Had a more difficult time getting the antenna up there this time. The first spud snapped away from the fishing line & in the dense thicket I was unable to find where it landed. Had to make another & the mosquitos were so thick they posted a LUAU sign on my forehead.
Till I get something better I retrieved my WD-1A military field phone wire that was left out in the marsh as my old beverage wire. and after a comedy of errors I finally got the antenna up. I was earlier getting a SWR of 1.1 on 160 before and now am getting 1.1 on 1.74365 MHZ 1.74365mhz R=51 X= 6,7,8 swr 1.1 At the desired frequency to match the antenna I've aimed for 1.8MHZ here's the information I was able to get at my desired frequency: 1.8025 mhZ Coax loss 6.3db C=4193 XC=21 L=1.970 X1=21 r=41 x=21 swr 1.6 So this is what the antenna is giving me at this moment. I need to get back down and add the broken wire to the radial bed and I should also trim some length to bring my values to 1.1 at 1.025MHz. Given the info above from the MFJ 259B any idea how much I might nibble off and more, is there anything in this info that tells me I should look to do anything differently? Hopefully the coax loss will be mitigated by a friend bringing me 350' of hardline. Can't wait! Thanks, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector
