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Nipperdog
New member
Username: Nipperdog
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2016
| | Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2016 - 11:36 am: | 
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I have read all the negatives about the firestik fs 99 add on to an Antron 99, so I bought one of each, the lowest SWR I could get with the tuning rings was 1.3 when I installed the Firestik fs 99 I lowered the SWR to 1.1 , basically the needle doesn't even hardly move, so does it "work" id have to say yes.....also I noticed a reduction in receive "noise" also I prefer it over the flip floppy supplied top section anyway.... |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 2364
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, July 03, 2016 - 3:27 am: |
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A lower SWR does not exactly mean better antenna performance.
But, as long as you are happy, that is all that matters!
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Raya
Junior Member
Username: Raya
Post Number: 39
Registered: 6-2017
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 8:42 pm: |
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833 is correct. For example, DX contacts increase as the Angle of Radiation declines. That is to say: the angle at which your signal leaves your antenna as close as possible to being parallel with the earth surface. And in general a 5 degree up angle is awesome for DX communications. The up angle will probably never be perfectly parallel with the surface of the earth.
A good SWR is whatever makes your radio happy/perfect is not required and with some antennas perfect is not attainable.
And if you really want to be confounded a bit look up something called a "Cloud Warmer Antenna aka Near Vertical Incident Antenna.
later
Ray
N5LRZ |
Charliebrown
Advanced Member
Username: Charliebrown
Post Number: 734
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 13, 2020 - 12:31 pm: |
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Those ring's are more for your frequency or should I say band adjustment for example 10 meter 12 meter band or CB band 11 meter's. 833 is always right. I never use the ring's for SWR. Just for the band's as I had described. Now if you have it adjusted more for the higher or the lower frequencies or band's as I had said earlier , being not tuned correctly for those frequencies your receive will appear to be quieter . Also your performance will not be a well as for the out of area frequencies you have it set for at this time. I hope this will help you. I have tried to explain it as well as I could. HAVE A BLESSED DAY |
