[TowerTalk] Force 12 C3 series

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-10-19 00:42:41 EDT, wmhandy@pacificnet.net writes:

> 28.0=1.45vswr   28.1=1.35vswr   28.2=1.25vswr   28.3=1.2vswr   28.4=1.2vswr
>  28.5=1.2vswr   28.6=1.25vswr   28.7=1.4vswr   28.8=1.55vswr   28.9=1.7vswr
>  29.0=1.9vswr   29.1=2.0vswr   29.2=2.2vswr   29.3=2.5vswr   29.4=2.6vswr
>  29.5=2.8vswr   29.6=3.0vswr   29.7=3.1vswr
>  
>  I'm not thrilled that it is up to 3.1 on the high end, but I'm very pleased
>  how low it is over the main areas that I use most often! 

       You and everyone else. Expecting any yagi to cover 1.7 mHz of bandwidth
with low SWR is an unrealistic expectation. 

     Since the lower 2:1 point is down in the 27 mHz range, perhaps Tom could
tell you how much and which element to shorten to get the curve to move up the
band. Then you WOULD have the coverage you're looking for. The sleeved-feed
may not allow you to do this though. 

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC

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