[Lowfer] antenna current

[Bill Ashlock]

>Finally built an RF current meter.  What an idiot -- should've done it
>long ago.
>I improved my antenna current almost 40% from a lousy 65mA to a (also
>lousy) 90mA with only about 2 minutes worth of moving the loading coil
>around a little bit.
>Now that I have the meter I'll be working continuously to improve that
>until I get to something respectable.
>What antenna current are some of you running?

Eric, now you have an effective tool to evaluate your ability to get out!  
At 95ma you have some distance to go but you are definitely making progress. 
How about making a table of Antenna Current vs System Resistance (where 
system resistance is the total of AC coil resistance plus ground resistance 
(treeless environment). Might give you a good feel of how the variables 
interact and where you need to be. Remember P=Isq x R

BTW, be sure to re-adjust your input power to 1w when you make antenna 
adjustments, not necessarily to be legal, but to fully evaluate the effect 
of what you have accomplished.

Bill A

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