n_collova wrote:
I purchased this tuner on promotion last year and strung up @100 foot of wire and I have encountered the issues, although not all that bad, regarding the tuner not tuning all bands with any one length of wire.
Additionally, the rf ground I am currently running consists of simply a ground rod driven into the earth. The earth in my area (300 tards from the beach and Atlantic Ocean)is sand with salt water approx 3-4ft down depending on the tide. A multi radial RF ground is difficult to achieve in my area due to lot coverage of my house and concrete.
What, please, is the "feet" equivalence of a "tard", please?
Just curious.
The sand may be a poor conductor but if your copper or
galvanize ground rod (8 feet?) reaches salt water in the
ground you are golden! Or so it would seem to me!
You may want to vary the length of that wire. There have
been some published reports that some lengths are more
readily tuned all-band (160-10M) than others.
You could fold and short to test shorter lengths or use
an alligator clip and wire to test a longer antenna.
What are you using for supports?
Is the antenna mostly horizontal or partially very
vertical?
How far above the ground is your antenna?
I once had the blessing of a rented room QTH near a bay
and it was the best location ever! RF loves salt water!
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Thanks! & 73,
doc, KD4E
... somewhere in FL
URL: bibleseven (dot) com
