Keep experiencing. I bet somebody in BVARC will come thru with help. I have an off-center fed dipole about 135 ft. total length up about 12 ft. in the back yard… I’m near N. Eldridge Pkw and Tanner. My signal into the BVARC HF Wednesday net is minimal but I usually get checked in. About the same with the Louisiana Traffic Net. My brother over in Ruston, LA… KB7QL….. often reports that I have a strong signal up there… about 300 miles. He has a long loop up about 15 ft. He often has a strong signal into Houston on 3910 kHz.
Keep trying and I bet things will begin to change for you. David K5HEC > On Oct 16, 2020, at 6:56 PM, Chad Kitzmann via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve been a Ham since 2017 and have an 857d. Running a multi fan dipole from > 2017 until I had to cut the tree down it was in in 2019 I had dismal contacts > with anyone on 80, 40, and 20. > Covid gave me some time to be at home and I setup a Hustler 6BT and have it > tuned with my MFJ 269c. I know it’s a solar minimum but I’ve made very few > contact. I can hardly reach the Texas Traffic Net and I try each day. I > might get a check in 2 times a month. I have yet to be able to check into > the 3.910 Wednesday net. I can hear everyone but no one can hear me. > > I recently built an 40/80 meter coil dipole that is an inverted v that’s 18 > feet at the center and 6 feet at the ends - nobody hears me with 100 watts - > even the 3.910 net. > > Is 100 watts just too little these days? Should I be looking to buy an amp. > It seems people with higher power are the only only people who get heard. > It’s very discouraging. I can hear them - just can work them. :( > > - Chad > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
