Gary,
As I was reading your "situation", the idea of tapping each 40m element to see
if the problem could be aggravated and isolated entered my mind. Reading
further in your message I see you have this idea too. This would be my next
step after checking everything within easy reach of the mast. I am curious
whether a defective parasitic element can cause your vswr to go to 3:1.
I have been contemplating the Opti 40/20 meter antenna for next spring. When
your 3 elements are operating properly on 40m, what does your vswr curve look
like? I see it is at 80 foot on your tower?
73 de Bob - K0RC
> Gary Stone pushed these keys on his keyboard...
>
> We have also thought about taking a long pole (would have to
> be 20 feet or so like bamboo) to the top of the tower and tap
> the reflector and directors to see if we can get it to screw up
> consistently.
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