[TowerTalk] Cushcraft XM240 (2-element 40m) Settings?

[Jeff Maass]

I'm assembling a new Cushcraft XM240 for my tower. I've reached 
the point in assembly where I need to decide whether to set 
the element lengths  for "CW" (7.025), "MID" (7.125), or "PH"  
(7.225) settings. 

I expect that I'll use if for both CW and Phone, with far more CW 
likely. If the 1.5:1 bandwidth of 150 KHz is to be believed, the "MID" 
choice could be acceptable. OTOH, I have tuners that can tune it for 
phone when needed if I construct it for "CW".

What have others done? 

Will stacking this antenna about 7 feet above a KT34XA on the 
mast drag the resonant point up or down in any predictable way? 

I know about likely interaction problems with the 15m elements of 
the KT34XA, and that's not an issue for me right now.
 
73,
Jeff Maass       jmaass@columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
         USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
    Maass' IPSC Resources Page:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass


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