> Ron, I bought the second 160M Comtek box that Jim built for my pair of
> quarter wave verticals spaced 130' and fed 90 degrees out of phase and
> switchable to in phase
One thing to remember is the dump resistor neither guarantees
correct phase, nor does it guarantee correct current distribution.
While the Comtek system is a good system, I wouldn't use a
hybrid system for the second group of directions. Read Lewallen's
articles on the subject in ARRL publications are a "must read".
There is no resistor anywhere in my four square (and it fires eight
directions with more gain than a regular four-square).
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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