Cushcraft traps always seem to get little critters building nests
inside them. You need to take the traps apart and clean out all the
grass & little bits.
73,
Mike W3MC
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 20:08, Rob Katz <rob.katz@thelegacycenter.com> wrote:
> I am putting back up a Cushcraft A3S tribander after it was on the ground
> for several years. I've cleaned it and rebuilt it, triple checking the
> dimensions. Installed at 45 feet, I get the following MFJ 269B readings for
> best resonances: 10m - 26.6 MHz, SWR=1.8, R=38, X=33; 15m - 21.55 MHz,
> SWR=4.3, R=8, X=21; 20m - 14.95 MHz, SWR=2.9, R=37, X=73.
>
> These resonances are very sharp, and clearly not right. Any ideas on how to
> test this? Is there a simple way to test each trap? While I didn't open up
> each trap, I did soak them and thoroughly rinse them to try to clean any any
> stuff that might have been inside.
>
> Thanks and 73,
> Rob, KA1ARB
>
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