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Topband: Gamma matching crank-up tower

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Subject: Topband: Gamma matching crank-up tower
From: j.a.hermans@skynet.be (j.a.hermans)
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:40:08 -0000
----- Original Message -----
From: "VE6WZ" <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
To: <k6se@juno.com>; <jim@n7us.net>; <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Gamma matching crank-up tower


> Earl says:
>
> > The first thing you must do is run all of the existing antenna coax
> > cables and rotor cable down all the way to the ground INSIDE the tower,
> > otherwise the structure will not work well as a 160m vertical.  Cables
> > that leave the tower at some height above ground really screw things up.
>
> Why does it screw things up ??
> I am curious, since running the cables inside my tower is not an option
> since the tower is kept down when I'm not QRV....it will go up and down
many
> times a week.

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* Just working DX with an antenna is not proof that it is
* working as well as it could,
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I just tried to work 160 with my 40/80 trapped dipole......
as expected SWR beyond acceptable values.
Had a the funny idee, and I disconnected the outer connector of the coax
(  40 meters long  and 20 mtrs underground ) on the output of the BIRD 43,
would you believe, SWR was 1.1/1  . Luck ? The coax terminates at 14 mtrs
high on a balun 1/1..........
Worked  Ireland - south France - Spain with 10 Watts this way.
Who can explain ?

Jos on4kj  68yy


but my cables just hang from the top and it seems to play well
> enough....I seem to be able to work most DX I can copy.  Been working for
3
> years.  What is the thesis here ??
>
> de steve VE6WZ.
>
>
>
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