Shortening it to 53 feet should avoid being an exact half-wave on most bands. You might try that first. If that doesn't work, go to 44.
wunder K6WRU On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:36 PM, Mike K8CN wrote: > Hi Phil, > > Shorten the radiator to 44 feet, but leave the counterpoise alone for now. > The 65 foot length is nearly a perfect half-wave on 40 meters and will > present a very high impedance, possibly beyond the range of your tuner. The > shortening won't help you on 80 meters, but if you can lengthen the radiator > to 88 feet you'll be in better shape for 80 meters. Is your counterpoise on > the ground or elevated? Do you have additional coax to the radiator or just > run the wire directly to your KX1? > > 73, > Mike, K8CN > Durham NH ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
