Hi again Tom,

Just lengthen the whip by about six inches.  If you can't easily reach the 
top of the whip, just make up a short extension rod that you can screw the 
whip in to and screw the rod in to the top of the coil.
73
Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
Skype Name: bobtinn
Life is GOOD!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:14 PM
Subject: [BLIND-HAMS] another trailer antenna question while I'm at it


Hi, all.

Sorry, but the great wisdom out there in this group causes me to ask another
question.

Here in Michigan, our chapter of the QCWA has a CW net on 3.535 MHZ Saturday
evenings at 8 p.m.  With my trailer antenna installation, I can't seem to
tune the Predator screw-driver-type antenna to anything below 3.600 MHZ on
80 meters.  I am currently using a 102-inch whip on the screw-driver antenna
system.

Does anyone have any simple suggestions as to how I might solve this
problem?

As I have things now, the ant works great on 75 through 20 meters.  If I
want to go above 20, to say 17, 15, or 10 meters, I'll probably have to use
a shorter whip, which I have whenever the sun spot cycle heads upward, and
those bands open, but getting the current antenna system to resonate below
3.600 MHZ on 80 meter CW with the 102-inch whip has alluded me so far.

73 and thanks very much again from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