Re. Codan 6924 lunch box hf radios

Hi guys
thanks for your sarcastic reply solapower i do know what i am doing .I have found on trips that If i take a second radio in a convoy of 4-5 vehicles I encourage others to carry the spare set & log into VKS 737 each day they then know what to do in an emergancy . I may ad that in these convoys of friends my radio is the only one .We have had a situation where one of our crew broke a leg in three places . Not very nice .
I think it would be good if you kept your smart remarks to yourself & just stuck to answering questions asked .
Cheers dingdong

Good on ya Dingdong , Maby we should all go bush with half a tank of gas and ourselves , why carry the extra weight lol

Hi Raymond.
Thanks for your reply I only have a wire antenna we do carry all necesary stuff such as epirbs first aid kits & qualified first aiders .The reason for my post was to try & aquire another 6924 instead of borrowing one from avery generous friend .
Cheers dingdong .
VKS .746

>Any other radio amateurs on this forum?

I think there's a few of us Mike

Mike, this short distance stuff around Aus work ok with a dipole a few feet above ground, it's only a matter of being heard not putting in a 9+

Hi Mike & Mad Dog .
The Codan 6924 was designed to work on a wire arial approx. 40 ft long I have at times run probably double that length the set has a manual tuning device fitted internally . I have used it many times just laid out on the ground has never been a time yet when it has not worked .Usually hook it up to a tree or another vehicle though to get best results . I do already own a second set but am told it has too many dry joints to make it economical to repair. Not knowing anything about radio i find this hard to believe but who am i to know .

Ray:
>>Any other radio amateurs on this forum?
>I think there's a few of us Mike

We should organise a frequency and time/day to put out a call for other forum posters. I usually take my HF set when I go bush.

dingdong:
It will be better if you can keep the antenna off the ground - the higher the better.

Dry joints? I don't know if the Codan sets suffered from significant dry joint problems (anybody?) at some time in the past but you could try applying a soldering iron to every joint you can see - will take an hour or two but it might fix your problem - I think there is also a trick with a hot air gun which is used on FM900 sets but you really need someone who has done it before. For a tech. to diagnose and fix each dry joint would take ages (and $$$$) but maybe he could run the boards through a solder bath - no guarantee though?

Mike Harding

mike_harding@fastmail.fm

I only operate mobile these days Mike. I'm not as active on the air as I once was, after 22 years operating VHF and above I ran out of modes to play with. They gave me HF privilages with the new regs but although I do have a HF rig installed in the ute I find it boring compared with the higher freqs . Still I tend to travel alone and it's a comfort in the bush whittling a few evening hours away chatting around the globe.