I think the big problem is no radials under it.  Also, he never has said 
whether or not he has the 75 ohm matching section in the feedline.

RTFM and it will probably work.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 03:58 PM 6/29/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>A 9:1 swr!?  Something is fishy or I need the original description as to
>why so high.  =20
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Frederick
>Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 12:44 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: antenna tuner
>
>One thing a tuner will do with a 9 to 1 SWR is to improve ones
>reception.=20
>Also, I have played with manual tuners in the past and found in practice
>they did improve my signal at the receiving station. Even with the old
>tube finals in my tempo 1. On the other hand nothing quite works as well
>as a 1 to 1 SWR.
>
>God bless,
>Mark WZ0K
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 10:08 AM
>Subject: Re: antenna tuner
>
>
> > Jerry, that vertical is fed with coax, any reflected power is absorbed
>in
> > the coax and lost.  The antenna needs to be matched to the
>transceiver,=20
> > not
> > the tuner being matched to the receiver.  You might use a tuner to
>extend
> > the usable band width of the HV6, but not to fix your 9/1 SWR
>situation.
> >
> >
>
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