[Elecraft] Antennas and other.

[ussv dharma]

Oh yes, Pete, I forgot...for an antenna tuner I can not over emphasize the use of the SGC 239...1. it is not dependent upon any particular rig
2.  It senses rf and tunes itself, 3.  it will handle 200 watts, 4, it is built by SGC...they supply tuners for the military.  5, IT IS ONLY $192.00. 

Now, it is not waterproof...in the manual they say to mount it in a tupperware type container up on the overhead back in the lazarette...near the bottom of your antenna.

When running the feedline from the tuner to the antenna, keep it a couple of inches away from any metal....again capacitive coupling and loss of signal.

If necessary use short pieces of small pvc pipe with a "zip" tie thru the pipe drawing the feedline to one end of the pipe and attaching the entire thing to the back-stay at the other end.
If you don't change direction you WILL arrive exactly where you're headed!! Susan Meckley, Skipper W7KFI-mm  AFA9SM                         USSV DHARMA 


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