ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:49:39 -0400, "ka1mwp" <ka1mwp at comcast.net> wrote: >its with the vacuum cap out all the way (max >capacitance) and REPLY: That's backwards. All the way out (unmeshed) is minimum capacitance. Is that leading you the wrong way? 73, Bill W6WRT