In a message dated 4/5/2008 8:07:03 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> Just got a CC XM-240 together and on the tower. I'm having some tuning
issues. There are CW, MID and SSB settings on the elements and I split the
difference per some of the other posts that I have seen between CW and MID.
At
80ft and using an MFJ-259B, the best I see is about 2.5 SWR at 7.062Mhz. I
see no other dips.
Hmm. I've got a lot of experience with the 402CD but not much with the
XM. My advice was to split the CW and MID settings. That way it would resonate
about 7.060 and the 2:1 points were 7.000 and 7.250.
> Any tips?
The only difference in the 2 antennas is the fact that the reflector is
grounded in the XM version.
> Coils looked good with the exception of 1. The outward facing opening on
one LCA was larger than the others and was too large for the element tip. I
made an aluminum sleeve so that the tip would fit.
Don't know what else to tell you. It should show a big dip low in the
band.
> I'll be bringing the antenna back down today or Sunday to go-over. BTW,
I am using the CC supplied matching network.
What is a CC supplied matching network? That's a new one on me. The split
coax feed was the last thing I saw.
Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
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