[TowerTalk] 80M 4-sq on 60M

[terry burge]

Hi Stan,

That's an interesting idea. I could hang a vertical dipole off my tower for 60 meters and feed it thru the dump power connection on my 4-square. Hummmm?

Terry
KI7M

> On January 24, 2019 at 11:02 AM Stan Stockton <wa5rtg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> You either warm up a dummy load or warm up components in the Comtek box.
> You also won't have a good SWR.
> 
> A better alternative would be to put up another antenna that is resonant on
> 60m and dump the dump power into that antenna so it can be radiated.
> 
> Stan, K5GO
> 
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 12:54 PM N2TK, Tony <tony.kaz at verizon.net wrote:
> 
> > I have a wire 80M 4-sq with elevated radials using a Comtek box. It works
> > well and has a nice pattern. I also use it on 60M with a good SWR and some
> > F/B. 100W in gives me 35W dumped power. What would happen if I remove the
> > dumped power dummy load on 60M? Do I hurt anything? Do I reduce signal or
> > potentially cause a problem with the Comtek box? Max power is 100W.
> >
> > Tnx for any feedback.
> >
> > N2TK, Tony
> >
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