[Towertalk] Re: 40M add-ons

[Bill Hider (N3RR)]

Denis,

You have something else wrong.
SWR on all 4 bands meets or exceeds the published charts.
I've used two of these over 14 years.
You should check everything out again.

Bill, N3RR


----- Original Message -----
From: "Denis" <dcoolica@planet.eon.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:12 AM
Subject: [Towertalk] Re: 40M add-ons


> John, I worked on one of those add on's on a A4S just two weeks ago for
> a friend.
>
> We took one 40 meter conversation kit down off of this antenna as the
> SWR was intermittent.  We measured and installed an all new driven
> element carefully
> and inserted the 40 meter conversation as per the book.
>
> The SWR on 40 meter was around 2.0 to 1.  The SWR on the other bands
> were higher than  what the spec. sheet specified. ( They were about
> 2:1)  You had to use a tuner to match the antenna on the 20, 15 and 10
> meters. I can get the exact numbers if you wish.  The tower was a 50
> footer.
>
> I was not impressed with the SWR performance.
>
>
> Denis Ve6AQ
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