You mean I should stop laying the ground pipe system?
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> I think there may be some math errors in computing your SWR. Unless I am
> mistaken, The lowest possible SWR is 1:1, so if you are getting 0.2 to one
> something is wrong with the formula you are using.
> Regards,
> Ken W7TS
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> This antenna is showing a very unusual bandwidth that spans from 1.800
> MHz to 1.950 MHz with a VSWR of 2.0 to 1 or below and a minimum of 0.2
> to one on 1.870 MHz and 1.880 MHz, this seems to be unusual for these
> band, since I don't recall having any previous 160 meters antenna with
> such a large bandwidth, below is the VSWR table.
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> 1.800 2.0 to 1
> 1.810 1.7 to 1
> 1.820 1.6 to 1
> 1.830 1.4 to 1
> 1.840 1.3 to 1
> 1.850 1.3 to 1
> 1.860 1.1 to 1
> 1.870 0.2 to 1
> 1.880 0.2 to 1
> 1.890 1.1 to 1
> 1.900 1.2 to 1
> 1.910 1.4 to 1
> 1.920 1.5 to 1
> 1.930 1.7 to 1
> 1.940 1.8 to 1
> 1.950 2.0 to 1
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> At 1.870 MHz and 1.880 MHz the impedance if of 47 ohms.
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