Ok Guys---I'm still playing with (and learning about)9350s---I also have a genuine 9350 fibreglass whip here---can anyone tell me if they are just a straight...
I am pretty confident that they are a straight whip - a friend had a broken fibreglass whip and ended up winding approx 9ft of wire around the whip (soldered...
Hi David, As Ben says, the 9350 whip is a piece of rod, the 8558 whip is external braid under the heat shrink. The original 9350 whips were braid over...
Thanks for that Stu/Ben/Matt Yes---It should improve things having an electrically longer whip (although we are taking about HF)with more of the RF being...
From what I remember of antenna theory, If you top load an antenna, if you top load an antenna the radiated lobe pattern is effectivly squashed making a donut...
Aha----maybe the top loading is better for skywave and bottom loading better for groundwave---- We are not actaully getting any real gain from a 1/4 wave, so...
The real difference in top-loading vs bottom-loading (or no loading) is the current distribution - it is the current in the antenna which determines the...
I know of one 4wder who actually mounts his whole 9350 on the roofrack. He claims it works well. But the inconvenience of not being able to go under anything...
Hi Dave, Bit unsure about your comment here?? We are not actually getting any real gain from a 1/4 wave, so maybe its a potato/"potarto" thing anyway :)))---- ...
Sorry Mal---it was an attempt at a joke :))) Dave ... unity gain antenna. i.e. no gain, so it's not surprising you aren't getting any. ... loading ... maybe ...
Well had a little bit of a play this afternoon. Wound a bit of wire onto a 20 ft squid pole which was then strapped to the 9350 (temporarily with electrical...
G'day Jim, I used to get around the hole in roof thing by having a piece of tin approx 8" square with a hole in the centre. On the UHF 4.5 Db gain whips this...
Matt was obviously bored ! (no girly visit this weekend ??) Of course the old adage of "the more wire in the sky, the better it will work" still holds pretty...
Certainly if the base of the 9350 is at that level the serious radiating bits are above the bonnet. And better than mounting on a spare wheel carrier where...
G'day All, Tripped over this while perusing the net the other day. http://www.hfoz.com.au/index.htm Regards Stu [Non-text portions of this message have been...
At the time of compiling this reply:, the hour of the night was fading quickly, similarly was the level in my bottle of red wine. !! However: { This comment...
Another HF network ? I wonder if it can be supported by the number of users out there? Certainly the proposed facilities i.e. data , GPS reporting etc appear...
Hi Stu, Yes, just what Australia needs is yet another network I'm sure. Maybe it would be better for the current networks VKS etc to dedicate vehicle to...
It will be interesting to watch the developments of the networks over the next few months, sometimes a little competition can be good, it gets the existing...
Hmmm, I would be running off too quick to add them in, NO licemces for these frequencies have been isued as yet according to the ACMA Database. and yes,...
Yep, I very much get the feeling that you are correct Jim - the channel numbering would tend to support that concept. With only two bases though, they are...
Did I read the first "exclusive" frequency right? 3703 would not be very exclusive in this part of the HF world, I'd have thought. Agree with the sentiments so...
Ralph, possibly 3703 will be a daytime frequency only. I suspect that they are trying to bring radio networks for travellers into the 21st century. It's a...
I think that one issue is the initial cost of setting up your radio with ALE/Calm---I have no idea of what Barrett charge to "switch on" this option in your...
G'day everyone , first time poster here....I have just purchased a HF radio its an Indo Pacific HF 106 wich i was told by the person i bought it from is a...
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