When I put up my quad, I checked the resonance at the feedpoints using an Autek RF1. I used a couple of inches of wire to attach the RF1 to the loop feedpoints. Some of the results did not seem corre
Paul, Unless the Autek measurment port is balanced, I suspect that you were having problems trying to measure an essentially balanced antenna structure with an unbalanced instrument. This had the eff
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> -- This should work absolutely fine. The only precaution is to use battery supplies only, and move your mitts off the case to take the actual reading. The Autek, if lef
Author: Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net (Dick Green)
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:53:22 -0400
For what it's worth, I've had consistent problems with the RF-1 measuring at the feedpoint of the 40M verticals in my 4-square (each has a current balun, too.) It's always given me wierd and inconsis
Hmmm ... there must be some other variable at work. The last time I used my RF-1 at the feedpoint I was hanging off the tower at 100 ft. adjusting the feedpoint of my C-4. Tweaked the hairpin coil an
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Tom, Paul, I am unfamiliar with the exact configuration of the Autek device Paul is using. From what you have now said, it might be that
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> You can touch and let go. I do that with my 259B on ten meter and higher when checking long balanced lines. I set it on an insulated support (like a cardboard box) and
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Hi Eric, That can not possibly be the problem. The Autek is a small instrument, and as such has a case and circuitry that occupies a very small fraction of a wavelength
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Hi Tom, I think you must have misread what I said in the last post. I was accepting that given my new understanding of the instrument, th