As a previous poster stated, double bazookas are single band antennas. Maybe
the antenna was labeled wrong. Try it on a couple of bands and see. You may
just have a defective antenna
Mike, N4GW
-------------- Original message from Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>:
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> ran an ten tec 50 ohm dry dummy load out to the antenna end of the
> coax... squirted some rf into the line..
>
> perfect swr with 100 watts of RF
>
>
> band is 40 meters, as the antenna is marked..
>
> thanks for the note on the shorted input.... My arrl antenna book
> only describes this antenna in a few paragraphs...
>
> I'll add on some wire at the ends and see if I can find some spot
> where the swr drops...
>
> as it is, when you select this antenna, the radio goes silent
>
>
>
> Mike Bryce, WB8VGE
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