[Antennas] klm kt34 help

Fri May 6 07:24:45 EDT 2005

only problem I had with my KT34xa was when one of the crossed phasing straps 
 cracked at the anchor hole. ( I spliced in a piece and redrilled) But 
that threw the swr into a tizzy. 

I would check all joints on the affected band for tightness and mechanical 
problems with them. There are so many joints I gotta think something 
loosened and vibration from the wind changed the length. 

But what a wonderful antenna. I miss it. Mine was at 58 ft and helped me 
win high school in WNY and Ohio in several DX Tests. It outperformed a 3 el 
top of the line tribander at 100 ft by half to one S unit into various 
European and African countries in a side by side tests a few years ago. 