[TowerTalk] vertical ground experiment

[David Robbins K1TTT]

It tells me that you either need a 2:1 transformer or a matchbox to make the
rig happy to get on the air... so go for it!  make some contacts and have
fun!


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Terry Conboy
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 19:16
> To: John Cowan
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] vertical ground experiment
> 
> At 02:45 PM 2007-06-21, John Cowan W0TMM wrote:
> >If I have a 1/4 wave vertical and the feedpoint measures 27 ohms,
> >what does that tell me?
> 
> Are the radials elevated?  How long are they?
> What is the diameter of the vertical?
> Is the ground level?
> Are there nearby trees, houses, antennas, etc.?
> 
> 73, Terry N6RY
> 
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