[Antennas] High SWR on 40 Meter Hamstick

[Dean Fewkes]

I recently put a 40 meter hamstick on my pickup truck in a standard 3/8 inch mount grounded directly to the pickup bed. My 20 meter hustler antenna dips to about 1.2 to 1 SWR but a new 40 meter Lakeview hamstick will not dip to less then 1.7 to 1 SWR. I know that it should be more narrow banded but I was surprised that it would not dip to a lower SWR.

Can anybody tell me if this is normal?  Can anybody please share similar experiences with 40 meter hamsticks?

Thanks!

Dean Fewkes
KG7MZ