Rolled up the sleeves today and disected the MA160 looking for possible causes
to decreased SWR-slightly loose ground nuts holding the radials to the ground
bars caused the minimum SWR to lower as the efficiency of the antenna
decreased- No soaking coax, soaked ground, or as one ham suggested, just an
over-all terrible antenna and waste of space- Now they are all back tight, back
to 3.5:1 at resonance, vs the 1.3:1 without the radials hooked up- Sometimes
the most obvious solution is- Jodie Foster....Contact
Now, do I just use the Pro's III tuner or the Amidon UnUn to minimize SWR at
the feedpoint-
73!
Bryon "Paul" Veal MAED
FCC Amateur Radio License-N0AH
n0ah@arrl.net
Certified ARRL Volunteer Wireless Technology Instructor
Acres Green Elementary School Amateur Radio Club Trustee - KD0NIV
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