[TenTec] Tuner

[chacuff at cableone.net]

I used a Carolina Windom (OCF dipole) with the radiating coaxial element and with the two ends dropped to form the windom config.  It worked very well.  Busted the 2007 Scarborough Reef expedition pileup with it and about 600 watts on 20m.  Used the tuner in the radio for all bands 80-10 as advertised when not running the amp.  Used an external tuner with the amp...never had a problem.

 

Didn’t have the tower and yagi’s back then but worked a lot of DX....





Cecil Acuff
Gulfport MS
K5DL


From: R. Eric Sluder
Sent: ‎July‎ ‎9‎, ‎2013 ‎7‎:‎28‎ ‎PM
To: tentec at contesting.com; k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Tuner


Man... I fell for the Carolina Windom marketing hype and its a windom with the 22' coax radiator that is then choked and fed with about 110' of coax to an Alpha Delta surge device that is connected to ground.  I have another 20' of coax that goes from that point to the rig.  Rig is an Eagle.

Its been one of the quietest antenna that I have owned.  I get great signal reports on a regular basis running no more than 100 watts.

  I used a homebrew OCF fed in North Texas with a 4:1 voltage balun and a common mode choke before entering the shack, and again a pretty quite receive.  The rig then was a Paragon.

Again, worked many stations around the world with no more than a 100 watts.

Jim, you are a very smart man and I live by your RFI-Ham booklet for noise abatement so I'm not questioning your knowledge, but I've had nothing but good luck at my stations.

Am I lucky, or... ?  Please advise on how the OCF picks up noise differently than a balanced dipole.

73
Eric
W9WLW

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