Hi David, Welcome to the group, IC-703 or Ft-817? Well its a case of rapid deployment (FT-817 @ 5W and internal batteries) vs the extra 3dB of power... (...
Hello to everyone , i am new to the group and only had the Wonder Wand for just over 48 Hours , i have had 11 contacts this weekend on 20m. The contacts where...
Hello to all Today i was adding a fan to my homebrew Bitx20a ,when i finished i thought i would listen to the contest on 20M to see if there was any fan noise...
... I'm still confused about which Wonder antenna to choose. What are the advantages of the Wonder-Pole over the Wander-Wand? It's slightly more expensive than...
Hi David, Well done on the choice of radio, it was going to be one or the other! Confused? Let me give a quick guide: The basic Wonder-Wand was first designed...
I am going to Switzerland and would like to take a Wonder Wand with me. If you have a current model that you are not using, I may be interested in buying it...
Hello to everyone, I thought i would write and tell you about the contacts i have had this weekend, I had 5 contacts into Italy/Sardinia in just over one hour...
I am looking for two antennas for my FT817ND. One should be for portable operation, i.e. a Buddipole / Buddistick or similar, to be used at camping or hotel...
I'm going to be using a Wonder Wand indoors connected to a Kenwood TS-2000. The Kenwood will be powered from the mains and be installed on the first floor (UK...
I guess a tape measure counterpoise will help... if you google for G4ILO and look at his pages you will find the details I use mine with an atx also please...
... G4ILO and look at his ... remember to set thepower ... ducker on my ts2000 ... Thanks for the tip Paul. There's some good stuff over at G4ILO but I'd never...
Hi David, Yes a tape measure would do a great job as you will always have the correct length for the band of interest the only slight inconvenience would be...
... if ... Hi Carl, Don't worry; I wasn't doubting the usefulness of the TCS. I was just wondering whether being connected to mains earth would render it moot....
Hi Dave, Ribbon cable sounds a great idea - a nice flat profile and if it was a permanent fixture would tuck away under the carpet! Also the equivalent of...
I was wondering if the antenna is removable? Does it have an SMA connector? I'm not able to download the PDA of the device. Is a pre amp needed or does it have...
Hi & welcome to the group, No, the antenna is not removable or have an SMA connector (yet!), also no pre-amp as it is not needed as it is just a passive...
Thanks, I look forward to getting one to play with. If it works out well I might be able to peddle a few around my home town. BTW... Is there an American...
Scientists are putting their effort on a material known as palladium. This may turn out to be a hopeful substance in near future to power fuel cells. Read more...
Hi all, Just a quick update, the new "Wide-Bander" 160-70cms portable antenna system will be launched by mid June this year through Martin Lynch & Sons (U.K)....
Came in from work tonight and sat in the garden with my FT-897 on batteries and used the Wonderpole 10m was good Denmark,Germany on FM then France Italy and...
Hi, new to the group here. I have an ft817 and ft897. Been playing around with atx walkabouts, the elcraft t1 tuner and various combinations of home brew...
Hi Chris, Well done! I tested a few of the new Wide-Banders earlier also on 10m and did Spain and Italy using the FT-817! At the moment Chris I can't use my...
... I think it's a brilliant idea, which actually doesn't pretend to reinvent any of the laws of physics. The longer the wire the better the results and the...
links, pics, description, price:-) can we get one in the states? sounds like you have more info? Of course I just joined the blown finals group of ft-817...
Hi there, Just found the group after borrowing a Combo from a friend. Very impressed with it i have to say! The widebander looks even better so cant wait to...
At the McMichael rally the Widebnder was on demo and with a chunk of wire and an FT-897 we had fun chasing stations around the bands I think at last we have a...
Hi Chris, Nice to hear you have had a play with one and sounds like its working well! Cant wait to get hold of one myself :) Any news on when you will be...
Hi All, Along with the new WideBander, the new Wonder-Wand mk4 is on its way.. re-designed and fitted with an even longer 9 section 1.8m telescopic whip!...
Hi All, ML&S will be attending the Kempton Rally tomorrow (27th Sept)and will have the first stock of the "Wide-Banders"! Also, Wonder-Wand Antennas will be in...
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