Hi Michael,
Beside my opinion of the Barker & Williamson antennas in general, a leaky dummy
load, I used something similar during my service.
I don't really understand how you set this up but it appears as you put the
ends of the antenna on 9 foot poles. I believe the intention is that the ends
should be placed at ground level. You could probably pull a wire between the
ends (kept at the 9 foot level). That would give you the half rombic back. (I
believe this antenna is suppose to be a half rombic).
A second attempt would be to place the ends on ground level. I don't think the
angle of the top is critical as long as you keep it decently close to the
suggested by B&W.
Good luck and keep us informed how you solved it.
Best 73 de,
Hans - N2JFS
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Warren <ka5rej@gmail.com>
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Jan 3, 2016 11:03 am
Subject: [TowerTalk] Barker & Williamson Model AC - 1.8 - 30 Antenna
I recently installed a Barker & Williamson Model AC - 1.8 - 30 Antenna. I
installed it as a sloper following the manufacturers instructions. The top of
the sloper is mounted on a tower at 50 ft. The opposite end of the antenna is
attached to a post 9 feet above the ground. At this location, the antenna is
grounded with the counterpoise. The other end of the counterpoise is not
grounded at the opposite end ( at the tower).
PROBLEM: I can not get anywhere near a descent VSWR using a IC-756 Pro III.
Please get me some suggestions to solving this problem.
I have photos if desired.
Thanks to the TowerTalk users for their help!
Michael Warren
ka5rej
Bonham, Texas
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