before I start drilling holes in my walls.
Has anyone else tried this? What's a "good" antenna for limited space.
Is running a wire around the edge of the room even something to
consider. I had the 'sticks on the floor and the SWR went through the roof.
I know there are no miracles, I just want something that will do more
than heat the air around the wires. I'm only on 40m now, but that will
soon change, and I'm going to pick up a tuner this weekend. Is a dipole
run around the edge of the room something that will mostly work?
Hopefully I'll find something that will get me out until all the snow
melts. As soon as I'm up and running, I'd love to help with WAS
North Dakota.
Here we go....
Thanks,
Brent
KG0WE
West Fargo, ND
[
QRP-L Archive |
]
[
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000
]