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[TowerTalk] problems with 10m COMTEK 4 sq unit

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Subject: [TowerTalk] problems with 10m COMTEK 4 sq unit
From: K3BU@aol.com (K3BU@aol.com)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 12:02:15 EST
Feel little bit better.
I changed vertical radiators to "crummy" 1/4 wave with elevated radials close 
to ground and was able to obtain 50 ohms at the TX port with 75 ohm lines. I 
do not get dip of SWR at the same frequency as minimum dumped power 
frequency, but close enough to be usable. I will play more with pruning at 
the beach, see what I get with salty ground.

Now hurry and put together 3 el. S-Quad. 

I fired the 4 square, wanted to see the directivity on the band, and...
nobody home, looks like a wipeout from abt 15 MHz up? Deaaaadsky as a 
doornail!
Hope it recovers for contest.

Yuri, 
looks like to be NT1E on 10m

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