Gang..
I purchased a double bazooka antenna at dayton.
Got the antenna up and whoa!!! SWR out of this world. Tripped the
Omni VII right off with a high current error.
Checked the easy stuff..
1. New coax
2. Checked for short and open on the coax
the antenna has what looks like a hunk of pvc plastic and end caps. I
don't know if there is a balun or choke or whatever in there. My arrl
antenna book shows a balun, but other references I've found there no
mention of a balun used for a double bazooka antenna.
I measured a few ohms between the shield (on antenna connector on
the pvc thingiee) and either end of the antenna.
I measured a few ohms between center pin and ground (its a so-239)
Is this right?
Something is really wrong.. oh yea.. it's for 40 meters.. Inverted
vee configuration and about 35 feet in the air.
I don't have a antenna analyzer, but no where is this thing even
close to being resonate.
When I switch the Omni VII to this antenna, it sounds like the
antenna is not there. Signals drop from S+9 to S2 and super high SWR
from band edge to band edge.
mike
Mike, WB8VGE
SunLight Energy Systems
The Heathkit Shop
http://www.theheathkitshop.com/
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