To: | "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net> |
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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Tuners |
From: | "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com> |
Reply-to: | richard@karlquist.com |
Date: | Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:50:31 -0800 |
List-post: | <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
Roger (K8RI) wrote: > In my case I use center fed half wave dipoles on 75 and 40. To cover > the entire band in either case requires a tuner at the antenna (best but > most difficult case) or one in the shack (easiest). The same is true for > the half sloper on 160. By far the most practical approach is the tuner > in the shack. It's what I have and I've never bothered with measuring > Roger (K8RI) Instead of a tuner, I have a relay at the feedpoint that switches in a series capacitor to operate at the high end of the band. I use about 250 pF on 80/75 meters. Works for me. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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