Friday, July 4, 2014

Yaesu FT-100 is here...!!!

Well, I am finally getting back on HF bands with a new to me Yaesu FT-100 HF/6/2/440 rig. This was the 4th rig I ever owned. I started on a Tempo One, then a Kenwood TS-520S, then a Kenwood TS-440S, then the Yaesu FT-100. Will have to bring it to the MoST to see how it does on the antennas there. I still need to buy a tuner and make my antenna. I am looking at an End-Fed vertical using a 9:1 balun and 31' of wire on a 33' Telescoping pole. I lengthened my 10M Dipole to a 20M Dipole and contacted Croatia on 50 Watts...Not bad.



73s!


New UHF/VHF setup

 New AnySecu WP-9900. This Thing is the smallest mobile I have ever seen. All functions are on the mic. W2RWL