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

[Mike Bryce]

131 on each side


Mike Bryce, WB8VGE





On Oct 14, 2013, at 6:54 PM, Marsh Stewart wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> About how long is each side of the doublet? (You may have already given this
> info in a previous post but I do not have it.) 
> 
> Marsh, KA5M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Bryce
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 4:53 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Antenna is up, but the coupler doesn't like 160 meters
> 
> Jim,
> 
> 
> The antenna is a doublet up 50 feet inverted vee style. 
> 
> It is feed with about 170 ish feet of 600 ohm open line. 
> 
> None of the couplers can find a tuning solution
> 
> 
> All other bands work fine
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad at Aultman hospital. 
> 
> Mike wb8vge
> 
>> On Oct 14, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Jim GM <jim.gmforum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mike, WB8VGE
>> 
>> Hope your surgery goes well for you.
>> 
>> I have gone and still going thru issues with my inverted L on 160M like
>> 
>> your having.
>> 
>> 
>> How long is your antenna?  Is it a dipole or Folded dipole?  I did not
>> see on your post the answers to these questions.
>> 
>> 
>> How high do you have it?
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Any ways the external matching will aid your tuner in the shack to take
>> care of the rest.
>> 
>> It will take some time and it is not a quick fix.
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Jim K9TF
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