On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 03:44:00 GMT, "RP Jones"
wrote:

Picked up a brand new K-40 and found it to tall for the trunk lip so I
mounted it on the rear bumper.
Now I cant get the SWR below 3:1, all ground connections are good.

HOWEVER For neat installation I did cut the coax to about 4 feet, being a
base loaded I assumed that was OK ?
Does anyone know if that matters with K-40's
I will read comments in the group.

-RP

Don't know about the specifics of the K-40 but here's a quote from a
similar antenna.

1976 Antenna Specialist Co. concerning 17 foot cable length on base
loaded magnet mount.

" The cable length, as supplied, is a part of the electrical circuit
of the antenna. Altering its length by cutting may produce undesirable
VSWR effects. Cable length should not be changed."