Make the elements 1 and 1half inch longer on both sides of the boom or
totally ????? K4VUD
On Mon, 25 Aug 1997, Fred Hopengarten wrote:
> From:
> Fred Hopengarten K1VR 617/259-0088
> Six Willarch Road
> Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
> permanent e-mail address: fhopengarten@mba1972.hbs.edu
>
> On Sun, 24 Aug 1997 22:51:21 -0400 (EDT) "Charles H. Harpole"
> <harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu> writes:
> >I too want to know about a low phone setting for the TH7. de K4VUD
>
>
> K1VR writes:
>
> I quote, in full, from an NCJ short which appeared on page 19 of
> an issue in late 1989 or early 1990 (but I don't know which issue):
>
>
> According to K6LRN in the Northern California DX Club "DX'er,"
> the disappointing SWR of the stock TH-7 at the extreme low end of the
> (CW) bands can be remedied. Per Hy-Gain, lengthen the 1-1/8 inch section
> of RDE-2 and FDE-2 (the driven elements) by 1 1/2 inches to improve the
> low end SWR. The down side is that the SWR goes up in the 29.0 to 29.7
> segment, which shouldn't bother too many contesters.
>
>
>
> (Note to KA9FOX: Please put this on your web page as eternal
> TH7DXX information. I've typed it out three times now for this reflector
> or the Contest reflector.)
>
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