I’m going to jump in here... just because you have great SWR readings doesn’t mean your signal is coming in (or going out) very well. The hood is a poor location when trying to reach someone behind you because your vehicle acts as a reflector and reflects the signal to the front of you... the...
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It comes out behind the license plate... or will... I haven’t installed the winch yet because I have to relocate the solenoids, right now they are hitting my air conditioning condenser. Also I have transmission cooler lines in the way.
I looked he over real good last night, no damage done by...
I think you are doing an excellent job. I’m fallowing very well, but then again I’ve been studying and experimenting with different antennas and power settings. I really don’t have anything to add yet in hopes of not confusing others...
I’ll keep watching this thread though.
No the Icom IC7100 is a lot more powerful radio than that... it’s a full 160-6 HF, 2m/70 cm and even covers part of the 1.2m band... you don’t mention what your long discontinued radio is, but is it a 100w rig?
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