29 May
2016
29 May
'16
10:40 a.m.
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I once was told that on linear birds one should not have a downlink signal that is stronger than the beacon of the bird. Beware I'm new to birds, only been listening so far to both fm and ssb birds.
I need to either invest in another ft-817 or drag my ft-857 out side to use with my elk antenna.
I'm currently waiting on a pair of heil pro7, after that I should not have to many excuses for not trying to tx (8
Hope to hear you catching some waves.
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For me, there were 2 things to consider. One is that more than 5 W isn't recommended for safety reasons since I'm holding my antenna. The other one is that my IC-910 can't go lower than 5 W.
73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL