Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

[terry burge]

I did have similar issues in Keizer trying to dip anything on 160 meters. The MFJ just would not work their. Had a radio station about 1/2-3/4th mile away across the Willamette River. Found out I got a few 'diode' rectifying antenna projects that way.

Terry
KI7M

> On June 10, 2018 at 10:27 AM Jim Thomson <jim.thom at telus.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:28:11 +0800
> From: Jeff Blaine <KeepWalking188 at ac0c.com>
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square
> 
> <The MFJ259 is a fine box but when you get to 80m with anything near a BC 
> it's going to be problems.? In fact I discovered the hard way that even 
> up on 20m the box can read funky if your antenna is big enough or high 
> enough.? I have a Rig Expert now as well and really love that thing - 
> plus it's apparently immune to the local BC stations.? Not quite as 
> capable as a VNA but has OSL cal, runs forever on battery and does stuff 
> like stub tuning as you are trying here.? Don't think I have used the 
> '259 since i bought the RE last fall.
> 
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> 
> ## Seems to me  MFJ  supplied a HP filter when using the MFJ-259B,  to kill
> anything <  1.8  mhz. 
> 
> Jim  VE7RF
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