[Elecraft] Thanks! OT: Vertical doublets / baluns / tuners

[Jim Wilson]

I believe that your swr meter is seeing the swr before the Kat100 tunes it 
out! It shows what the Kat has to deal with.

At 08:57 PM 3/24/2004, Joe - aa4nn wrote:

>Thanks to all for the comments.
>
>I mistakenly said I was using zip cord.  Acutally I am using 18 gauge 
>speaker wire having the clear insulation.  For all I know it may be as bad 
>as zip cord.
>
>Anyway so the KAT100 does the matching.  What puzzles me is seeing the 
>tuner get 1.0 to 1 according to its panel LEDs but then the inline SWR 
>meter is showing much higher reflected than that.  For example:
>Band    KAT100        SWR Mtr
>40m    1.0-1                3-1
>20m    1.1-1                3.5-1
>15m    1.0-1                2.5-1
>10m    1.7-1                1.5-1
>
>If not for the inline SWR meter (Advanced Electronics Applications WM-30) 
>showing high SWR I would be happily calling CQ thinking most of my power 
>was making it out the door.  I don't know, maybe the SWR meter is bad.
>
>Thanks for you help.
>
>73, Joe, aa4nn
>
>
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