On 16 Jun 2005 06:25:45 -0700, "Adrian Scripca YO8SSW"
wrote:
Since then I managed to "build" an acceptable antenna. The only problem
with it is that it doesn't work. yet, that is. HI!

Here's what happens : the moment I plug it into the FT100 ( both wires,
not only the central conductor ) I get silent background ( low level
noise ) as if it had no antenna at all. An uneducated guess of mine
would be that maybe the feeder shorts *before* the coupling loop.

Hi Adrian,

Your pictures are quite good. However, with 25M of feeder how do you
tune up?

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

Hi Richard and thank you for your reply.

Forgive my lameness, but does the size of the feeder have such a big
impact upon the antenna's performance especially when it's shielded
coax cable ?

On 16 Jun 2005 11:14:47 -0700, "Adrian Scripca YO8SSW"
wrote:
Forgive my lameness, but does the size of the feeder have such a big
impact upon the antenna's performance especially when it's shielded
coax cable ?

Hi Adrian,

Only when your antenna's adjustment is more than your arm's length
from the transmitter during tune-up. It looked like your antenna was
outside, and your transmitter inside. When you transmit, what do you
do to adjust SWR?

Have you tried applying power to the antenna?

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC