[50mhz] cushcraft a50-5 swr

[Dave Edwards]

It should not be effected that much because of nearby ground. But...to 
be sure, hook it up to a wooden rod, broomstick...whatever.....point it 
slightly up if possible.
What you see is gonna be close to your swr when its up the tower!
....Dave

On 2/16/2012 6:59 PM, W5JMW wrote:
> I am getting ready to put up a cushcraft a50-5.once I get it on the tower it will be hard to tune so I am trying to get a decent match on the ground.OK,I know the problems with doing this.I had it tuned to a nice match at 5 ft off the ground.It is going up tomorrow and went ahd and cjhecked the dimensions.At the factory settings the swr is outragous.I can tune it to a decent swr but it is way off the factory settings.My question?? is this normal? should I re-tune for good swr settings at 5ft or go with factory and pray it will be ok on the tower? any thoughts..73 john
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