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Re: Topband: Tuning a 1/2 Wave Vertical for 40 Mtrs

To: "Chortek, Robert L" <rlc@berliner.com>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Tuning a 1/2 Wave Vertical for 40 Mtrs
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:42:17 -0700
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
> fact, I had it working perfectly last week on 40 but now it simply won't
> work on 40 (at the same setting that worked before and with no apparent
> change in the inductance that got it to work at 7.00 MHz) and I am at a

You need about 80 pF from antenna to ground, and about 4 uH from antenna
to center conductor, or vice versa.

Rick N6RK
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