On 1/26/2012 9:10 AM, Paul Christensen wrote: > Based on your description, I just ran your "T" in 4Nec2 with the NEC/4.2 > engine. Your T should have a base Z near 21+j110 at 1825 kHz and will be > resonant at 1620 kHz
The relatively high VSWR of this impedance can be VERY easily converted to 2:1 by simply adding a series capacitance equal to 110 ohms at 1825 kHz. This brings the drive point Z to 25 ohms, which is 2:1, and much easier to tune in the shack. You need one or more parallel capacitors that have low loss at 1.8 MHz (to get the desired capacitance), and are rated to handle the current of whatever power you're running. I've been doing exactly that for nearly five years, and it works quite well. I found a nice selection of suitable caps at our local surplus house, HSC (also known as Halted) in Sunnyvale. I've stocked my junkbox with a broad selection of them, typically at prices of 40 cents to a buck a piece. It's a huge warehouse with surplus parts in bins. They have an online presence. http://www.halted.com/ 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
