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Jonny 290 posted:i've had antenna 200 feet long and 5 feet long, and if you have an apt balcony with a railing (preferably metal) you want the mfj big stick. https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-2286 Could the big stick be attached to something like a tripod instead? My balcony is iron but designed with mostly thin slats so I don't think the stick's mount would be able to grip to it.
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It looks like it comes with a pipe mount, so you can attach it to a speaker tripod. I'll also be a contrarian and throw out the Yaesu FT-710 as a radio suggestion. The IC-7300 is fantastic, but the 710 is comparable, and typically a few hundred bucks cheaper. I picked up one last month and have been happy with it so far. It also has the least bad menu user interface Yaesu has made to date!  But you really can't go wrong with either.
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Supersonic posted:Could the big stick be attached to something like a tripod instead? My balcony is iron but designed with mostly thin slats so I don't think the stick's mount would be able to grip to it. Oh sure, that's what my camping setup is. You need counterpoise wires then, though. at least one quarter wave counterpoise for each band you wanna run.
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Merv Burger posted:It looks like it comes with a pipe mount, so you can attach it to a speaker tripod. I've heard good things about its receiver, but the ergonomics make me a little nervous. There's currently a sale on at DX Engineering, and Icom also offers a mail-in rebate which puts the price comparable to the FT-710 AESS so I might jump on that in a few weeks.
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Supersonic posted:I've heard good things about its receiver, but the ergonomics make me a little nervous. There's currently a sale on at DX Engineering, and Icom also offers a mail-in rebate which puts the price comparable to the FT-710 AESS so I might jump on that in a few weeks. There might be some sales around Hamvention in mid-May as well. Any Goons going to Xenia?
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I have set up rotator for satellite use and tested it. It worked but i discovered i need to use other type of clamps for my yagi antenna (square boom). and i put the antennas the wrong way so when i want more elevation it stops. classic noob mistakes. also need to consider how to put the cables for the rotator so that it can rotate 360 degrees freely. I am happy i put it 1.5 meters over ground so it is easy to test and fix things.
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