[HCARC] 10 meter Loop

[Bill Tynan]

Gary:

I agree with everything Kerry says.

73,

Bill, W3XO/5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry Sandstrom" <kerryk5ks at hughes.net>
To: "Gary and Arlene Johnson" <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>
Cc: <hcarc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [HCARC] 10 meter Loop


> Gary,
>
> Everything Bill says is true, however, it may not be important.  Yes, if 
> you
> have a high SWR on coax your losses will go up.  The best place for an
> antenna tuner is at the antenna feedpoint.  It isn't the most practical
> place however.  My antenna tuner is at my operating position.  My
> transmission line is ~100 feet of 1/2 " coax, RG-8/u size.  On 40 meters 
> it
> has a reasonably low SWR.  On 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 the SWR is quite 
> high.
> It works fine for me.  If I was serious about the higher bands, I wouldn't
> use this vertical, I'd put up a small Yagi.  I've never considered a 
> remote
> antenna tuner.  I just don't think they are worth the price.
>
> My suggestion to you is to stick with a good manual antenna tuner at your
> operating position and use 1/2" diameter coax such as RG-8/U to the 
> antenna.
> It will work great on 80,40 and 30 meters and will be more than adequate
> through at least 10 m.  It will easily handle a kW on the lower bands and
> a100 W through 10 m.
>
> Kerry
>
>
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