Hi Folks,
Please put on ur thinking caps. I have the TB6EM down for annual repair,
adjustments etc. The useable portion on 15m has been a bit high in the
band. 10m has been a real pain. I have a minor dip to 1.5 : 1 at about
29.500. I found the main dip at 27.680, just right for the outlaws but it
sucks when trying to work Mount Athos. I tried adjusting the fed element
but only really made a difference on 15m. So I set 15m for the best, 20m is
fine. I had the idea that maybe I could shift the passband on 10m if I make
an adjustment to either the 1st director or the reflector both of which are
10m only elements. It was my intention to leave the 2nd director alone as I
did not wish to effect F/B or anything else on 15 or 20m.
Ideas anyone? I could sure use a bit of help on this one. Yeah I know, I
could put up another antenna for 10m. What's the SWR on 10? 1.5:1 at
28.000 climbing to 3:1 and then a minor dip to 2:1 at 29.500.
Thanks es 73
Greg K9ZM
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