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Hi Jamey,
We listened for the baby fox but did not hear it in Hollis. Its probably out hunting with its large mother fox….
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I am hearing the fox here in Hollis, NH! Give a listen to the attach wav file. Listening to it on our yagi. It is to the east of us. Let the chase begin!
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Hi Jamey,
How about we place a sheet and pen in a zip-lock bag with each fox so that folks who find the foxes can leave their names and call signs? That way, we can post the list of successful Fox Hunters here after the hunt is over? Tally-ho!
73,
Check out 17m – this should be a great band for SSB. See what you can work there using your tuner. This will give you a pretty good idea what to expect. Have fun!
Well, it depends upon what the SWR is on each band before you apply the tuner. If the other bands are 3:1 or less, they are probably usable. This is one of the advantages of using low-loss coax – you can use a tuner to overcome higher SWRs with too much loss in your feed line.
Have fun Jamey and good DX with your new antenna setup. Anxious to hear how you sound on the repeater net on Sunday.
73,
Your readings don’t look too bad and you can certainly use your antenna safely on the bands that its made for. Given you have good quality feedline (LMR-400 equiv.) you should be able to use your autotuner when the antenna’s SWR is above 1.5:1. Given then raising the ends of the antenna helped you SWR, I would suggest you try raising the ends some more if you can and see if that helps.
Glad to hear that you heard AO-91! That is very cool! You might try listening for the other FM sats (AO-85 and SO-50). Do you hear these only when they are close to the horizon? If so, how long does is the period when you can hear them? If its in the range or 3 minutes or more, you might try setting up your radio and making a satellite contact. You IC-7100 should be able to do this if you program a set of memories to handle the doppler shifts associated with these satellites.
Also, would you like to borrow one of our analyzers that does 6m so you can check that band out as well?
Have fun with your new antennas!