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Forum: Marine Electronics 07-06-2023, 05:46
Replies: 28
Views: 3,249
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Autopilot gives up in following seas

Hello to all, (only got a few minutes to catch-up....and saw this query and thought I'd contribute)

1) First off, Stellar J I freely admit that I'm not a "racer" (nor a "professional" sailor,...
Forum: Marine Electronics 02-04-2023, 13:55
Replies: 22
Views: 2,596
Posted By ka4wja
Re: SSB Antenna Options

Ryban,
1) Okay on the new info...






2) And, just for clarity (for everyone here), the "antenna" is not the insulated length between the insulators....rather the antenna is the whole...
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-03-2023, 09:38
Replies: 31
Views: 2,775
Posted By ka4wja
Re: How to go about SSB Troubleshooting

Huh?
1) I guess we aren't quite understanding each other?
But, no worries argonauta1.


2) Please remember that "the antenna" (in a modern marine HF system, whether for "maritime" and/or...
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-03-2023, 09:17
Replies: 22
Views: 2,596
Posted By ka4wja
Re: SSB Antenna Options

Ryban,
1) The above info is mostly correct.
(and, while I do grasp what Illusion is trying to show through example, it's really not a "fan-dipole", whether driven or coupled....so, please don't...
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-03-2023, 08:44
Replies: 31
Views: 2,775
Posted By ka4wja
Re: How to go about SSB Troubleshooting

This is of course, not true!

Sorry, I don't have the time to write a treatise on this...(perhaps having a look up at the top of the page, and read those "stickies" would be a good idea)

But, in...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-03-2023, 17:09
Replies: 9
Views: 1,089
Posted By ka4wja
Re: HF WxFax software options

Doug,
Okay, that you've got it sorted-out?



But, just in case you desire some more info, recent real-world use examples, etc....have a look...


Good HF WeFax Reception, on-board at the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-03-2023, 16:52
Replies: 31
Views: 2,775
Posted By ka4wja
Re: How to go about SSB Troubleshooting

Harry,
Please read my post immediately above, and follow those links there....as, this will get you all the info you could ever need! :)



1) Briefly, it is your receive noise that will...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 30-03-2023, 16:26
Replies: 1
Views: 1,149
Posted By ka4wja
Bimini: Virgin Voyages cruise ship Crew Tour, in Bimini. Bahamian lunch, island tour!

Hello to you all.
I'm not sure exactly where to post this message. But, figured here is a good spot? :)
'Cuz, I started my "cruising life" as a kid in the Bahamas, and late last year one of my...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-03-2023, 14:56
Replies: 31
Views: 2,775
Posted By ka4wja
Re: How to go about SSB Troubleshooting

Allie Rose,
I'm quite tied up at the moment, but I will try to help you out. :)

{although not intended to show-off....just an fyi...I assisted in my first maritime HF-SSB install in 1973, when...
Forum: Destinations 30-03-2023, 12:50
Replies: 0
Views: 753
Posted By ka4wja
Virgin Voyages Cruise Ship Crew Tour in Bimini. Bahamian lunch and island tour!

Hello to you all.
I'm not sure exactly where to post this message. But, figured here is a good spot? :) (while I've never been on a Cruise Ship, if I were ever to do so, it's little things like...
Forum: Marine Electronics 25-01-2023, 12:50
Replies: 28
Views: 4,664
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Starlink vs. HF radio

Clay, Brian, Sailorboy, et al,

Hello to you all. :)
(fyi, I'm still very tied up with family matters, but someone sent me a link to your recent query/discussion here....so, I'm taking a few...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 25-09-2022, 14:44
Replies: 105
Views: 18,614
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Cruisers are no longer welcome in Florida!

First off...Chuto, thanks for the compliment, but to be clear I never knew any other way....this is how I was raised and how I live my life....I don't judge others, and try not to argue about the BS...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 21-09-2022, 18:33
Replies: 105
Views: 18,614
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Cruisers are no longer welcome in Florida!

