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Werner
| | Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2003 - 9:38 am: | 
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I am using a cobra HT that Bruce kindly gave me and hooked it up to a 2-foot mag mount whip antenna. When I just use the rubber duck that came with the radio, the signal meter measures full strength when I transmit. However, when it is attached to my external antenna, it measures about half the signal strength.
What could be the problem? Is the meter not compatible with my antenna? Surely I am getting a better transmitt with my longer antenna. Any ideas?
Werner |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 8:14 am: |
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werner
Try this get a 50 ohm load you can make one from a carbon NOT wire resistors hook it up as a load and see what the meter reads chances are the meter will change with the load this is a very common thing and even my $1000 ham radio will do that! The output of the meter is taken by sampling power from the transmitter and this sample will change with the load
Bruce |
Werner
| | Posted on Friday, June 13, 2003 - 9:39 am: |
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Thanks for the information Bruce. I'll try that!
Werner |
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