Tom,
It is four forty-five here near Chicago now.  I'm pretty available.
Pat, K9JAUAt 04:14 PM 10/17/2009, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
>
>I am doing some experimenting here with an old MFJ versatuner to see if I
>can extend the usable range of my Alpha Delta DXCC multi-band dipole on 80
>meters.  If I just use the auto-tuner, it is only usable from about 3600 to
>3800 khz.  I am now finding that I can extend the antenna's usefulness
>throughout the entire band.  So far, so good;  at least I haven't let the
>smoke out of anything so far.
>
>Anyway, I don't want this new arrangement to adversely affect anything for
>tomorrow night's cross-country blind ops net, so I'm wondering if anyone
>would be available for a quick test later today on the 7217 40 meter
>frequency.
>
>I'm still working out some things here regarding the placement of components
>in my  tightly-confined shack  area, but I'll monitor my e-mail to see if
>anyone will be around, say in a couple of hours.
>
>Thanks, and I'll continue on with this little test operation here.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ, Louisville, CO