[TowerTalk] A3

[K4SB]

K8fu at aol.com wrote:
> I hv a used A3 that I've had up and down the twr at least 10 times
> and  I'm going bonkers.
> 1. I hv new 15m traps on the driven element.
> 2. I have switched the 10m traps from the reflector to the driven
> element.

That doesn't make sense. 
> 3. Hv cked the spacing between traps and overall length of each
> element.
> 
> The swr on 15 and 10 is perfect but the swr on 20 is 1:3:1.

At what frequencies. If you're flat across the whole band, you've got
a bad problem.

And the loss from a 1.3:1 SWR is not enough to even worry about.

> This whole ordeal has been so traumatic that I refuse to sober up
> until it has been resolved.

Good man!

73
Ed