[TenTec] A bit off topic...antenna question

[Michael Brown]

If your coax checks out ok, then somewhere on the antenna, you have a short 
or open and adding more wire won't help. I don't know what kind of an 
antenna this is, but it sounds like you have a short or open at the center 
insulator.

73, Mike K9MI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Bryce" <prosolar at sssnet.com>
To: <geraldj at storm.weather.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
<tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] A bit off topic...antenna question


> ran an ten tec 50 ohm dry dummy load out to the antenna end of the
> coax... squirted some rf into the line..
>
> perfect swr with 100 watts of RF
>
>
> band is 40 meters, as the antenna is marked..
>
> thanks for the note on the shorted input.... My arrl antenna book
> only describes this antenna in a few paragraphs...
>
> I'll add on some wire at the ends and see if I can find some spot
> where the swr drops...
>
> as it is, when you select this antenna, the radio goes silent
>
>
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