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Old August 23rd 08, 06:54 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.equipment
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:04:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I made a balun for this antenna according to the manufactures
instructions and I still have high swr. HELP. I do get good signal
reports though. The ladder line is only verticle for almost 12ft and
then drapes off the roof. Best way it could be installed right now.
Using a kenwood ts440s with auto tuner. No luck on ten meter yet!!!

I have found that only a couple of bands can be tuned with the
built-in tuner. For the rest you will need an external tuner that can
handle SWR's greater than 3:1.

With the current sunspot cycle, you would be lucky to make a ten-meter
contact (other than locals) with a 6-element beam, let alone a G5RV.

Dick - W6CCD
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