I'm not sure on the height yet. Still a work in progress. I will keep you informed.
Gayle KF5LVZ On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 9:36 PM, Sam Neal via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > When you get it tuned and up - keep us posted, especially on the range of > local simplex QSOs. > > How high do you plan on putting it up. > > 73, > > Sam. Neal. N5Af > Cleveland,TX > > Monitoring 52.525 simplex > …….....................…....................... > > > > Subject: Re: [BVARC] Home built 6 meter 5/8 wave vertical > > Get SWR at 3 freqs. to get a feel for where the lowest SWR freq. might be. > Then you can change the loading coil tap or antenna length. > Gary > > Sent with AquaMail for Android > http://www.aqua-mail.com > > > On January 8, 2017 3:56:23 PM Gayle Dotts via BVARC wrote: > > > Almost finished my first home built 6 Meter antenna, 13.5 feet tall with > > 49" radials. This is coil loaded from the bottom 10 turns. The plans > say > > 14GA coated wire and tap. I think the wire should be bare for the tap > > (aligator clip) to connect to. Plans don"t say this. By the way SWR is > way > > high.3.0. Any advice. > > > > Thanks, > > Gayle > > KF5LVZ > > > > > > > > ---------- > > _______________________________________________ > > BVARC mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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