[Elecraft] 43 Ft Vertical and Elecraft Tuners

[Barry LaZar]

George,
     Let me suggest that move your tuner to the base of the vertical. It 
shouldn't make a big difference in tuning, but will cut your losses due 
to SWR, particularly on 15.

73,
Barry
K3NDM

On 9/2/2013 8:49 PM, gosier at twcny.rr.com wrote:
> Hi Jim !!
>
> I have a ZeroFive 40 meter monoband vertical with 60-12 ft radials on 
> a radial plate and use only the tuner on my K1. I can easily tune 40 , 
> 20 and 15 but 30 I can get down to 1.6 to 1 (still acceptable) 
> Feedline is RG-8X that is 75 ft long. Used this setup in many DX 
> contests with great success along with many stateside contests.
>
> 73
>
> George Osier , N2JNZ
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Brown
> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2013 7:10 PM
> To: Reflector Elecraft
> Subject: [Elecraft] 43 Ft Vertical and Elecraft Tuners
>
> 43 ft verticals have become a popular antenna, and while they have some
> strong points, they present a very high SWR on most bands, so they
> require a serious tuner to get them to load.
>
> I'd like to know of any stations using a 43 Ft vertical as a multi-band
> antenna using nothing but an Elecraft antenna tuner for matching -- that
> is, no "baluns", transformers, loading coils, or additional matching
> networks.  I'd like to know the bands on which you are able to match it
> well enough to get full power from the rig (or the power amp). I'd like
> to know if the tuner is located at the base of the antenna, or, if in
> the shack, the length of feedline between antenna and tuner.
>
> Thanks and 73, Jim K9YC
>
>
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