[Antennas] need a little help

Mon Oct 2 15:03:48 EDT 2006

Hi christoph,
 When I am unsure if a reception problem is caused by my radio or my 
antenna, I try the following technique. This technique works well with coax 
but you will need to adapt it to your style of feed line.
1. disconnect the feed line from your radio.
2. Connect the center conductor of the feed line to the center of the 
antenna jack on your radio.
3. Be sure that there is no connection between the outer conductor of your 
feed line and the outer conductor of your antenna jack.
4. Turn on your radio and test your reception. About 9 times out of 10 it is 
an issue with the antenna system. By following the steps above you convert 
the antenna system to a long wire. This usually has better reception than a 
problem antenna system.
 I hope this helps!
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 Mark WZ0K
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Ki4ned at aol.com>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 10:54 AM
Subject: [Antennas] need a little help
>i set up a dipole, 102 feet, feedline is 41 feet 300 ohm twinlead, 
>connected
> to an mfj tuner,
> the dipole is mounted to a mast, about 25 feet high. my radio is a 
> kennwood
> 430s. but my problem is, that i can hear not that much, very weak signals, 
> is
> it possible that something is wrong with the ts-430s? if so, is there
> somebody close to port saint lucie, florida, who knows that radio?
> thanks
>> christoph
>> ki4ned
>> Albert Einstein said.....If at first your idea seems 
> impossible........Try
> anyway!
> Einstein also said: I'ts not that I'm smarter than anyone else, I just 
> stick
> with the problem longer
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