Big Rich Soprano wrote in
:

Take the radio out to your car. Run an extension cord for power hook
it up to your cars antennae and check to see if it helps. That will
eliminate the possibility that it's an antennae problem.


Yah what he said...


Thank you.. these are obviously good ideas..
but I'm no where in life.. therefore I have
no car or license.. so doing that is impossible
... and yah as earlier stated I don't have any
friends.. so that's impossible too.. I had no
idea that a antenna could be so sensitive... yes
I have set up mobiles in my brothers car once
and it was nice and easy.. he's got another car
and I haven't done it nor does he want it.. he
probably just let me do it before as a favor...
the basic problem is next to nothing low SWR and
I had it just right.. it ****ed up shortly after..
then I got it to like 1.7? and 2 at top of band..
but this faded away to 3 and a bit lower towards
the lower of the band.. it's in the best possible
place as far as trees.. no metal objects.. but this
brings a question theres a window/wall unit near
the mast.. and I take it that the metal of the mast
is a major part of ground plane for the antenna?.
the antenna is high and away from metal structures
however as I mentioned the mast is near a wall/window
type air conditioner unit.. that is not and has not
been in use for ages.. I don't even think it was used
at all since I've lived here.. bout a month I'm moving
things are much clear.. but it wouldn't suprise me
if I do have trouble.. so.. would an attempt to ground
the mast to the chasis of the wall unit (a/c) do any
good?.. I did learn a lesson once with a homemade 22
1/2 foot vertical element antenna I made.. which did
better than this has shown so far.. I just simply had
to umm you could say spread the ground radials.. and
it was a whole other day.. yes I shouldn't give up
and things get to me.. but.. working on something that
tells you it's working right.. but then changes it's
mind.. and you try to correct it.. 400 times etc.. for
more than 2 hours.. it will drive you absulutely crazy
.. and I know you know that.. it's not just me. any tips
or helps something that I stupidly over looked.. let me
know.. you can tell me that I'm a dummy for all I care..
not like it will ruin a day for me.. ****ing with a goddamn
antenna will do the same.. and if it really is a antenna
problem.. then I may as well not even worry about setting
the thing up.. cuz I just waisted money on the antenna..
and they don't take **** back.. nor do they give a receipt.
TIA