Lady Lena,
Yesterday morning you asked these questions....and yesterday afternoon ---- less than 10 hours later, I answered you.
And, I'm wondering if you have read these answers, and if I can...
Forum: Marine Electronics 21-09-2022, 07:23
Replies: 23
Views: 2,676
Posted By ka4wja
Re: What type of antenna is this?

RB, Wotname, smac, et al,
Until we get more info, RB needs to know that so far we are guessing... :)


1) smac, as I wrote, I also think a DGPS-beacon antenna is a possibility....and/or also a...
Forum: Marine Electronics 20-09-2022, 19:21
Replies: 23
Views: 2,676
Posted By ka4wja
Re: What type of antenna is this?

RB,
Please let us know WHERE you are located, etc....


PART A:

1) We don't know what boat you have?, the size of the boat?, how it is equipped / what equipment is on-board?, where you are...
Forum: Atlantic & the Caribbean 20-09-2022, 15:16
Replies: 105
Views: 18,614
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Cruisers are no longer welcome in Florida!

Lady Lena,
I'll put my "preface" last....'cuz I want you to see / read the answers to your questions first...

I do have the answers to your questions here...
Please read them! Please!


...
Forum: Training, Licensing & Certification 08-09-2022, 14:16
Replies: 0
Views: 478
Posted By ka4wja
Lifeboat Tour Video (Cruise Ship Lifeboat), it's actually pretty cool!

Well hello to all,
Please have a look at this cool video of a cruise ship Life Boat Tour!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yY2iuh2NUs

Unlike my usual long-winded radio / comms / electronics...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 08-09-2022, 14:00
Replies: 0
Views: 377
Posted By ka4wja
Lifeboat Tour Video (Cruise Ship Lifeboat), it's actually pretty cool!

Well hello to all,
Please have a look at this cool video of a cruise ship Life Boat Tour!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yY2iuh2NUs

Unlike my usual long-winded radio / comms / electronics...
Forum: Marine Electronics 06-07-2022, 17:47
Replies: 52
Views: 5,148
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Running a 120 volt american yacht off 240v

Paul,
As you see, I'm not one for hanging-out on the internet...but, I do try to help when I can. :)

And, I'm pretty surprised this discussion is still going, as I thought some of us had...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-06-2022, 17:11
Replies: 20
Views: 1,841
Posted By ka4wja
Re: KISS Revisited? Not really - for KA4WJA

Brian,
You're welcome!

And, sorry for the rant....not your fault and not directed at you!
Just got a lot going on. :(

Fair winds.

John
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-06-2022, 17:08
Replies: 51
Views: 4,748
Posted By ka4wja
Re: 2.1:1 SWR on VHF

Matt,
As others have written here, it is most likely that your friend has "the wrong cable", and/or "improperly-installed connectors".

If you can convince him to look at the cable, please do so....
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-06-2022, 12:57
Replies: 52
Views: 5,148
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Running a 120 volt american yacht off 240v

Paul,
1) No whatsap, no messenger, no facebook, no instagram, no tictok, no snap chat, no facetime, no etc. etc. etc....
Most (all ?) of this is covered in those links.... :(


2) USA...
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-06-2022, 11:52
Replies: 52
Views: 5,148
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Running a 120 volt american yacht off 240v

Shimari,
You're correct....and, you caught my error before I corrected it above....(I did correct it)


Fair winds.

John
Forum: Marine Electronics 30-06-2022, 11:27
Replies: 52
Views: 5,148
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Running a 120 volt american yacht off 240v

Paul,
1) You, of course, do not need to rewire your boat. :)


2) And, if you wish to run air-conditioning and/or heat-pump heating (reverse-cycle air-cond), then make sure that your 120vac...
Forum: Marine Electronics 29-06-2022, 19:10
Replies: 2
Views: 1,069
Posted By ka4wja
Re: Sailor 7222 or Sailor 6222-VHF DSC channel 70

Mark,
If your requirement is a Class A VHF-DSC-FM Radiotelephone, then you cannot do what you desire without running additional cabling....(either an additional coax for the DSC receive...
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