Communications

[nepawolf]

What do you need help with Nepa? A half wave Dipole is best setup in a 45 degree inverted V kinda like ^ that. other than that, you run your coax to it, make sure that the coax comes away from the dipole at a 90 degree angle, make an RF choke from a coffee can and 5 or 6 turns of wire, and you should be good to go... They can be strung up perfectly flat like a T, but most people like the 45 degree inverted V and say it works better... They're just a pain in the butt sometimes to get the SWRs down, which is easier to achieve by folding it up on itself at the ends, no reason to cut them... The higher the channel, the shorter you wanna make the legs, the lower the longer... So if you're going to be using channel 3 on the dipole, measure the SWRs on channel 3 to get them as low as possible, screw the other channels... lol

-Chaz

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Chaz, you're speakin' greek but when the SHTF I'm bringing you with me. My group doesn't have a medic OR a comm. expert. And hell, who else in Lawrence Co. has your back?

Lycanthrope... lol We shoot the same course of fire, but what I do in 35 seconds he does in 14... He moves faster than I do also... lol In a SHTF scenario, I'm stealing an ambulance and robbing more for supplies... I'll be set... lol

-Chaz

Really? Most of the reading I've done on them says that they're best hung flagpole style so the deadpoints are on the ends. I've seen the inverted V referenced to many times, but without any solid reason why, I just counted them out.