In a message dated 99-06-09 03:13:56 EDT, wa6znm@jps.net writes:
<< Before you clean, tighten, etc. check the DE with your MFJ 259 and then
after you do all the cleaning and stuff check it again. This way you will
see if you corrected anything without a problem. Yes on the ground it
will be at a low freq but it is a good test before and after. >>
Good idea. You want to see that it's acting like an antenna - that it
dips somewhere and has a resonant point below the design frequency (probably).
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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