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80 THROUGH 6 METERS WITH AN ANTENNA TUNER, AND THIS APPROACH IS USED BY
SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL POTA OPERATORS.  I MOUNTED AN ICOM AH 730 REMOTE TUNER
ON THE ALUMINUM SUPPORT POLE AND RAN WIRES TO THE ANTENNAS SO 239 CENTER
CONDUCTOR AND GROUND CLAMP ATTACHED TO MY SUV SEE FIGURE 8.  ICOM SPECIFIES
THE TUNER FOR OPERATION FROM 1R8 TO 50 MHZ WITH A 23 FOOT OR LONGER
RADIATING ELEMENT.  IT QUICKLY FOUND A MATCH ON ALL BANDS FROM 160 THROUGH
6 METERS WITH THE EAGLE ONES 31 FOOT WIRE.  A RETURN TRIP TO MOUNT SUNAPEE
STATE PARK WITH THE EAGLE ONE ON THE HITCH MOUNT AND REMOTE TUNER NETTED
111 CONTACTS ON 10 BANDS FROM 160 THROUGH 10 METERS.  I EVEN WORKED SOME
EUROPEAN STATIONS USING FT8 ON 80 AND 60 METERS AROUND SUNSET.  A COUPLE OF
DAYS LATER, I USED THE EAGLE ONE AND AH 730 TO ACTIVATE A LOCAL STATE
FOREST AND MADE 54 CONTACTS USING EIGHT DIFFERENT BANDS.  IT WAS GREAT
BEING ABLE TO OPERATE ON A WIDE RANGE OF FREQUENCIES WITHOUT CHANGING
ANTENNAS OR MANUALLY ADJUSTING COILS OR CAPACITORS.  WHILE WAITING FOR THE
AH 730 TUNER TO ARRIVE, I SET UP THE EAGLE ONE ON ITS TRIPOD IN MY YARD.
THIS TIME I CUT A COUPLE OF 33 FOOT RADIALS FOR A COUNTERPOISE.  FED
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