Tom,
You have probably thought of it already but just remember that your
MFJ may be seeing a lot ob BCI on 160 and giving you signal strength
reports instead of SWR readings. You might want to try putting a little
power to the antenna and using a conventional VSWR bridge.
Mike / W8DN
Tom Osborne wrote:
> Hi TT'ians
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> I'm trying to built an 80/160 antenna with a Unidilla KW-80 trap. I can get
> the SWR on 80 OK, but my MFJ-259B doesn't like 160 so can't get a good
> reading there.
>
> How much wire do I need on the other end of the trap to get it to resonate
> in the 160 meter band?? Close would help as I can trim it as needed.
> Thanks and 73
> Tom W7WHY
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