Ralph, Do the choke first. A J-pole is basically a matched end fed 1/2 wave, i.e a vertical Zepp. If not choked the coax will radiate, and make the resonance unmatched. That will also lose you any sorta gain you would get from the pattern, although that is waaaaaay overstated in most folks sales brochures, because those radiation patterns are free space patterns, and you roof is about the farthest thing from free space that exists, at least if it's anything like mine. :-)
Ron Judging by personal experience, the next public health crisis after COVID 19 is likely to be cirrhosis. Ron Bosch "..any man who may be asked what he did .. to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction" 'I served in the United States Navy." John F. Kennedy When I was young and bold and strong, Oh, right was right, and wrong was wrong! My plume on high, my flag unfurled, I rode away to right the world. ‘Come out, you dogs, and fight!’ said I, And wept there was but once to die. But I am old; and good and bad Are woven in a crazy plaid. Dorothy Parker "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity" Wm Butler Yeats "Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof", thus building a wall of separation between church and State." Thomas Jefferson "Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Peter Carr A Government founded upon justice, and recognizing the equal rights of all men; claiming no higher authority for existence, or sanction for its laws, than nature, reason, and the regularly ascertained will of the people; steadily refusing to put its sword and purse in the service of any religious creed or family, is a standing offense to most of the Governments of the world, and to some narrow and bigoted people among ourselves. Frederick Douglass On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 12:44 PM ralph phillips via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > Many Thanks!! > Several people responded and all with helpful information/advice > > Going through the comments I see I need to check feed locations again, add > a choke, and play with the distance between elements. > I had already checked all dimenaions and which leg got braid. > > My antenna analyzer only goes to 2m so no user here BUT analyzer gives > same reading as cross needle vhf/uhf watt/SWR meter across 2m band. > > I will let you know how this plays out!! > > Ralph. KE5HDF > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >
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