[Boatanchors] Antenna Question...

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At 150 ft. and 160 M frequencies you are feeding your end fed wire  
near a current maximum.  Accordingly, the addition of a serious radial  
system would significantly improve it's performance (and loading  
characteristics).

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Mar 30, 2013, at 3:56 PM, Jim Haynes wrote:

> I have a Sunair KW amplifier and automatic tuner that it says is  
> designed
> to feed a 32' whip, a 75' wire, or a 150' wire.  The tuner is hung on
> the side of a tree, and there is a pretty puny ground under it, as  
> much
> of a ground rod as I could drive in until it hit solid rock.  I have
> 150 feet of wire in an inverted L.  The tuner seems to tune it pretty
> well across the spectrum, except it had a problem on 160M.  There I
> tried a series capacitor - the tuner includes one that is intended  
> for use
> with the 75' wire - and that allows it to tune on 160.  So I have a  
> clip
> lead to ground the antenna when I'm not using it, or to short out the
> capacitor for ordinary use, or to leave the capacitor in for 160M.
>
> Jim W6JVE
>
>
> jhhaynes at earthlink dot net