The JPC-12 - Third time's a charm?
Published 2023-06-24
Could I get it to tune now?
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All Comments (21)
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So glad I watched this, I had totally forgotten to stay hydrated with setting up my antenna. Super useful information.
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Finally found a reference for 10 meters. I would have never thought of removing the rods and coil and just using the whip. Thank you!
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Found list in comments! Thx👍🙏 ps they are at 3 months postings!
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I'm glad you did give it another go, regardless. Good job.. enjoy the POTA . I'll be hydrating
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Top marks Morten for persisting with the antenna rather than just thowing it in the "too hard basket" and writing it off as a faulty product......it shows the hallmarks of a reviewer that your viewers can trust. Cheers ZL2VTH
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Extremely useful video for a new JPC-12 owner, thanks a bunch. 73 from Paris, France.
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Thanks for the video. Great explanation and instructions. I had mine working for the first time today. It’s fiddly, frustrating and now you’ve motivated me to persevere with it. Thanks. I’ve just subscribed! 73
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Many of those matches look more broadband than I expected. I’m going to buy one. I really don’t mind any extra tinkering. Every location has different ground conductivity and surrounding objects, so most similarly constructed antennas will give a similar experience. Most modern radios show SWR so its pretty easy to trim. Thanks very much for the good info and hi-res video.
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Can we see more of the pos'za cat!
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Where are these instructions at in English, can't find them, would love to print them out ! Thx for doing this video,very helpful 👍🙏
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Good video. It is always good to see people be able to work out technical issues that they are having. I am a big believer in KISS method, so I get your concern about this might be to much for a new ham. I just release a video myself yesterday on the antenna. I am looking for an antenna that was small and compact that I could take on a trip out to the desert. I got great results with it on 20 and 40 during a POTA activation in Indiana. I banged out 50 voice QSOs in an hour across the US and Canada with 2 of them in Europe. The only issue I had was with the provided radials, but once I split them apart, the SWR came in to line. I will be replacing them with some homemade ones.
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Good luck on the POTA event. 73
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Thank you for the video, has anyone posted the tuning instructions for download?
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Have a look at KB9VBR , he uses a aluminium window mesh instead of radials, I tried it with my portable ground spike and 17 foot whip, and it tunes all bands from 20 to 6 like a dream just by adjusting the whip length. With my slide winder it will do 30 or 40.
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Any ham that likes tux cats is OK by me😀 And the antenna video was good too!
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Hi there! Could you tell me where to find that sheet?? I’m my instructions manual doesn’t come so many configurations. 73!
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Your furry helper might introduce strong em fields, as he started moving after you pet her.😂
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Where did you find the cheat sheet that you are referencing in the video?
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Did you ever try this antenna out in a actual POTA activation? Where can we find that list to tell you how to tune the antenna on different bands,.
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This helped. Thank you. 73, KK7BN
