I agree with K9YC, this data makes no sense. Perhaps your analyzer is
effected by a nearby broadcast station. What SWR do you get by transmitting
into it?
John KK9A
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160 inv L....data....need some experience....
From: "Jim Brown"
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:19:39 -0800
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On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:16:09 -0600, John wrote:
>Resonant at 1820 KHz....
>Z......100 ohms
>L......9.5 uH
>C......900 pf
>SWR with above data is 4:1
>What does this tell me?
I don't trust this data -- it doesn't make sense. First, 9.5uH and
900 pF resonates at 1.722 MHz. Second, if it's 100 ohms at
resonance, that's a 2:1 VSWR, not 4:1. Third, 100 ohms at
resonance for the antenna you describe doesn't sound right -- it
ought to be on the order of 30-40 ohms, depending on the loss in
your ground system.
Perhaps you are misunderstanding the data readout in whatever
analyzer you are using.
If the C and L numbers are good, so the antenna resonates at 1722
kHz, it would look like a significantly higher value of R and some
value of L at 1820 kHz.
How did you decide that resonance was 1820? Lowest SWR? Zero
reactance? Does your analyzer give you R + jX? If so, what are
those values in 20 kHz increments between 1700 and 1900 kHz?
73,
Jim Brown K9YC
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