Well one of the antennas I will be working on in the morning is going to be an
80 Meter dipole, but I can only get it up here at abt
30' then I will be taking it and putting it up at around 60 feet, so it sounds
like I want to tune it high and expect the dip to
move lower in frequency at the 60 foot level (maybe a few Khz per 10' in height
or so).
If I am understanding all the input correctly, the swr curve will be less
affected by the ground effects and therefore seem longer
(more inductive) as I raise it higher above ground (lessening the capacitance).
Bob AD5VJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of jimlux
> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 10:24 PM
> To: Richards
> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; K7LXC@aol.com; rtnmi@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tuning Antennas with the MFJ-259
>
> Richards wrote:
> > Gee... that does not sound like you are tuning it on the work
> > bench... I think this is more of a vote for "no... you should hang
> > your antenna to tune it" - than it does a Yes you can.
> >
> > Or do I misinterpret your statement here?
> >
> > ================ K8JHR ======================
> >
> > K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Once you see a dip, then you can install the
> antenna. Using
> >> a tramline, you can run the antenna up and take a
> measurement. Then
> >> you can lower it and make any adjustments to tune it. Run
> it up and
> >> down as many times as you need and you're good to go.
>
>
>
>
> if you've got enough area around it, pointing it straight up, and
> having it 6 feet or so off the ground, will give results very
> close to
> what it will read up on the tower. Think of the "active
> volume" of the
> antenna as being everything within say, 1/4 wavelength. For
> a 20m band
> antenna, that's around 15-20 feet. It's pretty practical to
> strap it to
> a 2x4 or or something and hold it up with a step ladder.
>
> As others have pointed out, you're not looking to adjust to a gnat's
> eyelash, you're really checking to see if it's close to what
> you expect
> (e.g. legions of stories about folks getting the traps in the wrong
> order on trapped antennas, or forgetting to hook up a wire to
> the balun,
> etc.)
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