[TowerTalk] TH7 SWR trouble ... Coax balun question

[K4SB]

GALE STEWARD wrote:
> antenna is set to the CW dimensions and shorter
> pigtails tune the antenna farther up in the band.
> BTW, I'm using a teflon coax/ferrite bead balun.
> 
> 73, Stew  K3ND

Well, if a specific length of pigtail is required, it is because
it is part of the radiating element. And 12"s on a beam is a
little too much to waste.

I'd make them as short as possible and retune the lengths.

73
Ed

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