Hi.
Has anyone tried two of these as a dipole on 75 meters, and if so, how did
you make out? I find that a G5RV really plays badly on 75 meters in this
location, and when a friend swept it with an antenna analyzer, it is
apparent why. On 3.925 MHz where our section net for NTS meets, the
impedance without an antenna tuner is just 4 ohms! It is much healthier
down around 3.500 MHz. It speaks volumes about the MFJ auto tuner because
it will even transform a load like that, but it actually brings the SWR at
the radio down to 1.4 to 1, but the efficiency is terrible! Since I use 75
so much, I'm looking for a better multi-band antenna and plan to scrap the
G5RV as soon as I can find something suitable that will fit in my yard.
I've been tempted to look at the ham stick idea as a way to get a quick and
dirty antenna playing on one spot frequency on the band, knowing full well
that the bandwidth will be really tight down there.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 07:04 AM 5/19/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Butch,
>
>I am tuning them individually and plan to combine them later as a dipole.
>
>God bless,
>Mark
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 6:46 AM
>Subject: Re: Tuning Ham sticks
>
>
> > If you have them set up as a dipole, you want to tune both ends the same.
> > If you tune one and not the other, you're efectively changing the feed
> > point. Remember, even though we feed them with coax, dipoles are a
> > ballanced antenna.
> > 73s
> > Butch Bussen
> > wa0vjr
> >
> >
>
>
>
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