New guy needs help

**drafterruss** · 04-03-2013, 09:39 AM

Hi everyone. I am new to the hobby and just found a new used base unit and some other items. See My info for the list please. What else should I pick up? Zoning will not let me have a full sized antenna mast so I am making a brakect to hang my 102" whip out a second story window to clear the eves and such. Please offer any input or ideas. Thanks a lot , Russ

**High Voltage Mobile NJ** · 04-03-2013, 01:32 PM

sounds good so far . it brings back memories for me .

**drafterruss** · 04-03-2013, 02:09 PM

Does anyone know how many watts my 625 should be putting out?

**High Voltage Mobile NJ** · 04-03-2013, 02:31 PM

is that a Royce 625 ?

**drafterruss** · 04-03-2013, 02:08 PM

Thank you. Would you suggest adding anything?

**High Voltage Mobile NJ** · 04-03-2013, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by drafterruss

Hi everyone. I am new to the hobby and just found a new used base unit and some other items. See My info for the list please. What else should I pick up? Zoning will not let me have a full sized antenna mast so I am making a brakect to hang my 102" whip out a second story window to clear the eves and such. Please offer any input or ideas. Thanks a lot , Russ

use at least 18 feet of coax to the antenna. and make sure the whip is at least 2 feet away from the building , you might have to angle it away from the building to get them SWR'S down.

**drafterruss** · 04-03-2013, 02:54 PM

Thank you so much. What should my swr be? It's a Royce 625 xl

**High Voltage Mobile NJ** · 04-03-2013, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by drafterruss

Thank you so much. What should my swr be? It's a Royce 625 xl

u should get a 1.5 or lower . tell me how ya make out when your done.

**drafterruss** · 04-03-2013, 03:39 PM

Will be finishing my setup this week. What's a ground plane?
High voltage thanks for the pm very helpful.
How much would an amp help?

**High Voltage Mobile NJ** · 04-03-2013, 04:55 PM

a ground plane antenna usally has radials at the middle to bottom half of the antenna. they could be vertical or horizontal radials . there are many designs of them . im sure booty monster can help you with that one. hes great at copying and pasting special technical Data and then talking in circles on what he think it does . lol lol lol anything I can help you with , please feel free to ask drafterruss .