[TowerTalk] KW-80 trap

[WA3GIN]

Or get the BC station filter from MFJ...it works very well.

73,
dave
wa3gin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Rhodes" <weightdn at roadrunner.com>
To: "Towertalk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] KW-80 trap


> Tom,
>  You have probably thought of it already but just remember that your
> MFJ may be seeing a lot ob BCI on 160 and giving you signal strength
> reports instead of SWR readings. You might want to try putting a little
> power to the antenna and using a conventional VSWR bridge.
>
> Mike / W8DN
> Tom Osborne wrote:
>> Hi TT'ians
>>
>> I'm trying to built an 80/160 antenna with a Unidilla KW-80 trap.  I can 
>> get
>> the SWR on 80 OK, but my MFJ-259B doesn't like 160 so can't get a good
>> reading there.
>>
>> How much wire do I need on the other end of the trap to get it to 
>> resonate
>> in the 160 meter band??  Close would help as I can trim it as needed.
>> Thanks and 73
>> Tom W7WHY
>>
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