Maybe try the analyzer at night when the A.M. station is lower power.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: Need helping making sense out of contradictory SWR readings


>    Not yet. ... He has had some recent medical problems that have 
> prevented
> that from happening.
>
> Did have my first QSO on 160 last night though.  It was at the bottom of 
> the
> band on 18.30 MHZ with W8JI from Georgia.
>
> He gave me a 599, and said I had a great CW signal, so I think I'm making
> progress.
>
> The SWR's at the top of 160 are still around 10.1 to 1, but oddly enough,
> the auto tuner in the TS590 tunes the antenna, even at the top of the 
> band.
> Why, I'm not sure.
>
> My lowest SWR reading is about 2 to 1 around 18.30 MHZ.  I am still not
> quite sure where the point of resonance is, but I would think it's in 
> there
> somewhere.  I may put the analyzer on the antenna again, although as we 
> have
> discussed before, it seems pretty much useless on 160 meters because of 
> the
> nearby local A M broadcast station.
>
> So, in summary, the bottom line is that the 160 meter sloper now tunes
> throughout the band with the TS590, and I'm at least making some contacts.
>
> I think there is some tweaking to do, and I won't feel totally comfortable
> until I find out exactly where the antenna is truly resonating, and 
> whether
> my measured SWR readings are really accurate.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:20 AM
> Subject: Re: Need helping making sense out of contradictory SWR readings
>
>
>> did The man who designed them come to help you?