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patrick

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Jun 7, 2004
944
Birch Bay Washington
Fred

"So you're saying that an inverted V antenna gets/needs coax but a insulated backstay antenna must have only insulated wire?" Yes - an inverted vee is a tuned antenna with the feedpoint at the top of the v. I do not know what you mean by an internal tuner. Do you mean a manual tuner at your radio? Does the autopilot stop working altogether or just change course? Is the problem just since you changed tuners? What have you done to correct it? I would suggest shielding all of the cables and filtering the power source at the device(s).
 
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patrick

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Jun 7, 2004
944
Birch Bay Washington
Fred

"So you're saying that an inverted V antenna gets/needs coax but a insulated backstay antenna must have only insulated wire?" Yes - an inverted vee is a tuned antenna with the feedpoint at the top of the v. I do not know what you mean by an internal tuner. Do you mean a manual tuner at your radio? Does the autopilot stop working altogether or just change course? Is the problem just since you changed tuners? What have you done to correct it? I would suggest shielding all of the cables and filtering the power source at the device(s).
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
4,245
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Oh, boy, I'm confusing you. I was afraid of that.

First, I've re-read your posts and they are starting to soak in. The fried tuner was an external remote made by SGC I believe. We replaced it with a Kenwood internal unit built right into the ham radio. (Kenwood radio too, of course)It didn't work well but the radio was damaged too so where could we put the blame? The autopilot is a AH6000 and goes into standby when the radio transmits with either tuner. It releases the steering. Not good. So, with my setup, I'll run a good size insulated wire from the radio to the insulated backstay and live with the results, right? I've not replaced my foil yet either but we have one of those external bronze ground plates at the stern, separate from the strut ground points. (bonding) Talking 'ham-speak' is tough for me. I would study up on it but we don't need it. It's just for fun. Hell there is a cell phone tower in the middle of Desolation Sound, my second home. P.S. My wife's Irish so we can really stir the pot.
 
Fred Ficarra

Fred Ficarra

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Dec 2, 2003
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Oh, boy, I'm confusing you. I was afraid of that.

First, I've re-read your posts and they are starting to soak in. The fried tuner was an external remote made by SGC I believe. We replaced it with a Kenwood internal unit built right into the ham radio. (Kenwood radio too, of course)It didn't work well but the radio was damaged too so where could we put the blame? The autopilot is a AH6000 and goes into standby when the radio transmits with either tuner. It releases the steering. Not good. So, with my setup, I'll run a good size insulated wire from the radio to the insulated backstay and live with the results, right? I've not replaced my foil yet either but we have one of those external bronze ground plates at the stern, separate from the strut ground points. (bonding) Talking 'ham-speak' is tough for me. I would study up on it but we don't need it. It's just for fun. Hell there is a cell phone tower in the middle of Desolation Sound, my second home. P.S. My wife's Irish so we can really stir the pot.
 
Al - s/v Persephone

Al - s/v Persephone

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Jun 5, 2004
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Hunter 36 Newburyport, MA
Follow-up Question

Thanks for the inputs, but I think I'm zeroing in on a solution. Has anyone tried a vertical run (like 50 feet) of GTO-15 for a radiating element?
 
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