[TowerTalk] Need some wisdom(a little luck wouldn't hurt either!) about a new antenna

Tom Osborne w7why@harborside.com
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 06:23:29 -0800




thaxton@ptgroup.com wrote:
> 
> Hi troops,

>     These numbers are from my 259 and were taken at the antenna
> itself, behind the balun.  I am confident that the assembly is
> correct so I am stumped as to what I should do next.  The beam
> sits on my roof and clears it's highest point by a good 3 feet.  
Hi Don

Have you tried measuring the SWR at the radio?  Sometimes a local
AM broadcast station can give erroneous readings with the 259. 
73
Tom W7WHY

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