if the lengths are even remotely where they should be adjusting them should
raise and lower the swr, since both ways raise it, I still say the coax is
bad, or it's not supposed to be ground mounted.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 6:08 PM
Subject: Re: 10 meters
>O I tried to adjust the lengths. It is a puzzle though.
>
> God bless,
> Mark
>
> God Loves you!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 3:00 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>
> If you used an 11 metter antenna the lengths are a little long.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>
>
>> Hi Jerry,
>> The antenna that was acting so contrary is an eleven meter ground
>> plain. I used some heavy gage wire for radials and ground mounted it.
>> Whatever is wrong I have yet to figure out.
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark
>>
>> God Loves you!
>> You can visit my website at:
>> http://christiantraditions.info
>> Please visit my blog at:
>> http://christian-traditions.blogspot.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
>> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 3:58 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>>
>> What is your antenna? I missed the original message.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 8:13 AM
>> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>>
>>
>>> Hi
>>> Well, it is the strangest thing. The SWR is higher at the top and
>>> bottom of the band, which is what one would expect. However, it just
>>> refuses
>>> to get much below 4 and that is somewhere in the middle of the band.
>>> I loosen the clamp and slide the telescoping section in and out a few
>>> inches , but this just adjusts the point of the dip.
>>>
>>> God bless,
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> God Loves you!
>>> You can visit my website at:
>>> http://christiantraditions.info
>>> Please visit my blog at:
>>> http://christian-traditions.blogspot.com
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 6:50 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> Is there any way to adjust the antenna length? This will work better
>>> and put more RF in the sky than messing around with dueling tuners.
>>> Your radio is probably folding back power to protect itself.
>>>
>>> Do some swr checks across the entire 10 meter band and see if there is a
>>> low spot anywhere in the band. Then you can see if you need to make
>>> it longer or shorter.
>>>
>>> 73, good luck,Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 11/5/2011 9:29 AM, Fred Adams wrote:
>>>> I have an IMAX 2000 with a standing wave of 1.3 on 10 meters and with
>>>> my
>>>> LDG antenna tuner I can tune all the way up to 20 meters. The SWR is
>>>> pretty high on 20 meters but the LDG AT 1000 tunes it OK.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 8:41 AM
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>>>>
>>>> an 11 meter vertical shouldn't be anywhere near that high an SWR on 10
>>>> meters unless something's wrong with it, it might be close to 2.0 in
>>>> the
>>>> lower portion of the band but depending on what it is, I've seen the
>>>> old
>>>> antron99's and the like, solarcom A99, Imax2000, all the same antenna
>>>> there's another one too, carry a good SWR from the bottom of 12 meters
>>>> all the way to about 29 MHz before it went to 2.0 and an internal tuner
>>>> brought it down fine, same with the maco V58 and various others so I'd
>>>> be
>>>> more inclined to think you have an antenna problem if the SWR's that
>>>> high.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "mark"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 12:18 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: 10 meters
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>> I was excited to here both the Javanese and the station from
>>>> Panama.
>>>>> The only thing was that as hard as I tried, I couldn't contact anyone.
>>>>> I think that the SWR on my converted 11 meter vertical is somewhere
>>>>> between
>>>>> 4
>>>>> and 5. With the external antenna tuner it comes down to 3.4 and I
>>>>> clean up the rest with an the internal tuner on my radio. I am
>>>>> guessing that if I could get that SWR down below 2 that I would start
>>>> making contacts.
>>>>>
>>>>> God bless,
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>> God Loves you!
>>>>> You can visit my website at:
>>>>> http://christiantraditions.info
>>>>> Please visit my blog at:
>>>>> http://christian-traditions.blogspot.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
>>>>> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 4:54 PM
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: 10 meters
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, it has been years since I have copied J A signals on 10 meters =
>>>>> like it has been the last couple of weeks. 10 and 12 meters both, not
>>>>> = to mention 15 meters, has nearly been plugged with Japanese
>>>>> stations. = It sure doesn't take much, generally, to work the pacific
>>>>> on 10, that's = for sure.
>>>>>
>>>>> Phil.
>>>>> K0NX
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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