Michael,
Try adding another 5 to 10 feet of ladder line. I had a similar issue
with my 80m doublet. After adding just a bit more, it was able to find a
match across all bands.
Just one of the drawbacks of not having dedicated resonant antennas for
each band!
Josh
KB3VQQ
On Dec 20, 2015 10:1
Hi all,
My last antenna experiment was a center-fed zepp cut for 80 meters.
(Dipole fed in the center with 450 ohm feed line, requiring a tuner.)
I found this antenna to be a decent multi-band antenna, with one exception:
I never could get my MFJ manual tuner to find a match on 40 meters. For
I found this on the internet...
Rules for DXing or How to have more FUN on the Bands:
The DX MODE:
1. If you come upon a pileup, find the exact DX frequency and slowly tune up
your KW right on his frequency. Take your time doing this as it has maximum
effect this way. The longer you take, the
