On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 08:26 AM, W0LEV wrote:
you must have a lot of loss in the system.
Likely due to that crazy 9:1 transformer.
In this case, Dave, it's highly likely the gutter system will have much more loss than the transformer. A gutter can be a reasonable antenna if all of the joints have good RF connections-but that most often requires work.