HI Bob,
It would really be great if you could get some friends
over to install at least four radials. I don't know much
about the Pro Am 30m whip, but looks to me like you
have the similarities of a vertical dipole, grounded on
one end. A tuner would make your radio happy, but
you will still have mismatch in the antenna system.
73 & gl, de Joe Blackwell - aa4nn
Bob Mauro writes:
>
> On 30 meters, I'm using a Pro Am 30-meter whip up about 7.5
> meters on my house. It's grounded using wire to a 7-foot ground
> rod in the soil. I'm getting an SWR of 3:1 at 100 watts and
> 1.6:1 when I use 20 watts. I do not have radials or a
> counterpois on it the antenna. Being disabled, it's not easy to
> get those installed, so I'm thinking of just getting an antenna
> tuner.
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