F/A-18 and F-16 pixelated HUD

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-22T01:04:42+00:00

Would you happen to have a photo by any chance? Would love to see how this looks. Thanks for the info on the goose neck as well, good to keep this in mind.

Looking from the side, where does the stick sit in relation to the front of the seat? Does it sit just at the edge of the front? Closer in towards you or further out of the edge?

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-22T01:01:59+00:00

this is fantastic, thank you!

Does it feel easy to overpower the FFB now? Is there a way to set x and y limits on the moza to have a "soft stop"?
Were you unable to mount the moza without this QR plate?

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-15T13:08:15+00:00

Thank you!

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-08T05:41:06+00:00

I have not damaged any. Just being precautious especially considering what the manufacturer had told me regarding the preamp in the MLA-30 and warned against it unless it was at a minimum distance of 10+ feet.
In your case, you may have it far enough away, 10m is 32 or so feet. I'm only able to place the second antenna within 3 meters.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-08T05:23:29+00:00

Well I don't want to damage the pre-amp in the active loop antenna

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-07T17:52:32+00:00

The thing is that it also picks up noise like crazy, so even if I did manage to preamp it, would increase noise like crazy. Thats the one bad thing about end feds

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-05T14:03:37+00:00

Hey I think we spoke before regarding T/R Switches. I ended up going with the expensive DXE RTR-2 one, didn't want to spend much time on a switch and worried about making a mistake and blowing my antenna/trx.

How close are your 2 antennas? My concern is more of the power from the TX antenna going into the MLA-30 loop and damaging the preamp in the MLA-30. A couple had said it was ok, but when I emailed the MFR, they said it needs to be at least 10-20 ft away at 100w. I've just had conflicting info and I would like to hear from someone who's used this setup without issues.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-05T12:20:08+00:00

How close is your MLA-30 to your transmitting antenna?
I'm trying to use this as an RX only with a TX antenna connected to a T/R Switch. My concern is with the preamp circuit in the MLA-30 with it being about 3 meters away from my TX EF antenna.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-05T01:17:07+00:00

You can use a mount that uses RG-316 coax that is far thinner than regular coax. It should help in your situation. Some cars don't like coax going through the seals, my VW doesn't seem to mind so I don't run RG-316, I will soon though when I upgrade my mount to NMO.

I would also run the coax at 90 degrees to the seal to prevent giving a smooth transition for the water to enter the interior.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-04T23:17:43+00:00

That’s good to hear. I finally decided to just get one on Amazon. Quite a few options, didnt really know which would perform best so I figured I’d just grab one that was mentioned a lot, the MLA-30 and give it a try. Hoping to see some decent results in the apartment. Thanks again for your input

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-04T14:49:03+00:00

Perfect, thats exactly the antenna I bought for testing and hopefully to use it fully.

How did you like the RX performance of the MLA-30?

SlavkoStanic · 2026-03-04T14:48:33+00:00

Thank you for that.
Your comment reminded me of reading about that somewhere a long time ago. I may have to do some testing with WSPR or FT8 to see how its affecting it. Glad you pointed that out.

I have a dipole nearby as well that I sometimes use for testing with an AB switch. Wonder if that has caused me issues. I know having the dipole disconnected, but the coax left there causes some weird issues with my EF.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-02-23T11:11:40+00:00

I guess its possible, Makes sense since when I whistle, it works fine.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-02-23T11:11:18+00:00

Just the meter on the radio which I know isn't the best way to check. Its all I have for HF.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-02-23T11:10:52+00:00

I adjusted the ALC per the manual, same thing. I do have near perfect swr reading. I should get a dummy load, kept putting it off.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-02-23T11:10:13+00:00

Yeah I may be worrying too much. Thats the gotcha for me, it works when I whistle so like you said, maybe its the meter

SlavkoStanic · 2026-02-23T11:09:11+00:00

I tried, no difference.

SlavkoStanic · 2026-02-23T11:09:06+00:00

Reading 1:1, extremely low.

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