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1. [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: "Gene Bigham" <jbigham2@kc.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 09:33:51 -0500; Taking a 10 year old A3S traps apart here is what I found. I recently took the traps apart on my A3S suspecting them to be wet or fouled with spider, or insect debris, see previous posts. When inside; /archives//html/Towertalk/2003-09/msg00190.html (7,243 bytes)
2. [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: K8fu@aol.com; Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:40:24 EST; I think I got to verbose in trying to express the swr. With the antenna 22' in the air the swr on 10 and 15 were perfect (antenna tuned for the lower end of the cw band) but the swr for 30 was 3 to 1; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00777.html (7,172 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: "Keith Dutson" <kjdutson@earthlink.net>; Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 22:17:13 -0600; Do not believe any VSWR reading with the antenna only 3' off the ground. Ground reflections will ruin accuracy. Put it up at least 15'. Keith NM5G I think I got to verbose in trying to express the sw; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00783.html (8,691 bytes)
4. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: K4SB <k4sb@bellsouth.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 05:23:03 +0000; Assume you meant to type 20 here. You have a very serious problem. Which will probably require a complete disassembly of both the traps and element sections. Antennas for 15 and 10 do not exhibit 1:1; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00786.html (8,000 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: "Paul Playford" <paul@w8aef.com>; Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:54:07 -0000; For a better check on antenna SWR with the antenna located near the ground - point it straight up with the reflector above the ground. A yagi pretty much ignores everything in back of the reflector.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00789.html (8,873 bytes)
6. [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: K8fu@aol.com; Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:25:46 EST; Bulletin.........................Bulletin..........................Bulletin... .............. This the latest from the wires of the Associated Press and the K8FU newsroom.............................; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00792.html (7,802 bytes)
7. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: Gary Schafer <garyschafer@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:29:43 -0500; What is the lowest swr on 20 m and at what frequency? 73 Gary K4FMX _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stat; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00801.html (9,086 bytes)
8. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: Doug Renwick <ve5ra@sasktel.net>; Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:03:19 -0600; Make sure: 1. Some/all traps are not installed backwards. Pull the black plastic trap covers off. The coil cover is screwed to the element and the screw end should be towards the boom. 2. The outer t; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00803.html (8,569 bytes)
9. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:05:47 -0000; The lowest frequency band is tuned by the outer tips on the elements which makes adjusting it the easiest one. if the swr is low enough but at too high a frequency on 20m just lengthen the driven ele; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00804.html (9,870 bytes)
10. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: Bill Coleman <aa4lr@arrl.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:37:39 -0500; 3 feet is too close to the ground to get accurate measurements. First, check all your measurements against the manual. The first time I put together my A3S, I got the director about 6 inches short on; /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00885.html (9,841 bytes)
11. [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: "Tom Martin" <tmartin@chartermi.net>; Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:18:21 -0500; I don't think that Tom has mentioned if he has set the elements for SSB or CW. This of course would make a difference. I have a A3S that I use for FD and other club events and it always resonates low; /archives//html/Towertalk/2009-03/msg00588.html (7,445 bytes)
12. [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>; Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 21:52:25 -0500; My 1992 A3S (original Cushcraft, not MFJ), was always strange on 15 meters. After taking it down, testing all the traps, and putting it back up, it seems even worse on that band, consistently 10-12 d; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00462.html (7,044 bytes)
13. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: Glenn Pritchard <gpritchard7000@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 23:59:42 -0700; Mosley, show me any time a Mosleys traps have failed! You cant . Oh I put more than 500 watts on RTTY and no issue. Cushcraft has smaller traps and thats okay as you never know about them .. Antenna; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00464.html (8,329 bytes)
14. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 06:24:00 -0500; Scott, Just my opinion, but even if your trapped Tribander had a good SWR and was brand new instead of 27 years old, I think it would be wise to purchase some aluminum tubing and build one from scrat; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00465.html (8,476 bytes)
15. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: Wayne Kline <w3ea@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:45:44 +0000; Scott, I hate to trash a specific manufactured antenna with 1000 of the A3S over the world there a creature of the past. Stan hit the nail on the head . the original 3 band trapless antenna Was Toms; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00468.html (10,003 bytes)
16. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 11:22:36 -0700; I hate to trash a specific manufactured antenna with 1000 of the A3S over the world there a creature of the past. Stan hit the nail on the head . the original 3 band trapless antenna Was Toms N6BT C-; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00469.html (8,628 bytes)
17. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: john nistico <electric911inc@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 19:05:48 +0000; I got away from trap less and tri banders all together Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tower; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00471.html (11,809 bytes)
18. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: K9MA <k9ma@sdellington.us>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 14:40:34 -0500; Some of us don't have room for that. -- Scott K9MA k9ma@sdellington.us _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00472.html (7,805 bytes)
19. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: john nistico <electric911inc@hotmail.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 20:37:15 +0000; I got away from trap less and tri banders all together Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tower; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00474.html (11,757 bytes)
20. Re: [TowerTalk] A3S (score: 1): Author: "john@kk9a.com" <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 17:56:03 -0400; The distance between closely spaced interlaced elements can vary in the wind, they can even touch so the antenna needs to be build so this will not occur. I brought a Force12 C3 to the station I set; /archives//html/Towertalk/2019-09/msg00475.html (8,423 bytes)

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