Thanks to all for the suggestions, both those posted here and those sent
privately, on the tuner and on the more-or-less inverted "L" antenna.
As it turns out, funds just got a touch tighter than expected due to an
unanticipated expense, so I have to put the tuner replacement on hold for
the moment.
So, first order of business, probably Saturday morning, will be to work on
the feedpoint, get a few things straightened out, and make sure I have a
better ground connection to the chain link fence. Probably add some radials
too. Then, I'm going to dig an old, large, copper coil I have out of the
garage, along with some caps, and make a 160 loading coil for the wire.
(Those of you who've had or seen the 160 add-on to the HF4, 5, 6, & 9
verticals will have an idea of what I have in mind). When time, wire, and
weather permit, I'm going to try and get some more wire up into an adjacent
tree, and eventually attach it to the end of the existing wire, which will
give the end about 20 - 30 feet more height and hopefully at least another
~25 - 30 feet in length.
We'll get there! Hopefully in time for the 160 contest, if not CQ WW CW
(yeah, I know, I'm dreaming)
Thanks again to all.
73, ron w3wn
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ron Notarius W3WN
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 6:17 PM
To: Ten-Tec Reflector
Subject: [TenTec] 227 Tuner Replacement
Well, the good news is that W3WH came over this afternoon with his
tennis-ball shooting air-powered PVC mini bazooka, and I now have a wire
going almost vertical about 60 feet into the tree, and then another 50 feet
down to another tree. Not quite the inverted "L" I'd hoped for, but one
step at a time.
Problem is... well, my trusty little 227 tuner will tune it on 160. Just
barely. Considering that the tuner was, as I recall, only designed for 80 -
10, and that the wire isn't (yet) as long as I'd like, I can't say that's
surprising.
So the time perchance has come to suppliment or even replace the 227 with
something else. Power is not a major concern at present -- I have no
amps -- but enough built-in inductance to cover 160 is.
Anyone have any suggestions on what to look for on the used market for a
reasonable cost? I'd like to stay with TenTec if I can, but that's not cast
in stone.
73, ron w3wn
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