On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:04:38 -0700, Bill Turner
wrote:

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:45:22 -0700, Howard mensch90249 wrote:

Well, now you & Bill have me wondering if I should go up on the roof
and redo the guys ....... which is no easy task for me. I did however
use lengths that aren't resonant ........ aww heck, it's working now
so I guess I'll leave it alone until the next time I need to
add/change anything else.

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Ok, if you're going to leave it up as is, at least do one simple test.
Monitor the SWR as you rotate it through 360 degrees. If there is no
change at all, you can sleep well at night. If you get radical swings
in SWR, break up the guys ASAP. If you get "moderate" swings in SWR...
try do define "moderate". :-)


Bill,
Did that test when I installed the antenna and there were no changes
at all points tested (checked every 45 degrees). Funny thing is that
I've seen insulators used and know why they're used ...... it just
didn't occur to me to consider them as I was fixated on using a
non-resonant guy length. Let's just call me lucky this time and
lesson learned for the future.

As to defining moderate........I'm not biting 8-}

Howard