Keystone70
MSI Executive Member
What freq are you on and I’ll see if I pick you up
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Calling CQ now. I'm only 5w qrp in Denver...Ok. Try 14.278. Less noise
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Thanks for trying. I'll switch to 40m in a bit. I only have the MFJ-1899 telescopic antenna for this rig. In a couple weeks I'll have my 100w base station with a 40' vertical antenna online.Sorry. No joy. 5w is going to be tough and we are too close. You need to get the antenna higher. 40m is better in the evenings if you can do it. Also the bands are not real good right now
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Awesome, thanks!Crazy, there is a web SDR receiver in Utah. Go there, tune it, and see if you can hear yourself. You might have to try different receivers on different bands.
http://www.sdrutah.org/
I'm trying to make HF contacts for the first time, I'm on 20m. My radio is a 5w Yaesu FT-817. I've been calling cq every couple of minutes for three beers now and I haven't had anyone respond. Is that normal? I've never made a contact with this radio so I'm not sure if it is even transmitting. I've heard other hams in conversations but can't get a qsl. Is it normal to keep calling cq without a response back?
I'm trying to make HF contacts for the first time, I'm on 20m. My radio is a 5w Yaesu FT-817. I've been calling cq every couple of minutes for three beers now and I haven't had anyone respond. Is that normal? I've never made a contact with this radio so I'm not sure if it is even transmitting. I've heard other hams in conversations but can't get a qsl. Is it normal to keep calling cq without a response back?
I'm trying to make HF contacts for the first time, I'm on 20m. My radio is a 5w Yaesu FT-817. I've been calling cq every couple of minutes for three beers now and I haven't had anyone respond. Is that normal? I've never made a contact with this radio so I'm not sure if it is even transmitting. I've heard other hams in conversations but can't get a qsl. Is it normal to keep calling cq without a response back?
When I first got my license I borrowed a 40 meter wire antenna and hung it up in my backyard about 8 feet off the ground. If I remember correctly each leg was just over 32 feet. Granted, I was not working QRP, but 85 watts isn't a powerhouse. I made lots of contacts with good signal reports, but mostly up and down the east coast and some middle America states. After that I purchased a 7 band OCF antenna from NI4L and installed it about 50 feet up in the trees. I used that to make contacts with stations in Hawaii and Australia to the west, Argentina to the south, Europe and even had a few contacts in South Africa, all with 85 watts.
What I'm saying is don't count out a simple wire antenna. Even at this low point in the solar cycle, it can still work pretty good.
I too have 100 watts and an EFHW but having trouble reaching much beyond western Europe.I agree. I just made another contact into New Zealand Wednesday night with 100w and an end fed wire.
I too have 100 watts and an EFHW but having trouble reaching much beyond western Europe.
Do you mind sharing how your antenna is located and configured?
I need to build a PVC tennis ball launcher to get my EFHW up in the trees.