[Lowfer] N8OOU 2200m Testing

[Brian, WA1ZMS]

Mike-

Unless the SWR on your feedline is very high, the loss at 2200m should be nil.

Most of us put the antenna tuner at the antenna feedpoint to get the match to 50ohms and then a good quality run of coax back to the shack to the TX PA.

But many other custom options could exist.

-Brian, WA1ZMS
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> On Aug 6, 2018, at 9:05 AM, N8OOU <n8oou at meekfarm.us> wrote:
> 
> ALL;
> 
> Thanks to all, for your time and effort in attempting to capture my WSPR signal. The best I can conclude from this test is that I don't have enough signal being radiated yet for anyone to hear at this time of year. I know for sure I have a signal on my property, and it can be decoded. How far that signal travels is the unknown Hi Hi.
> 
> Over the weekend, I have come up with an idea of how to move the PA to the base of the antenna. I hopefully will get that done today (Mon) with only a short outage. In my past tests on 2200m, when I get the exciter too close to the antenna, the RF confuses the uP.  I hope that change increases the EIRP by removing any feedline loss. Later this week I will give up on 2200m, test 600m again, then get the lowfer back on the air.
> 
> Again thanks to everyone who devoted the receiver time.
> 
> Mike  73
> -- 
> 73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek
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