I suspect grounding. I'll be interested to see if you get different
behavior if you start using counterpoises on that antenna. I strongly
suspect that it will arrest your RF in the shack problem. Usually for
wires that are loaded against ground, a single cable going down to an 8 ft
ground stake won't be enough to keep RF out of the shack and there will be
some bands that won't load well. I had an arrangement like that a few
years ago, and I could make the SWR change just by waving my hand over the
tuner. If I touched anything metal while that antenna was loaded on 20
meters, it felt just like I grabbed the wrong end of a hornet!
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 09:50 PM 5/15/2006 +0100, you wrote:
>Hello Steve, Well I need that length of cable to reach the SGC Auto tuner,
>if I bring the unit nearer to the house I get a lot of RF. if it is the
>coax then how would I work out the right length? I am very grateful for
>all the help you are all giving me on this problem. Many thanks for all
>the help it is very much appreciated.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 7:53 PM
>Subject: Re: LDG TW1 talking SWR meter
>
>
> > Andy,
> >
> > I wonder about all that coax between the rig and the tuner. That
> > might be part of your problem.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Monday 5/15/06 13:31 andy m0ceg wrote:
> >>Hello John, The meter is about 12 inches from the rig the SGC auto atu is
> >>about 55 feet away up the garden.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:29 PM
> >>Subject: Re: LDG TW1 talking SWR meter
> >>
> >>
> >> > something else I wonder is where in line do you have the meter.
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 12:24 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: LDG TW1 talking SWR meter
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Andy,
> >> >>
> >> >> I have the TW1, and believe it is reasonably accurate, although I've
> >> >> never compared its readings with those of another SWR meter. If
> >> >> you're concerned about the meter's accuracy, you should ask someone
> >> >> with a meter of known accuracy to check your antenna and see if they
> >> >> get the same results. You might also check your cables to make sure
> >> >> one of them hasn't developed a problem such as a short, or a bad
> >> >> connection. Also, check to be sure your ground is adequate. A bad
> >> >> ground is often the cause of poor performance. Once you've done all
> >> >> that, you might contact the antenna manufacturer to see if they can
> >> >> offer suggestions. One more thing: you said 1.6 meters, but did you
> >> >> really mean 160 meters?
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve
> >> >>
> >> >> On Monday 5/15/06 11:09 andy m0ceg wrote:
> >> >>>Hello All, I am looking for your opinion on the LDG TW1 talking SWR
> >> >>>meter,
> >> >>>How a accurate do you find it? I am using this along with a SGC 230
> >> >>>Auto
> >> >>>ATU, and the wire is the right length according to there manual, I
> >> >>>can
> >> >>>tune up on 1.6 meters and 80 meters with a 1.01 SWR but all the other
> >> >>>frequencies like 40 20 and the rest are over the 2.9 SWR I have tried
> >> >>>every
> >> >>>thing I can think of to put this problem right and now I have run out
> >> >>>of
> >> >>>Ideas, and so have most of my fellow hams here in the UK. It doesn't
> >> >>>make
> >> >>>any sense as to it giving me the low SWR on two of the frequencies
> >> >>>and
> >> >>>not
> >> >>>the others and the length of the antenna for those is shorter. I
> >> >>>would
> >> >>>be
> >> >>>grateful for any Ideas that anyone can give me on this please.
> >> >>>Regards
> >> >>>Andrew Shipp
> >> >>>Located Northampton UK
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> >> >>>Mobile Orange network 07891809892
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