[WIARC] Tri-Band Beam at Club Station.

[Dave]

Last Wed a group of W9AWE club members met at the Red Cross to work on 
the Tri-Band Beam.  The team brought the beam down from the tower and 
re-furbished all the plastic parts they could.  (A new balun was also 
installed.)   We did find a loose connection on the beam itself.  The 
beam was then re-installed and the flex jumper feeding the beam was also 
replaced.

Last Trursday I got a quick check on the beam completed with the 
following results....


20 Meters  Low end CW region less than 2.0 SWR...  PH area SWR about 1.1

15 Meters Low end CW region less than 2.0 SWR... PH area SWR about 1.1

10 Meters Low end CW region less than 2.0 SWR... PH area SWR about 1.1


The beam was rotated to East and West with no problems.

The beam was then rotated through East to South with no problems.

The beam was then rotated through West to South with no problems.

The latter rotation produced the tightest tension of the feeder line 
with the coax bending over the North side to the top tower section.

Pictures should be available at next meeting.  Thanks to all who helped 
make this a success.  Dave WA9GBC.