[TowerTalk] Fw: HyGain 105CA settings

ec1cwg@dxhunters.com ec1cwg at dxhunters.com
Wed Aug 10 05:00:46 EDT 2005


Steve,
I got mine set for low phone and got a flat 1:1 from 28.100 till 28.600. 
Then is 1.5 till 29.000. It´s 33ft high and I did install the BN86 balun. It 
has been up there for almost 13 years working like a champ. As an advice I 
would suggest you to install such a kind of boom support cable although 
manual says you won´t need it. I found that boom tend to bend a litte after 
a few inches of snow and didn´t come back to its original position (this 
could be worse if you attach any kind of balun).
My congratulations, you have bought a great antenna. 73s
EC1CT Fernando
E-mail: ec1cwg at dxhunters.com



> Hi,
>
> I am assembling a 105CA and am curious about what element settings folks 
> are
> using.  I work mostly CW, but I want the ant to have reasonable SWR up  to
> 28.5.  I have noted HyGain's SWR chart for the Low Phone setting and I  am 
> not
> pleased with the 28.0 SWR.
>
> Based on experience, what SWR curve have you seen with the CW  settings?
>
> Yes, I know 2:1 is not bad, but I will be switching between antennas which
> have low SWR in the CW band and I don't want the amp to be retuning
> excessivily.
>
> Thanks.
>
> 73,




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