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