tuning antenna
May 20th 2016, 20:35 | |
0001529375H80Joined: May 12th 2012, 23:56Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
I built a inverted v antenna for 40/80 meters. The swr on the 40 meter band was great, 1.2 across the band.Adding the 80 meter coils causes the 40 meter section to go way out of the ball park. The 80 meter section swr goes to infinity & cannot tune it out. Any suggestions to fix it. Thank you. KC6BIU |
May 21st 2016, 09:26 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
https://rsars.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/w3dzz-antenna-iss-1-31.pdf Typically, you add traps rather than coils to prevent the 80 meter coils from also loading down the antenna when you want to use it on 40 meters. Zack Lau W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |