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73,
Eric
/mooderator.. elecraft.com/
On 10/11/2019 8:52 AM, Lyn Norstad wrote:
Rick -
You may have a balun issue. I had problems too until I switched to the 1:1 /
4:1 hybrid (based on antenna analyzer measurements). And now, 160m matches
fine for me. In fact, I made over 200 contacts (FT8, and mostly stateside) on
160m last week.
The KAT500 is "supposedly" limited to matching up to a 10:1 SWR. That added
4:1 balun really brought the 160m impedance down to a manageable (and matchable) level.
My ladder line feed is about 160 feet, then the balun, and finally about 13
feet of RG8XU to the KAT500.
73
Lyn, WØLEN
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