This is a followup on my previous email concerning using the CC D40 on 30
meters. After trying a bunch of different element lengths I ended up just
pulling the end elements out of the loading coils ( keeping the capacity
hats)on the element). Checked it with MFJ -259 and it came in at 6.990 Mhz. I
figured that was close enough for it being only 6 feet off the ground. I next
installed it on the tower about 3 feet below my CC X7 and parallel to the
boom. Cranked it up to about 35 feet and started working DX. 5 new countries
tonight. The antenna shows a good pattern, about what you would expect from a
dipole and the icom 706 loads into it without the tuner, although it is
resonant at 6950 or so and starts dropping power at about 10125. Thats good
enough for me. There is no way to shorten the element after the coils so that
is what I am stuck with.
On top of that I have no more RFI in the shack that my previous inverted V
was famous for. And I should be able to drop the tower down, stick in the end
elements and be ready to go on 40 meters for those pesky contests.
So after one day of use I think it was an easy and sucessful modification. As
someone said "keep it simple". I am looking forward to getting my strength
back after cranking the tower up to 35 feet to get the antenna at 60 feet.
Guess the next project is a electric motor to crank it up.
Terry/N6CW
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