i have noticed when i run my singlestick on my manpack that it works 10x better with a 19 inch wire mounted to the radio ground. just something to watch out for
Thanks for the heads up. I will keep an eye on it. Do you know a difference in SWR or just performance? The singlesticks are meant for more localized operations/interop. I have the duplexer in there to connect to a Dual band base for wide area communications.
😂😂😂😂 I made an even better one out of a simple repeater controller called surecom Sr 629 with the appropriate cables and it worked just fine no extra Hardware don't have to have all that bulky stuff
Not sure what's so funny. There are two radios, power supply, power distribution all mounted on a piece of plywood. Everything is in a case for easy transportation, or can be pulled out to sit on a desk. I wouldn't consider it bulky. Everything needed to make it operational is in one box. I don't need to grab multiple boxes, or try to take equipment that is in the shack or in use somewhere else. What are you running for radios with your SR-629? How is it packaged up? What's you power output on each radio?
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i have noticed when i run my singlestick on my manpack that it works 10x better with a 19 inch wire mounted to the radio ground. just something to watch out for
Thanks for the heads up. I will keep an eye on it. Do you know a difference in SWR or just performance? The singlesticks are meant for more localized operations/interop. I have the duplexer in there to connect to a Dual band base for wide area communications.
Swr didn't change much but my signaled reports were significantly better on less power
My understanding is that SWR is a proportional factor but not cumulative radiation efficiency. It's more to keep your tuner/radio happy.
But yeah, a counterpoise wire, "rat tail" can definitely be beneficial sometimes. Cheers.
😂😂😂😂 I made an even better one out of a simple repeater controller called surecom Sr 629 with the appropriate cables and it worked just fine no extra Hardware don't have to have all that bulky stuff
Not sure what's so funny. There are two radios, power supply, power distribution all mounted on a piece of plywood. Everything is in a case for easy transportation, or can be pulled out to sit on a desk. I wouldn't consider it bulky. Everything needed to make it operational is in one box. I don't need to grab multiple boxes, or try to take equipment that is in the shack or in use somewhere else.
What are you running for radios with your SR-629? How is it packaged up? What's you power output on each radio?