Thanks for the direct replies. Some added info.
Radials are 8 feet above the ground. There are no antennae on top of the tower. A small VHF yagi at 45 feet on the opposite side of the tower; face is 5 1/2 feet at this point of the tower. I have done these tests with a couple of different analyzers, MFJ 259, RigExpert 230. Radials are floating from the tower. Not sure what else I can add. Thanks AJ___ VE3HJ Ok not sure where to start. I decided to redo my vertical. I have a 89 degree tall tower. (125 feet self support). It is shunt fed (#6 copper) 55 feet above the elevated radials three feet from the tower. There are 5 radials, 130 feet long. There is a 1 to 1 transformer I wound and a number of ferrites around the cable below. Checked the windings of the toroid to make sure there was no shorts. When I check the feed point I see Rs=0 Xs=45. Did these tests with a few different cable lengths results the same. I swept from 1600 to 2100 and it changes a small amount. What am I missing, Rs=0 ? My previous install did not have the toroid. I have not added any capacitance to it yet as the Rs has been confused. I did connect it to the transceiver and it has respectable rx. Thanks AJ___ VE3HJ _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
