On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:52:52 GMT, 'Doc wrote:

Buck,
Why not use a tuner?
'Doc

For some dumb reason, I prefer to have a 'switch and transmit'
operation. On the CHN, I have a dedicated antenna matched
specifically for the 20 meter net frequency. Right now I use the
tuner on the 40 meter net so I just switch between 40 and 20 meters.
I will eventually build a 40 meter dipole with the 20 hung under it so
I don't even have to switch when I change bands.

As a novice I used a 40 meter dipole that matched perfectly on 15
meters. I just modeled that antenna to see how it turned out on the
rig. This is how I came to see that one impedance matched both bands
perfectly. (perfectly being defined as low SWR across the desired
portion of the band.)


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73 for now
Buck
N4PGW