[TenTec] Re: Tuners & Ten Tec Transceivers

[Joe L Blackwell]

HI Bob,
It would really be great if you could get some friends
over to install at least four radials.  I don't know much
about the Pro Am 30m whip, but looks to me like you
have the similarities of a vertical dipole, grounded on
one end.  A tuner would make your radio happy, but
you will still have mismatch in the antenna system.
73 & gl, de Joe Blackwell  -  aa4nn


Bob Mauro  writes:
> 
> On 30 meters, I'm using a Pro Am 30-meter whip up about 7.5
> meters on my house.  It's grounded using wire to a 7-foot ground
> rod in the soil.  I'm getting an SWR of 3:1 at 100 watts and
> 1.6:1 when I use 20 watts.  I do not have radials or a
> counterpois on it the antenna.  Being disabled, it's not easy to
> get those installed, so I'm thinking of just getting an antenna
> tuner. 




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