"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote:
Comparing that to the ~20 ohms of the Hustler and bugcatcher leads me to
suspect the difference is in the loss resistance which is consistent
with
observed performance on the air.

There's something wrong with the bugcatcher feedpoint impedance
unless there was a matching coil, cap, or transformer at the base.
Did you have any coils shorted out on the loading coil for tuning
purposes? Shorted coils lower the Q.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



Nope
Just the Hustler base, the entire bugcatcher coil and a 103 " whip.
I expected it to be lower in impedance at resonance.
Now I've ordered a BBS screwdriver to see if the copper base is better than
aluminum.
Copper has about a tenth the resistance of aluminum, we shall see.
H.
NQ5H