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>I have a new C3SS - built, but still mounted only 5' off the ground for >easy adjustment and settings. Do any of you have any hints or tips >before I raise it to the roof for mounting on a tripod (no easy task)? >I think it's great - was well marked, is well made - has some confusing >directions about the loading and some more on which tips you can change >the spacing on for VSWR though I have no idea of how one would do this >once it is mounted, nor how effective - read "accurate," it would be at >6' off the ground. This is probably obvious, but if you hook up the feedline and point the antenna straight up (or nearly so) you will get reasonably accurate SWR measurements. I did this with the C3 part of my C4XL and it did reveal a mistake I had made on the 10 meter elements. - Scott KA9FOX --------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Neader (608)788-1234 / FAX (608)787-0100 / KA9FOX@QTH.com 3323 South 29th Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 / AOL IM: KA9FOX Free Ham Radio Classified Ads: http://www.QTH.com/Classifieds KA9FOX Contesting & DXing Site: http://www.QTH.com/KA9FOX Internet Solutions Home Page: http://www.QTH.com/is -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com |
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