[Antennas] Butternut HF6V

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

Sounds like a bad doorknob capacitor.

Mike, W1NR

On 03/07/2014 10:23 AM, David C. Hallam wrote:
> I am trying to set the resonant 80M frequency of my HF6V antenna to
> about 3.8MHz.  My a scan with my Rig Expert VSWR meter says it about
> 10:1 across the entire 80M band.  I have adjusted the VSWR on all other
> bands to about 1.5:1 within the range of my normal operating
> frequencies.  Following the manuals procedure, I can't seem to get it to
> move in any direction.
> 
> The antenna is ground mounted with 10-60' buried radials.
> 
> Any ideas or suggestions?
> 
> David
> KW4DH
>