[HiDARG-MEMBERS] Here is my initial setup.... Ham Sticks.

[Max Vaughan]

MFG Octopus holding 8 ham sticks.

2 sticks constitute a dipole antenna, so I have 4 bands.

80, 40, 20, 10

 

Sticks can be put on a GOOD mag mount as a single vertical…for mobile ops.

Swap out sticks for different bands….may do that for the 7th area QSO party.

 

Tuning…..

First off if you do not have a graphing antenna analyzer

it will be extremely difficult to tune……..

Even then it was a real mother bear to say the least.

Spent 2.5hrs doing it yesterday……

 

I first put up each band one at a time….tuned them all separately.

Then put them all up… that kicked things around…

Except for 10meters….very broad banded there….

but the SWR would bounce from 2-1 to 1-1 depending 

on what I was tuning on 80 or 40.

Change 80, 40 would change, fix 40 80 would change…

 

I am in the middle of 75meters with about 25k either side 1.5 in the middle, 2.5 on the edges…

40 meters is near the top end with about 75k either side before I hit 3 to 1

20 is very reasonable from about 14.250 to 14.350 at about 1.5 up to 2 to 1

 

I will be mounted on a 20ft mast once I get done fine tuning things.

I am told things will be different up there as well.

..Max

 

2 PACKS of 5 sticks  $220 covers 80-40-20-15-10  from Shark.

You can buy individuals about $20 for single stick.

They come pre-tuned for a Mag Mount.

 

Octopus from MFJ $119

 

 

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