It looks like the KAT1 should be able to match it - have fun. 73, Don W3FPR
> -----Original Message----- > > I only had 17' feet of ladder line, not the 30' I thought I had so > this antenna is probably extremely far from ideal. The overall > antenna is roughly 102' long in an inverted vee configuration. The > ends are only 8' to 10' off the ground with the center probably around > 35' judging by the feedlines I ended up having to use. It is fed in > the center with the 17' of ladder line connected to some type of balun > I found in the junk box (I think it came with a G5RV kit many moons > ago). I then had to use a 20' piece of RG8X to extend it to meet the > 75' of RG8U TRIAX into the shack. > > Here are what the numbers from my MFJ analyzer reads. If someone > could translate all this for me into how this antenna will work at QRP > levels with my K1 and KAT1, I'd sure appreciate it. > > 1.810 MHz SWR=7.0 R=6 X=37 > 3.560 MHz SWR=8.1 R=5 X=21 > 7.040 MHz SWR=5.2 R=5 X=34 > 10.100 MHz SWR=4.6 R=101 X=124 > 14.060 MHz SWR=6.0 R=7 X=15 > 18.080 MHz SWR=3.7 R=146 X=80 > 21.060 MHz SWR=4.5 R=118 X=123 > 24.906 MHz SWR=3.9 R=11 X=10 > 28.060 MHz SWR=3.9 R=30 X=54 > > So how bad does this POS look? > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
