In a message dated 98-11-30 22:53:18 EST, jccrtv@jccrtv.com writes:
> How critical was the placement of the tuning straps? I carefully measured
> and used what the manual suggested: 5 inches on the reflector and about 12
> inches on the driver for about 7.030.
It's been my experience that the measurements are a starting place. The
only way to get them on freq is to tune each element individually with an
antenna analyzer or trial-and-error by running the antenna up a tramline or
similar. Some guys have brought in boomtrucks to get them right.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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