2W1ETN» Antennas http://www.2w1etn.com Damien Jorgensen - Radio Ham, Software Developer and Car Enthusiast Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Using the Flex 3000 Portable/Mobile with YP3 Antenna http://www.2w1etn.com/index.php/2009/using-the-flex-3000-portablemobile/ http://www.2w1etn.com/index.php/2009/using-the-flex-3000-portablemobile/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:52:44 +0000 2W1ETN http://www.2w1etn.com/?p=70 So I used the Flex Radio for the first time on air, down Llanmadoc beach in Swansea.

Setup a YP3 Beam in a Bag on a Racal pneumatic mast.

YP3 Mobile/Portable Yagi Antenna Flex Radio

Flex receive is fantastic, however the radio at times refused to transmit, not could the ATU match up. Despite the Antenna having a very good VSWR reading on the MFJ Analyiser.
Switched back to the Icom 706 which is on the dash, and made a good few contacts.

 

Will have to investigate why the Flex is temperamental

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