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[TowerTalk] F12 C3E Tuning (10/15 Driver Positions)

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Subject: [TowerTalk] F12 C3E Tuning (10/15 Driver Positions)
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:08:08 -0400
At 10:05 AM 10/12/1999 -0400, R. Michael Barts wrote:
>
>Jack,
>I just put up a C4S two weeks ago. I positioned the 10m driver at its
>lowest frequency (longest length), with two holes showing. My VSWR is 2:1
>from 28.2 to about 29.5, so it still doesn't cover the cw portion. Its
>about 3:1 at 28.0. I suggest you consider adding extensions to the 10m
>driver. I know I will when it comes back down to earth. I seem to remember
>others having similar results. The VSWR is less than 2:1 across the entire
>15m and 20m bands. I'm also interested in hearing others experiences/fixes
>for 10m.
>
>For comparison, my C4S is at 40' on an AB-577 mast with Phillystran guys
>for the top two sets. The antenna plays GREAT!!!

Don't forget, the C4S only has one 10M driver.  My C-4 (2 stagger-tuned 10M
drivers) was just fine from 28.0-29.7 with the standard setting.

73,  Pete N4ZR
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