[TenTec] Antenna is up, but the coupler doesn't like 160 meters

[Jim GM]

Hi Mike, WB8VGE


Oh I all ways forget some things to say or ask.

Does your antenna have traps?  Is it fedd with open feed line or a single
coax cable?

Jim, K9TF


On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Jim GM <jim.gmforum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike, WB8VGE
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> Hope your surgery goes well for you.
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> I have gone and still going thru issues with my inverted L on 160M like
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> your having.
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> How long is your antenna?  Is it a dipole or Folded dipole?  I did not see on your post the answers to these questions.
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> How high do you have it?
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> Your going to find or have found that the tuner you have and other tuners will not work on 160M. They just cannot handle a near 50 ohm match or less no matter what they claim. All they want is your money.
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> So you need to add additional matching out side the shack with coils and homemade capacitors made from coax cable, thats if you have a limited junk box like I do.
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> Any ways the external matching will aid your tuner in the shack to take
> care of the rest.
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> It will take some time and it is not a quick fix.
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> --
> Jim K9TF
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Jim K9TF