The antenna itself will test fine; return loss, > VSWR, all look great, but it just doesn't talk as far. > > Mechanical abrasion of the surface is the only way you can get rid of > pits. I guess it becomes a question of how much time you're willing to > spend polishing up that antenna. > > Best, > > -Cam, VE7MMV. >
I wonder if polishing would increase the bandwidth too. All those old DB224s out there could be brought down to the low end of 2M... Laryn K8TVZ
