[Elecraft] 43 Ft Vertical and Elecraft Tuners

[Matt Moller]

Definitely a loaded question. No pun intended. I don't have any 
experience with 43 ft verticals myself but have heard a lot about them 
and have been thinking about building one. I too would like to learn more.

Matt Moller
KG6KSL
K3 #3496

On 9/2/2013 4:10 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> 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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