[TenTec] Ten Tec 238 coupler and 160 meters

[Robert Mcgraw]

That's good news.

The length of coax is some portion of an electrical wavelength.  It
simply adds some value of reactance which then the tuner is able to
match.

Just for curiosity, have you tried to measure either the Z or the SWR
between the tuner and the LMR400.  I bet the SWR is real high.  But not
to worry, the LMR400 has low loss even with high SWR.

73
Bob, K4TAX


> Bob, and the gang,
>
> I added a random length of LMR400 coax between the output of the coupler
> and the 1:1 balun.
>
> I’am guessing I’m tuning the coax and not so much coupling energy into
> the doublet. But now, the palstar and the Ten Tec 238 can find a tuning
> solution at 1.8000 mhz. Without the extra length coax length, neither one
> would. I have not tried other frequencies yet on either coupler.
>
> Remember, I changed the length of the coax from the back of the tuner to
> the 1: 1 balun. NOT the length of the 600 ohm feed line
>
> mike, WB8VGE
>
>
> Mike Bryce
> prosolar at sssnet.com
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