[TenTec] Re: Ten Tec antenna tuners

Chester Alderman chestert@pressroom.com
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:53:57 -0400


No wonder we never heard you!

Tom/W4BQF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Scanandoah" <wa2vez@rochester.rr.com>
To: "David McClafferty" <at060@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc: "Steve Ellington" <N4LQ@iglou.com>; "Tentec Users Reflector"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 4:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Ten Tec antenna tuners


>
> Several years ago, I installed a couple antennas in Ecuador - I wasn't
> able to apply any twist whatsoever.
>
> Al, WA2VEZ
>
> David McClafferty wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Steve Ellington wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Remember:
> > >
> > > Feeders used for reception should always be twisted clockwise
while
> > > transmission lines must be twisted counterclockwise.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > > N4LQ
> >
> > This is true in the northern hemisphere where the water goes down
the
> > drain clockwise and the polebeans climb the pole counterclockwise.
Below
> > the equator the opposite is true.
> >
> > Dave, VE1ADH

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