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Antenna Magic
On Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:52:08 PM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
Other than the obvious (he was mistaken in what he reported to me) any ideas as to what went wrong? I don't think he will ask for any more advice from me. Gary N4AST Propagation changed I bet. I strongly suspect the antenna had nothing to do with it, and the extra wire and coils bypassed was most likely the best system regardless of the results seen when trying it. It was most likely a fluke of nature, and I imagine your antenna really was the best of the two. If the band is kaput, nothing will work. 80m can get really funky early in the evening. Have him try the longer antenna a bit more at different times of day before discarding it.. It should be fine. I have trouble seeing it being worse than the shorter version with the less favorable match. |
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Antenna Magic
Propagation changed I bet. I strongly suspect the antenna had nothing to do with it, and the extra wire and coils bypassed was most likely the best system regardless of the results seen when trying it. I tend to agree Mark, I don't have a lot of experience on 80M, but have been a Ham for 50 years. Propagation, the thing I know least about, is the logical answer. I will encourage him to keep trying the modified antenna at various times of day to get some better data. Hopefully, it will prove the better antenna, and the newbie will learn something in the process. Gary N4AST |
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